Community Events
Community Events: You're invited to explore our Community Events, specially crafted to support and engage our gardening community. These events offer a diverse range of activities beyond our regular programs and workshops, featuring presentations and workshops tailored to enrich your gardening experience. Scroll down and join us as we delve into exciting topics and provide valuable insights to help you thrive in your gardening journey.
Bird Vetch Eradication and Wildflower Reseeding
OPEN TO ALL
Date: July 11, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM to Noon
Location: Dena'ina Wellness Center Center
Please Call 907-335-7588 to register, ask for Gavin
Lunch and Learn: Nourishing the Kenai, Film Showing
Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Time: 11:30 AM t0 12:30 PM
Location: The Goods Sustainable Grocery, 45015 Kalifornsky Beach Rd, Soldotna, AK 99669
Want to know where to find local food on the Central Kenai Peninsula? Have local food leads to share? Brought to you by the Kenai Local Food Connection.
Turn Your Lawn into a Natural Landscape
Date: July 17, 2024
Time: Noon - 1:00 PM
Registration is required. Sign up for one or more workshops at https://bit.ly/CESyardwork.
Register before the webinar to be emailed a link to a recording.
Paul Marmora, a past president of Cook Inlet Bonsai Study Group, past co-president of the Wildflower Garden Club of Alaska and long-time master gardener, will discuss how he turned his lawn into a natural landscape. He will review his process, successes and failures, and things to remember if you are considering moving away from the lawn.
For more information, contact Molly Johansson at 907-786-6313 or mjohansson@alaska.edu.
Homer Garden Club Annual Garden Tour
Date: Sunday, July 21, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Find out More: https://www.homergardenclub.org/
There are five beautiful gardens featured in this year’s garden tour.
Tickets for $15 go on sale June 1 at the Homer Bookstore (cash or check only).
Will call tickets may be purchased after June 1, by sending a check made out to the Homer Garden Club, PO Box 2833, Homer, AK 99603. Include your name, email and a phone number. Tickets may be picked up at the Homer Bookstore on Friday (7/19) or Saturday (7/20) between 11AM - 5PM. You can also pick up your tickets the day of the tour in the Homer Bookstore parking lot from 10AM - 12PM.
Lunch and Learn: Lifestyle Medicine from the Blue Zone to the Kenai Peninsula
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Time: 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Location: The Goods Sustainable Grocery, 45015 Kalifornsky Beach Rd, Soldotna, AK 99669
"What does Community Resilience Look Like?" Lifestyle Medicine from the Blue Zones to Alaska.
Soil Management and Biochar
Date: July 24, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Registration is required. Sign up for one or more workshops at https://bit.ly/CESyardwork.
Register before the webinar to be emailed a link to a recording.
Learn about soil management and biochar with Caley Gasch, research assistant professor of soil science at the UAF Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station, and Darren McAvoy, an associate professor of extension and forestry specialist at Utah State University. They will talk about soil management and what biochar is, how to make it, and how it might affect and help soil health.
For more information, contact Molly Johansson at 907-786-6313 or mjohansson@alaska.edu.
Lunch and Learn: Ready Set Go: Kenai Peninsula
Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Time: 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Location: The Goods Sustainable Grocery, 45015 Kalifornsky Beach Rd, Soldotna, AK 99669
"What does Community Resilience Look Like?" Ready, Set, Go: Kenai Peninsula
Lunch and Learn: The Soldotna Seed Library
Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Time: 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Location: The Goods Sustainable Grocery, 45015 Kalifornsky Beach Rd, Soldotna, AK 99669
"What does Community Resilience Look Like?" Lifestyle Medicine from the Blue Zones to Alaska.
Beautiful Lawns
Date: July 31, 2024
Time: Noon - 1:00 PM
Registration is required. Sign up for one or more workshops at https://bit.ly/CESyardwork.
Register before the webinar to be emailed a link to a recording.
Stephen Brown will answer the questions: How do you get a beautiful lawn, and how do you keep it that way? Brown is a Cooperative Extension Service agriculture, horticulture and natural resources agent.
For more information, contact Molly Johansson at 907-786-6313 or mjohansson@alaska.edu.