Spruce Island Kelp Farm Successfully Outplants for First Harvest!
The Ouzinkie community’s Spruce Island Kelp Farm became the first indigenous-led community kelp farm to successfully outplant kelp in the Kodiak Archipelago as of early December 2024. The farm is located on the southeastern shoreline of Spruce Island and is managed by Duke Delgado, the hydroponics farm manager of Spruce Island Farms. This year’s outplanting…
Qik’rstam sim’inaqiat – The Island’s Seed Places
The Kodiak Archipelago Leadership Institute recently hosted a transformative two-day workshop in partnership with Native Seeds SEARCH, based in Tucson, Arizona, with funding support from Alaska Village Initiatives. The event, held in Kodiak, Alaska on October 29th & 30th, 2024 brought together Alaska Native and other participants from across the state to engage in the…
Building Hydroponic Growing & Seed-Saving Knowledge for Alaskans
Guest blog by Robbie Townsend Vennel Alutiiq Grown is the first Alaska Native and rural farming collective in the state of Alaska. Supported through the Kodiak Archipelago Leadership Institute (KALI), the off-road system communities of Port Lions, Ouzinkie, Old Harbor, Larsen Bay and two tribes in the small city of Kodiak have worked to establish…
Alutiiq Grown and KALI received a 2023 Alaska Food Hero Award!
At each Alaska Food Policy Conference, individuals and organizations are recognized with the “Alaska Food Hero Award.” Selection is based on work they have been involved with over the past 18 months. Awardees demonstrate a substantial impact on Alaska’s food system, transform an aspect of their community’s food system, and make a difference for Alaska’s…
Food Security, Economic Growth and Rural Leadership in Kodiak
The Kodiak Archipelago stretches 180 miles in the Gulf of Alaska. Its six villages lie on different coasts with distinct landscapes – from Akhiok’s tundra to Ouzinkie’s rainforest to Karluk’s sheer sea cliffs – they’re connected by seasons and subsistence.
KMXT Spotlight
A local food hub has sprouted on Kodiak Island. The archipelago is now home to five community and tribally owned farms – with plans for a sixth agricultural site this summer.
