Month: November 2009
Freeways to Fuel
Dallas Hanks sees millions of easily accessible cropland in the United States that could be better utilized. In fact, we’re already paying to maintain that…
The Roots of the 4-H Clover
The 4-H Program is now over a century old and many people recognize the familiar green clover that symbolizes those well-known clubs. But the story…
A Chocolate Display
For 90% of this agricultural product’s history, it was used as a drink. People certainly still drink it today, but its form has changed and…
The Rendezvous Theatre
When hunters and trappers would gather once each season, it was often called a rendezvous. In Alaska and the Yukon Territory, there is still a…
Food Fight!
If you began a food fight in school you could be headed to detention. If a farmer or rancher starts a food fight– that’s another…
Alaska’s Salmon
To many of us, salmon are just another type of fish we might eat. But to the people of Alaska, this is a fish that…
Alaskan Riverboats
When the city of Fairbanks swelled with the Klondike gold rush in the late 1800s, a fleet of riverboats began to sail the river waters…
Alaska’s Riverboat Discovery
When you think of a riverboat captain, you probably think of life on the Mississippi, Ohio or Missouri. Instead, we’ll ride a river in Alaska…