“We will prioritize funding of grants for initiatives that can improve native food manufacturing and storage, in addition to education efforts to support these native efforts,” Schade stated. Qualifying actions might include small-scale gardening, small-scale herding and livestock operations, and/or increasing access to food, protected food storage, and information of food safety. At the urging of Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the 2018 federal Farm Bill authorized the state to concern micro-grants to assist progressive ways to enhance Alaska’s food safety.

The Sitka Local Foods Network is hosting the fourth annual Sitka Food Business Innovation Contest in an effort to spark local food entrepreneurs so we are able to make extra native food available to residents and visitors. This month’s e-newsletter consists of short tales concerning the 2021 Sitka Food Business Innovation Contest, the Pick.Click.Give. charitable giving program being lively for when individuals file for his or her PFDs, an invite to …