ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Cooperative Extension provides over 350 publications on everything from ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ blueberries to canning walrus. Search our database and find answers to your everyday questions.
Our agents host hands-on workshops in communities all over ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ on topics like food preservation, energy efficiency and nutrition and health. Join us in person or online.
Our experts provide research-based, practical information. We show people how to plant gardens, raise chickens and cook sourdough pancakes. Connect with one of our experts for help answering your everyday questions.
Cooperative Extension is home to ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's 4-H and Youth development programs. Youth in communities across ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ develop skills for life and leadership in our state.
Events
Campers cook with ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ greenhouse produce
July 01, 2025
Budding chefs got a taste of science this June. Students in two cooking camps at the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks used tomatoes grown during research into greenhouse productivity.
Learn about the health benefits of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ berries
June 25, 2025
Registered dietitian and University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service agent Leslie Shallcross will discuss the potential health benefits of eating ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's berries in a free statewide webinar.
Sitka workshops cover homemade food rules, canning and food preservation
June 24, 2025
Join a series of workshops in Sitka to learn about the updated rules for selling homemade foods, how to preserve vegetables by making and canning soups and pickles, and food preservation safety.