Free class offers tips for preserving the harvest
Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
Oct. 3, 2025
Curing winter squash, such as these harvested at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm in 2023, before storing them can help them stay fresh longer.
Registration is open for a free, informative class on the best practices to keep your home-grown or farmers market produce as fresh as possible for as long as possible.
Alex Wilson, agriculture education coordinator for Alaska Pacific University, will share her expertise and the tools and tips for preserving garden-fresh produce after the harvest season.
The workshop is a partnership between APU Kellogg Campus and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. Participants can attend in person in Room 208, Kerttula Hall, Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center, 1509 S. Georgeson Drive, Palmer, or via Zoom.
The class is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
Register for both in-person and Zoom via the or visit .
For questions, please contact the Matanuska Extension Center front desk at 907-745-3360.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION — Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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