Master Gardener Ed Buyarski has his annual primer on collecting seeds from local flowers and vegetables.
Food
75% of Americans say they eat healthy — despite evidence to the contrary
A third of U.S. adults are obese, and 80 percent don’t eat enough fruits, veggies and whole grains. Yet our poll with Truven Health Analytics suggests that as a nation, we eat with blinders on.
Caribou season opens with more Nushagak Peninsula hunting opportunity
The Nushagak Peninsula herd caribou hunt opened Aug. 1 for both state and federal hunts, and there’s a little more hunting opportunity this year than in the past.
Hop growers cheer craft brewers for saving an ailing industry
The spike in demand for small-batch beers has infused new life into small, family-owned hop farms that were teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.
Science unsure of cause for salmon decline in Yukon River
Peter Hagen works with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Juneau. He says there are all sorts of different possibilities and probably not one single reason why the fish decline or rebound.
Photos: Participants enjoy music, food and events at 2016 Southeast Alaska State Fair
(Photos by Jillian Rogers and Emily Files.)




