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Certified Food Protection Manager class

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is offering a Certified Food Protection Manager class that will cover material required to pass the National Restaurant Association's ServSafe Manager exam for Alaska. A certified food protection manager is responsible for monitoring and managing all food establishment operations to ensure compliance with regulations. State regulations require that all food establishments have at least one certified food protection manager on staff. The class is from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a lunch break. The class is available statewide via Zoom or in person at the Tanana District Cooperative Extension office, 1000 University Ave. Fairbanks. The Zoom link will be emailed to participants one week before the class. The $200 fee includes instruction, the training manual and one proctored certification exam, with proctors in Fairbanks, Juneau, Sitka and other communities upon request. In some locations, the proctored exam will take place immediately… Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham CES calendar, Delta Junction CES calendar, Southeast CES calendar, Kenai/Soldotna CES calendar, Kodiak CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar, Northwest/Nome CES calendar, Sitka CES calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana CES calendar. Monday, June 9, 2025, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM. University Park 108 Cooperative Extension Classroom.

UAF Cooperative Extension Service director finalist presentations

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will host Zoom presentations from three finalists vying to serve as the program’s new director. The finalists — Joe Sanders, Annie Steed and Jenn Wagaman — will present talks about their vision for the program’s next 10 years and its economic and geographic challenges. Joe Sanders: Tuesday, June 10, at 9 a.m. Sanders is a senior international development leader with more than 27 years of experience designing and managing large-scale programs across Africa, Asia and Latin America. He has led eight major U.S. Agency for International Development-funded initiatives totaling more than $330 million, with a focus on agricultural market systems, food security, climate resilience, youth livelihoods and governance. Sanders’ work is rooted in locally led solutions and long-term institutional strengthening.  Click on the Zoom link to attend Sanders’ talk or visit https://bit.ly/SandersCES. Annie Steed: Wednesday, June 11 at 4 p.m. Steed has… Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Statewide 4-H calendar, Cooperative Extension calendar, Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension calendar, Featured, Anchorage 4-H calendar, Bethel 4-H calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham 4-H calendar, Delta Junction 4-H calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana 4-H calendar, Kenai Peninsula 4-H calendar, Kodiak 4-H calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River 4-H calendar, Nome 4-H calendar, Sitka 4-H calendar, Southeast 4-H calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol… Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM. UAF online/virtual event.

Herb gardening inside and out webinar

Herb gardening inside and out is the 10th of 11 weekly webinars covering the basics of growing vegetables in Alaska. Casey Matney, the Kenai-based agriculture and horticulture agent with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the free classes. Topics include seed starting, soil testing, raised beds, planting potatoes, hardening off seedlings and transplanting them, and composting. Join the classes each Tuesday via Zoom from 5:30-6:30 p.m. from April 8 to June 17. You can register for one or all of the classes on the gardening website or by visiting https://bit.ly/AlaskaGardening, Can't make a class? Preregister and a link to the video will be emailed to you. April 8 — Seed starting from scratch , April 15 — Large seed starts: corn, pumpkins and potting soil , April 22 — Soil testing and Interpretation for garden and farms , April 29 — Working with fertilizers and compost , May 6 — Raised rows, raised beds and how to make them , May 13 — Seeding directly… Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham CES calendar, Delta Junction CES calendar, Southeast CES calendar, Kenai/Soldotna CES calendar, Kodiak CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar, Northwest/Nome CES calendar, Sitka CES calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana CES calendar. Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM. UAF online/virtual event.

UAF Cooperative Extension Service director finalist presentations

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will host Zoom presentations from three finalists vying to serve as the program’s new director. The finalists — Joe Sanders, Annie Steed and Jenn Wagaman — will present talks about their vision for the program’s next 10 years and its economic and geographic challenges. Joe Sanders: Tuesday, June 10, at 9 a.m. Sanders is a senior international development leader with more than 27 years of experience designing and managing large-scale programs across Africa, Asia and Latin America. He has led eight major U.S. Agency for International Development-funded initiatives totaling more than $330 million, with a focus on agricultural market systems, food security, climate resilience, youth livelihoods and governance. Sanders’ work is rooted in locally led solutions and long-term institutional strengthening.  Click on the Zoom link to attend Sanders’ talk or visit https://bit.ly/SandersCES. Annie Steed: Wednesday, June 11 at 4 p.m. Steed has… Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Statewide 4-H calendar, Cooperative Extension calendar, Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension calendar, Featured, Anchorage 4-H calendar, Bethel 4-H calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham 4-H calendar, Delta Junction 4-H calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana 4-H calendar, Kenai Peninsula 4-H calendar, Kodiak 4-H calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River 4-H calendar, Nome 4-H calendar, Sitka 4-H calendar, Southeast 4-H calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol… Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. UAF online/virtual event.

