Agriculture
Our Agriculture Progams
Public Education
Outreach at the Tanana Valley State Fair
FSWCD sponsors the Giant Cabbage Contest, the Farm and Garden Display, and Bucks for Bales (a hay bale competition). We also have informational booths in both the Agricultural Hall and the Largen Barn. In collaboration with the Interior Alaska Food Network, we sponsor a "Taste of Alaska Grown" event at the fair, where we hand out free samples of Interior Alaska grown produce and inform the public about where to buy locally grown products. In 2021, we helped hold a Taste of Golden Heart Grown event where visitors got to sample many local foods and products from the Tanana Valley Farmer's Market and other local producers.
Alaska Agriculture Day
To celebrate Alaska Agriculture Day, FSWCD staff and volunteers support local Ag Day events throughout interior Alaska. We have supported this event by holding Alaska Agriculture Day events at the Georgeson Botanical Garden as well as providing local teachers with lesson plans to use on this special day. We also organize a Chamber of Commerce lunch with speakers from the local agriculture industry, displays, free handouts, and educational materials (and sometimes local 4H kids with their petting zoo animals!).
Fairbanks Visitor's Industry Charity Walk
Alaska Grown food has been served by FSWCD staff at the charity walk for the past several years, connecting hundreds of participants with local farmers and products.
State Farm Conservation Plans
Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District reviews State Farm Conservation Plans that are mandated for the purchase of state agricultural land. Plans are reviewed with respect to conservation concerns and approved by our Board of Supervisors before being sent to the Division of Agriculture.
To view a few PDF examples of the required map, click the links below: