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Sowing your seeds and hoping for a big harvest? Come join the Central Peninsula Garden Club for a presentation by Professor Sarah Lewis on April 18.
Welcome to the Central Peninsula Garden Club
Welcome to the Central Peninsula Garden Club
Cultivating Community, Growing Together
Cultivating Community, Growing Together
We’re a vibrant community of gardeners and growers across Alaska’s beautiful Kenai Peninsula. Whether you’re planting your first raised bed or tending a full-acre homestead, the Central Peninsula Garden Club helps you grow — with inspiration, education, and connections to local resources that make gardening in our northern climate thrive.
Join us each month for engaging programs, hands-on demonstrations, and community events that promote sustainable gardening, local food production, and environmental stewardship.
The Central Peninsula Garden Club welcomes everyone to enjoy our free monthly programs and community events.
Seasonal presentations from expert gardeners and local growers
Educational talks and hands-on workshops tailored to Alaska Zone 4 gardening
Networking and volunteer opportunities that strengthen community ties
Michael Hassemer, President (email)
New Program Location!
New Program Location!
We’re excited to announce our new meeting location at Alaska Christian College (ACC) in Soldotna!
35109 Royal Pl., Soldotna, AK 99669
Starting October 18, 2025, the Central Peninsula Garden Club will host its free monthly gardening programs at ACC.
Join us at 1:00 PM on the third Saturday of each month for an afternoon of learning, inspiration, and community connection.
Learn how to safely preserve your wild and garden harvests at home. All experience levels are welcome to attend. Learn or expand your knowledge about pressure canning, boiling water-bath canning, freezing, pickling, and dehydration, with a focus on Alaska's home and farm-grown vegetables, berries, and fruits.
Bring your dial gauge or your pressure canner lid with the dial gauge attached. After the presentation, Sarah will test the dial gauge of pressure canners. Yearly gauge testing ensures pressure canners reach pressure and temperature needed to preserve foods safely.
A Professor of Extension for the Southeast Districts of the UAF Cooperative Extension Service, Sarah is also the author and editor of several UAF Extension publications. She has been teaching home skills and local food workshops throughout Southeast Alaska since 2013. She considers herself lucky to teach practical, interesting, and fun classes from her home in Lingít Aaní to friends, neighbors, families, and communities throughout Alaska.
Saturday, April 18, from 1-2:30 p.m. with dial gauge testing directly following presentation
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Mark your calendars and bring a friend!
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Alaska Christian College
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