UAF Cooperative Extension Service director finalist presentations

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will host Zoom presentations from three finalists vying to serve as the program’s new director. The finalists — Joe Sanders, Annie Steed and Jenn Wagaman — will present talks about their vision for the program’s next 10 years and its economic and geographic challenges. Joe Sanders: Tuesday, June 10, at 9 a.m. Sanders is a senior international development leader with more than 27 years of experience designing and managing large-scale programs across Africa, Asia and Latin America. He has led eight major U.S. Agency for International Development-funded initiatives totaling more than $330 million, with a focus on agricultural market systems, food security, climate resilience, youth livelihoods and governance. Sanders’ work is rooted in locally led solutions and long-term institutional strengthening.  Click on the Zoom link to attend Sanders’ talk or visit https://bit.ly/SandersCES. Annie Steed: Wednesday, June 11 at 4 p.m. Steed has… Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Statewide 4-H calendar, Cooperative Extension calendar, Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension calendar, Featured, Anchorage 4-H calendar, Bethel 4-H calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham 4-H calendar, Delta Junction 4-H calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana 4-H calendar, Kenai Peninsula 4-H calendar, Kodiak 4-H calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River 4-H calendar, Nome 4-H calendar, Sitka 4-H calendar, Southeast 4-H calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol… Thursday, June 12, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM. UAF online/virtual event.

Composting: No time to waste webinar

Composting: No time to waste is the last of 11 weekly webinars covering the basics of growing vegetables in Alaska. Casey Matney, the Kenai-based agriculture and horticulture agent with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the free classes. Topics include seed starting, soil testing, raised beds, planting potatoes, hardening off seedlings and transplanting them, and composting. Join the classes each Tuesday via Zoom from 5:30-6:30 p.m. from April 8 to June 17. You can register for one or all of the classes on the gardening website or by visiting https://bit.ly/AlaskaGardening, Can't make a class? Preregister and a link to the video will be emailed to you. April 8 — Seed starting from scratch , April 15 — Large seed starts: corn, pumpkins and potting soil , April 22 — Soil testing and Interpretation for garden and farms , April 29 — Working with fertilizers and compost , May 6 — Raised rows, raised beds and how to make them , May 13 — Seeding directly… Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham CES calendar, Delta Junction CES calendar, Southeast CES calendar, Kenai/Soldotna CES calendar, Kodiak CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar, Northwest/Nome CES calendar, Sitka CES calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana CES calendar. Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM. UAF online/virtual event.

Webinar: Our Common Plant Diseases

All plants are susceptible to disease. Disease can be caused by biotic (bacteria, fungi, viruses) and abiotic (non-living, environmental) means. Join this free webinar on June 18 from 12 to 1 p.m. Todd Steinlage, a plant pathologist with the Alaska Plant Materials Center, will discuss common diseases in Alaska and management options for them. The Plant Materials Center is part of the Alaska Division of Agriculture. Todd has worked in plant pathology for 27 years and works with bacteria, fungi, viruses, and abiotic diseases. He has a master's degree in plant pathology from Iowa State University. Register for this free Zoom webinar using the online form or visit https://bit.ly/SteinlageWebinar. For more information contact Molly Johansson, 907-786-6313 or mjohansson@alaska.edu, Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Johansson. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to… Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham CES calendar, Delta Junction CES calendar, Southeast CES calendar, Kenai/Soldotna CES calendar, Kodiak CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar, Northwest/Nome CES calendar, Sitka CES calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana CES calendar. Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. UAF online/virtual event.

Webinar: Using Insects to Control Garden Pests

Have you ever wondered which bugs in your garden are beneficial? Joey Slowik, integrated pest management technician at the UAF Agriculture Experiment Farm and Extension Center in Palmer, will cover the beneficial insects that are natural enemies of pest bugs. He will discuss potential insect friends, what they want, and some ways to encourage them in your garden. Slowik will also discuss commercial biocontrol options, what's available and potentially useful in Alaska. When: Wednesday, June 25, 12-1 p.m. Where: Zoom. Register using the online form or visit https://bit.ly/InsectFriends, Cost: Free, For more information, contact Molly Johansson at 907-786-6313 or mjohansson@alaska.edu, Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Johansson. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu. This… Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham CES calendar, Delta Junction CES calendar, Southeast CES calendar, Kenai/Soldotna CES calendar, Kodiak CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar, Northwest/Nome CES calendar, Sitka CES calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana CES calendar. Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. UAF online/virtual event.

Certified Food Protection Manager class

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is offering a Certified Food Protection Manager class that will cover material required to pass the National Restaurant Association's ServSafe Manager exam for Alaska. A certified food protection manager is responsible for monitoring and managing all food establishment operations to ensure compliance with regulations. State regulations require that all food establishments have at least one certified food protection manager on staff. The class is from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a lunch break. The class is available statewide via Zoom or in person at the Tanana District Cooperative Extension office, 1000 University Ave. Fairbanks. The Zoom link will be emailed to participants one week before the class. The $200 fee includes instruction, the training manual and one proctored certification exam, with proctors in Fairbanks, Juneau, Sitka and other communities upon request. In some locations, the proctored exam will take place immediately… Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham CES calendar, Delta Junction CES calendar, Southeast CES calendar, Kenai/Soldotna CES calendar, Kodiak CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar, Northwest/Nome CES calendar, Sitka CES calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana CES calendar. Monday, June 30, 2025, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM. University Park 108 Cooperative Extension Classroom.