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Events
Traditional healer to lead workshop on herbalism
January 07, 2025
Join traditional healer Molly Cerridwen in a free webinar, "Introduction to Herbalism," sponsored by the Alaska Tribes Extension, part of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. Cerridwen will share a few basic techniques for using plants' healing properties, with examples of how she uses them in her own life and practice.
Lighting upgrades turn UAF greenhouse pink
December 20, 2024
Keen observers might have noticed that the orange glow from a University of Alaska Fairbanks greenhouse recently shifted to pink. The color change came with lighting upgrades this summer at the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Greenhouse on the West Ridge of the UAF Troth Yeddha' Campus.
Webinar to discuss holiday food safety
December 10, 2024
Learn how to keep yourself and your family safe in a free online presentation given by Leif Albertson, a health, home and family development agent with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. Albertson will summarize the proper cooking, cooling and reheating practices for keeping dishes and families safe.