Workshops & Classes

A CFPM is knowledgeable about food safety practices and uses this knowledge to provide consumers with safe food, protect public health and prevent foodborne illnesses. Alaska regulations require food establishments to have at least one CFPM on staff. Please contact Leslie Shallcross at lashallcross@alaska.edu, or call 907-474-2426 for the code required to sign up for the test.

PSEP provides training for Alaskans intent on becoming certified pesticide applicators with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Pesticide Control Program. This option provides you with the study materials and then you'll set up the exam at a later date. Contact Phil Kaspari pnkaspari@alaska.edu if you have specific questions.

PSEP provides training for Alaskans intent on becoming certified pesticide applicators with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Pesticide Control Program. This option provides you with the study materials and then you'll set up the exam at a later date. Contact Phil Kaspari pnkaspari@alaska.edu if you have specific questions.

Do you love sauerkraut, kim-chi, and fermented vegetables? In this class, Sarah Lewis will teach the basics of lacto-fermentation for tasty homemade snacks and digestive health. Monday, Feb. 16, 5:30-7 p.m. via Zoom. $12
For more information, sarah.lewis@alaska.edu

Itʼs time to get your muscles and bones ready for the busy summer months. Whether you spend your summer on land, on water, in the forest, on the water, or in the garden, Alaska summers are an active time. In this class, Sarah Lewis will introduce simple exercises you can do at home to get yourself ready for the fun!  Feb. 23, 5:30-7 p.m. via Zoom. $12

Many vegetables make delicious pickles, not just cucumbers. In this class you will learn how to turn your wild, store, or garden veggies into small batches of tasty pickles to store in your refrigerator. Feb. 9, 5:30-7 p.m. $12. Via Zoom.

Get ready for the coming harvest seasons by clearing last yearʼs fish and meat out of your freezer. In this class you will learn how to safely and efficiently process them in jars, in a pressure canner, for your pantry shelves. 

March 16, 5:30-7 p.m. via Zoom. Link is in confirmation email. $12

For more information, contact Sarah Lewis at sarah.lewis@alaska.edu

Preserve last yearʼs berry and fruit harvests for the pantry shelf, and free up some freezer space for this year! In this class, Sarah will teach waterbath canning skills for people of all experience levels, with a focus on frozen berries and fruits, offering creative canning recipes.

March 9, 5:30-7 p.m. via Zoom. Link is in confirmation email. $12

The B3 (Better Bones & Balance) program combines strength, power training and group fitness activities for people with osteoporosis, osteopenia or a risk of future low bone density. Contact Sarah Lewis at sarah.lewis@alaska.edu before enrolling to ensure eligibility. 907-455-2010

9-10 a.m., Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays from April 7-May 2 at Tongass Fitness, 5322 Shaune Drive, Juneau

$150

Join Extension Professor Sarah Lewis and local foraging expert and author Corinne Conlon to sustainably gather local, wild, edible plants and learn about their uses in cooking. 1-7 p.m. April 25, 2026. Auke Recreation Area. $80.

The three-day PSEP provides training for Alaskans who intend to become a certified pesticide applicator with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Pesticide Control Program. April 21-23, 2026 (9 a.m.–5 p.m.). Contact Phil Kaspari, pnkaspari@alaska.edu or 907-895-4215. Materials mailed to participant: $100

Chocolate lovers in Sitka are invited to celebrate heart health and chocolate this February with a two-hour workshop led by Paula Veshti.

Sunday, Feb. 22, 2:22 p.m. Cost: $22.22. 

Sitka Lutheran Church kitchen, 224 Lincoln St. 

Abhi, an exchange student from India who is living in Sitka this school year, learned to cook by watching his parents. He will teach Sitkans how to make yellow potato curry.
At Sitka Lutheran Church kitchen, 4-6 p.m., Feb. 28, 2026. $40

For more information, contact Jasmine Shaw at jdshaw2@alaska.edu, 907-747-9440