Quick bites: Vegetable subscriptions, gardening courses and meal services

Butte farm taking subscriptions for vegetables

Pyrah’s Pioneer Peak Farm has opened registration for summer subscriptions to its popular vegetable boxes. Starting at the beginning of July and running into September, the program offers subscribers a box full of farm fresh produce for 10 consecutive weeks. Fruit and vegetables will vary from week to week, depending on what is ready to harvest.

Each week’s bounty will be packed in a recyclable plastic box that is returned the following week to avoid unnecessary waste. Boxes can be picked up at the farm or at one of the other delivery locations in Palmer, Wasilla, Eagle River, Anchorage, and Valdez. Prices for the subscription are $260 for a regular box or a $510 for a large box.

Check out www.pppfarmcsa.com/s/shop for more information or to sign up.

Gardening webinar to focus on root maggots

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension continues its series of gardening workshops with a May 19 virtual presentation by Joey Slowik, integrated pest management technician at the Matanuska Experiment Farm. The online event will share the findings of recent research on root maggots, a difficult pest for many home gardeners. Options for controlling these pests will also be discussed.

The one-hour webinar begins at noon. Interested people can register online at https://bit.ly/RootMaggots. For more information, contact Molly Johansson by phone at 907-786-6313, or by email at mjohansson@alaska.edu.

Meal service offers home-cooked dinners to busy families

Pyrah’s Pioneer Peak Farm’s popular HomeCookin program has openings for subscriptions that take the pressure off meal time.

The service delivers delicious, thoughtfully prepared dishes that taste like they came straight from your own kitchen, only without the hours of planning, shopping, and preparation. Each weekly subscription – for individuals or families – provides four meals, picked up two at a time, at one of four area locations. Each pickup has a ready-to-eat dinner and a second one for the following night that requires minimal preparation.

Interested people can visit www.pppfarm.net/home-cookin to find out more.