AFFECT Community Farm

05/05/2025

The AFFECT farmer training program is a free program designed to train, and ensure the success of, the next generation of Interior farmers. This summer program includes classroom lessons, hands-on farm visits with local farmers, and business mentorship designed to demonstrate how profitable and rewarding farming the Interior can truly be.
There will be classes and farm visits on Monday evenings 6-8pm and potentially some other opportunities during the week. Students that attend 80% of classes will receive a travel stipend and a completion certificate Students that attend at least 50% of classes will receive a smaller stipend and a certificate . Transportation will be offered for farm visits.
Topics include farm planning, business training, soil health, fertilizer and composting, cold storage, farm equipment, irrigation, hydroponics, w**d management, and field prep.
This is a program of the Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District.

For more info:
https://www.affectfarm.com
[email protected]
or call us at 907-479-1213 x5 for more information.

04/19/2024

Join us Thursday, April 25th at the Food Bank Volunteer Clubhouse for a free No Till Gardening Workshop.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/no-till-garden-workshop-tickets-886477246307?aff=oddtdtcreator

04/17/2024

Reminder that the mushroom block class is at Boreal Woods Mushroom Farm, we will be meeting at 6 at Ester Park to carpool to the location. Look forward to seeing those who signed up there.

04/01/2024

11/16/2023

Here is the final quiz of our 4 part Pesticide Education series. This will focus on Pesticide Use and Safety. Thanks for your participation, the link is below.

11/06/2023

You all did a great job on the garden pest identification, now test your knowledge on pest damage and control methods. Link below, thanks for your participation.

10/30/2023

Part 2 of 4 of the Pesticide Education quizzes. This next quiz is a bit harder than the first. Test your knowledge on look alike plants, and pest damage.
Link below, thank you for your participation!

10/24/2023

Have you ever wanted to test your knowledge on garden and agricultural pest identification and management? Well now you can! We have a series of 4 short quizzes where you can see how much you know on local pests. Quizzes will be posted a few days apart, they get a bit harder as you progress.

Here is the link to the first quiz, good luck and have fun.

10/16/2023

Sign up for AFFECT's Free Community Workshop. Join Chelsea Wettroth in a fermented hot sauce class.

10/12/2023

Affects next Free Community Workshop will cover Fermented hot sauce. Next Thursday, October 19th at the Food Bank Clubhouse. Link for Eventbrite will be posted tomorrow.

10/02/2023

Join us this Thursday 10/5 from 6 to 8 pm to learn about fresh garden produce food preparation.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/garden-fresh-food-preparation-tickets-730748948777?aff=oddtdtcreator

09/12/2023

Upcoming class this Thursday. Unfortunately Linda and John have Covid so Mel Sikes will present the class. Hope you can join us. Learn about what to do with your harvest, how to process and put it away for winter use. Sign up here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/putting-your-garden-to-bed-prepping-your-harvest-for-winter-tickets-715529396687?aff=oddtdtcreator