News
Homer Elks lodge supports food pantry, local veterans
Lodge #2127 recently completed disbursement of funds to the community from a $12,000 grant they received from the…
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Opinion
Point of View: It takes a hamlet to feed the hungry
Homer is known as “the cosmic hamlet by the sea” or, alternately, as “a quaint little drinking village…
News
‘Good food for a good cause’
The Homer Community Food Pantry raised $14,000 during their Empty Bowl fundraiser, held Nov. 7.
News
Feeding a hungrier community
The Homer Community Food Pantry is seeing increased local need in the face of federal government impacts.
News
More than 66,000 Alaskans will lose food stamps within weeks if government shutdown continues
If the federal government shutdown continues, more than 66,000 Alaskans will lose federal food aid within weeks, the…
Opinion
Opinion: Congress must rethink reconciliation bill’s harmful impacts on Alaska’s food systems
The nutrition and agriculture sections of the reconciliation bill under consideration by the U.S. Senate threaten to do…
Community
Homer’s Oceanside Farms honored as 2025 Alaska Food Heroes
The annual award is facilitated by the Alaska Food Policy Council.
Opinion
Opinion: Increasing food security without a state agriculture department
There is a path to increasing food security without an Alaska Department of Agriculture this legislative session.
Opinion
NRCS helps residents grow food security in Alaska
Food security is a concern for all Alaskans. Approximately 95% of food purchased in Alaska is imported, accounting…