Farragut Farm is on an old river delta in the foreland of the expansive Stikine ice field. Over a number of years, Marja Smets and Bo Varsano have transitioned from a large home garden to a small but prolific vegetable farm. (2015 file photo by Lia Heifetz/Sustainable Southeast Partnership)
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For release November 1, 2022
PETERSBURG, Alaska – For the first time in four years, the Southeast Alaska Farmers Summit will be held in-person February 23-25, 2023, at the Holy Cross House, 406 Excel St., Petersburg, Alaska.
The summit focuses on bringing farmers together in order to learn from one another and from other industry professionals. The summit offers a mix of formal presentations, farmer roundtable discussions, hands-on workshops, and lots of good food and snacks! Most participants say the most valuable aspect of the gathering is creating lasting connections with other growers in the region. The goal of this gathering is to inspire and support commercial agriculture in Southeast Alaska, therefore strengthening food security across the region.
Several sessions will also be available via Zoom.
Two free pre-conference workshops will be available to all SEAK Farmers Summit participants on the Tuesday and Wednesday respectively preceding the summit. For more information about the pre-conference workshops, visit seakfarmerssummit.com/faqs.
Area hotels including The Scandia House and The Tides Inn are offering special rates for SEAK farmers Summit participants. OBI Seafoods is offering low-cost bunkhouse-style accommodations at $25 per night that you can reserve when you register for the summit.
To register, go to seakfarmerssummit.com and click the Register now button.
This project was funded in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and with the help of multiple sponsors.
For more information, go to seakfarmerssummit.com.
About The Summit The Farmers Summit has grown from 35 participants in 2015 when it was the two-day SEAK Commercial Growers Conference, to more than 120 participants representing 19 Southeast Communities in 2019, when SAWC hosted the conference at Sitka’s Centennial Hall. The summit was canceled in 2021 because of Covid-19, and was rescheduled for February 2022. It was again canceled in 2022 and postponed to February 2023. In 2021, Spruce Root agreed to become the official new host organization for the SEAK Farmers Summit. We are excited to be supported by this conscientious and sustainably-minded regional non-profit organization.
For media inquiries, contact Tripp J Crouse at tripp@spruceroot.org.
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