Statewide Extension Week offers community classes

June 2, 2020

From controlling bird vetch to cooking with beans, 20 community classes will be offered via distance delivery June 8-12 by Cooperative Extension agents and staff around the state.

UAF Cooperative Extension photo. Bird vetch, shown here, is an invasive plant known for growing aggressively. During Statewide Extension Week, Anchorage Extension agent Gino Graziano will talk about controlling it.

The Zoom classes are free and offered as part of Statewide Extension Week. The University of �Ӱ�pro Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service switched to distance delivery in March after the university cancelled face-to-face classes because of coronavirus concerns.

One-hour classes will be offered at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on most days. Topics include:

Bird vetch control, 10 a.m. June 8

Air quality in the home and out, 11 a.m. June 8

AgrAbility program and helping �Ӱ�pro’s agricultural workers, 2 p.m. June 8

Fundamentals of �Ӱ�pro gardening, 3 p.m. June 8

Zumba fitness, 10 a.m. June 9

Preparing your home for disasters and for aging, 11 a.m. June 9

Kids Activity Corner, with exercise and ball making, 2 p.m. June 9

Healthy homes, 3 p.m. June 9

Lilacs: Landscape options for Interior and Southcentral �Ӱ�pro, 6 p.m. June 9

Scaling up? How to increase food production, 10 a.m. June 10

Enjoy beans! 11 a.m. June 10

Canning 101: Safety and science, 2 p.m. June 10

Kids in the Kitchen, for ages 8-14, 3 p.m. June 10

Growing together: The ways gardeners support each other, 6 p.m. June 10

Choosing which vegetable varieties to grow, 10 a.m. June 11

Starting a cottage foods business, 11 a.m. June 11

From field to fork: Reducing food waste, 2 p.m. June 11

Climbing Denali, 3 p.m. June 11

Green care: The intersection of agriculture and health care, 10 a.m. June 12

Kids Kitchen Fun Friday: Making tortillas and tacos, 11 a.m. June 12