Gardening Resources: videos, fact sheets, local policy

Need a Hand? We offer advice, consultations, and help with volunteer coordination

We would also love to help you and your neighborhood with your own garden project. Over the last 10 years, we've collaborated with dozens of schools, churches, food pantries, community groups, and individuals to help dream, design, build, and maintain gardens around Anchorage and Alaska. Reach out to talk about how we can work together!  Email us at [email protected] or text or call 907 717 4392 (cell) or 907 222 7714 (office)

Videos, Presentations, & Zines

Row by Row video series

Seed Starting with Alivia DeBusk

'What is Yarducopia?' presentation to AARP

Pesticide-Free Anchorage with Pam Miller

Propagating Perennials workshop with Nick Riordan

Designing Your Organic Garden with Rachel Mills and Nick Riordan

Lessons Learned from the Alaskan Home Garden: Consequences and Alternatives to Pesticide Use for our Soils, Plants, and Ourselves (Interview with Jeff Lowenfels)

Market Gardening in the Last Frontier (by Bjorn Olson) shares stories & methods from Twitter Creek Farm

Recipe Book for common garden veggies

Zines on soil health, biology, and weeds written by George-Ann Sprinkle and Illustrated by John Harding

Pesticides and Pollinators booklet written by Jodie Banks

In the Garden podcast interview with NIck Riordan talking about the benefits of gardening, being a part of a community and the actions we can take as gardens to secure a healthier future.

Yarducopia's Resource Pages

Ask a Gardener

Anchorage Pesticide Policies

Fighting for toxic-free food through policy reform

Yarducopia also works to motivate public support to implement local, national, and international policies to ban harmful agricultural additives and promote regenerative agrarian practices. These include:

  • Preventing the use of harmful pesticides in Anchorage schools
  • Pesticide-Free Anchorage Ordinance
  • Pesticide Right-to-Know Ordinance

Click here to read more about these protective policies and ACAT's work toward a toxic-free future

Alaska Specific Resources

Facebook groups/pages where you can get great garden advice:

The Alaska Master Gardeners are another exceptional resource. You can ask them a question via email by contacting [email protected] anytime.

The Cooperative Extension Service list of pubications covers gardening, insects/pests, cooking, and many many more useful topics. Click the link and type in your search or browse their list. They also have a CES state-wide events calendar.

Gardening & Pesticide Fact Sheets

In the Garden

  • Using manure in the garden
  • Using cardboard in the garden
  • Using plastic in the garden
  • Using pesticides in the garden
  • PFAS in the garden

Composting

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