We wanted to give you an update on our potato garden! This garden space started in 2022 and we have been expanding it each year and overwintering more and more seed potato each year. We […]
Each year the Hoonah Community potato garden gets a little bit bigger. This year was our highest yield yet with local Hoonah City School students, HIA staff, and a few young helpers extracting 156 lbs […]
You have heard “A lot can change in a year”. Taking this expression very seriously, the piece of lot that was once vacant above the HIA main office is now the home of Hoonah’s commercial-scale, […]
We have been growing potatoes at the community garden and this year is our best yet! We have increased our growing space, community involvement, and quality of soil thanks to funding from Ecotrust and the […]
Background For 7 years Hoonah’s Traditional Food Fair has been a place to meet, share a meal from locally-sourced foods, and enjoy Tlingit dancing. Over 125 people gathered on September 7, 2024 to enjoy warm […]
This week, in our last Community Garden Class, we discussed ways of harvesting and storing your produce and how to prep your garden for winter! One of the most exciting parts of gardening is witnessing […]
Last week, our Community Garden Class talked about hydroponics and setting up a simple NFT (Nutrient Film Technique) system! Hydroponics is a method of growing plants using water, nutrients, and a growing medium, bypassing the […]
This week during our community garden classes, we discussed soil health and composting! Soil health is fundamental to growing great crops, as it provides most of the nutrients plants need to thrive. Several factors affect […]
On July 19th, HIA staff and community members built raised garden beds to take home! We were able to construct a total of 21 beds, which we distributed to those who participated in the class, […]
For Week 2 of the HIA Community Garden Series, we discussed using seaweed as fertilizer for your plants. Before the class, AYS and HIA staff ventured to Long Island in search of rockweed. We found […]
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