Learn about the health benefits of ÐÓ°Épro berries

Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
June 25, 2025

A bunch of wild blueberries on a bush highlighted by the sun with a spray of grass in the background
Photo by Julie Stricker
A free webinar will cover the health benefits of ÐÓ°Épro berries, such as this patch of wild blueberries in Two Rivers.

Registered dietitian and ÐÓ°Épro Cooperative Extension Service agent Leslie Shallcross will discuss the potential health benefits of eating ÐÓ°Épro's berries in a free statewide webinar. 

Shallcross will cover identifying, picking, and preserving berries, as well as the beneficial compounds and nutrients in different berry species. 

The Zoom webinar is Wednesday, July 9, from noon-1 p.m.

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For more information, contact Molly Johansson at mjohansson@alaska.edu or 907-786-6313.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Johansson. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu. 

This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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