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We are pleased to announce this year's lineup for our annual winter/spring series of presentations and hands-on workshops. These KNOW YOUR LAND talks are designed to help people who are interested in growing their own food and being good stewards of their land.
The one-hour talks are a collaboration between Homer Soil & Water, USDA-NRCS Homer field office and Kenai Peninsula College. They will be held in Homer, AK at the KPC Kachemak Bay Campus in-person and can also be attended live online via Zoom.
See our events calendar below for descriptions of each topic and the Zoom link for virtual attendance. No registration is necessary. Click the event you'd like to attend and then simply click the link embedded in the decrription to join us during the talk.
Click on any event for more information.
Check out Homer Grown on KBBI AM 890. It's a local show on gardening, agriculture and all things that grow on the southern Kenai Peninsula. Interviews with local experts and farmers, it's all about the community transmission of knowledge.
Check out what our local farmers grow and how they grow it in the Growing Local Food survey that interviewed dozens of local farmers.
Check out our in-depth survey of restaurants and institutions that will help show what they look for in quantities, varieties and quality when Buying Local Food.
Check out our survey of local and Lower 48 food hubs and other distributors of local food to learn about Potential Distribution Systems and see what it takes to successfully get local food out to customers.
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Feel free to come by our office in the Frontier Building during business hours:
432 E. Pioneer Ave, Homer, AK
Monday - Friday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Our staff also sometimes work from home. You can reach out to us by phone or email at anytime. We're here to help.
Phone: (907) 299-4920
info@homerswcd.org
Contacts by program:
Invasive Species Program: katherine@homerswcd.org or (907) 235-8177 ext 117
Agriculture Program Coordinator: monica@homerswcd.org or (907) 235-8177 ext 111
Natural Resources: Rivers & Wetlands: devony@homerswcd.org
Natural Resources: Habitat Enhancement & Trails mattjames@homerswcd.org
Outreach Coordinator and Local Food Systems nicole@homerswcd.org
District Manager: kyra@homerswcd.org or (907) 235-8177 ext 106
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