Sea Life Garden Compost

Slow-turned in-house for a potent fish waste and alder chip-based compost. 1.5 cubic feet bags, 35 lbs. each, $15.89 (tax included). piatribal.org The IGAP program works hard to help recycle and create this high-potency compost product. Brandon mixes fish waste with alder chips into the composter, which helps to turn the organic material, creating the…

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Native Pollinators, Plants & Gardening

Here is some valuable information from Yakutat Tlingit Tribe about pollinators, plants & gardening! What are Pollinators? Pollination is the first step that creates new generations of plants, and is the fertilization of a plant’s female organs. Pollinators are the agents which facilitate fertilization, moving pollen to the ovule of another plant. Common pollinators include…

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Local Food & Garden Resources

Sitka Local Foods Network (SLFN) – The Sitka Local Foods Network is a 501(c)3 non-profit group whose mission is to increase the amount of locally produced and harvested food in the diets of SE Alaskans. Find out more about this group at https://sitkalocalfoodsnetwork.org/about/ and how you can get involved as a volunteer at https://sitkalocalfoodsnetwork.org/%E2%80%A2-volunteer/ Sitka…

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