Several residents are enjoying farm-to-table meals with the help of federal and state grant money in an effort to encourage Alaskans to grow their...

The lilac buds are out, the last patches of snow are melting away, and dare we say it, it’s nearly planting time in Haines. There are a few orders...

Have you ever wondered why the rosebush that was supposed to survive Fairbank’s extreme weather died on you last winter? Or why the tree rated zone...

By Blythe Carter Warm spring sunshine makes us all restless, especially when our bare gardens sit there staring back at us, gently mocking!  Which...

As the ground thaws and the breeze warms, gardeners around toQwn are itching to start digging in their soil. In many areas of the Chilkat Valley the g...

Is hate too strong a word? Maybe it’s more of a general disinterest in gardening as a hobby or lack of confidence in our ability to make a garden a...

“Anyone who isn’t thinking about growing their own food hasn’t been paying attention.” - Maine farmer, c 2018 The first things to think about...

If you are preparing your garden beds during the next few weeks, you should consider mulching.  Many Haines gardeners mulch with seaweed over the...

Most likely many of you gardeners have your garden spaces melted off and some are digging in the soil already. But then some of us still have piles of...

Why does that old apple tree only produce hard, sour apples?  The apple variety needs more heat and sun than our biome can provide, so it never...

Give a person a fish and they eat for a day, teach a person to fish and they eat for a lifetime. That’s an adage we all know to be true. It’s the...