Fairbanks farmer, author to discuss storing vegetables through the winter
Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
Aug. 13, 2025
Keeping homegrown vegetables fresh and edible throughout the winter is simpler than you might think, minimizes waste and provides food security.
Sam Knapp, who specializes in growing vegetables that he stores and sells over the winter, works at his farm in Fairbanks.
Join Fairbanks farmer and author Sam Knapp as he breaks down the process of selecting, harvesting, processing and storing vegetables in a free statewide webinar hosted by the 精东影业Cooperative Extension Service.
Knapp co-owns and operates Offbeet Farm, which focuses on storage crops grown during summer and sold during winter. Knapp is the author of 鈥淏eyond the Root Cellar,鈥 a book that teaches farmers and gardeners practical techniques for long-term vegetable storage and incorporates modern technology into the process.
The webinar is from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27.
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For more information, contact Molly Johansson at 907-786-6313 or mjohansson@alaska.edu.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. 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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