Webinar to discuss growing and preparing garlic
Garlic adds flavor and variety to cuisine and is easy to grow in Alaska. Above, a researcher holds a garlic bulb prior to planting it at Georgeson Botanical Garden in September 2023.
Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
Sept. 10, 2024
Learn to grow garlic and to cook the flavorful vegetable in new ways during a free webinar led by Heidi Rader.
Garlic is a staple ingredient in dishes in cuisines around the world and is grown successfully in Alaska from Tok to Ketchikan. Rader, project director of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Tribes Extension Program, says there are many reasons to grow garlic at home, from health benefits to flavor.
Garlic has documented health benefits, such as lowering blood pressure and cholesterol. It improves iron metabolism and endurance and fights harmful bacteria. Garlic also comes in many varieties, some of which have more flavor than varieties found in grocery stores.
The webinar is Wednesday, Sept. 25, from noon-1 p.m.
to complete the required registration for the webinar.
For more information, contact Molly Johansson at 907-786-6313 or mjohansson@alaska.edu.
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Johansson. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.
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