Small Farms of the Kodiak Archipelago Economic Stability through Food Security
A PROJECT OF THE KODIAK ARCHIPELAGO LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (KALI)
SUPPORTED IN PART BY A US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ANA GRANT The issue: The Vision Healthy fresh produce and eggs not really available in Kodiak’s rural villages Healthy, locally available produce What you can get to the villages is expensive Food Security and often outdated Jobs
Value Added products Community plans had talked about how everyone used to garden, have cows and Economic Development chickens, but much of that traditional knowledge has not been used now for at least Education one generation. Keeping money in the community List of Major Organizational Players
• Kodiak Archipelago Rural Regional Leadership The Forum Forum • Initial work sessions that led to the Project Design
• Kodiak Archipelago Leadership Institute KALI • The grant recipient and supported the Project
• Kodiak Island Housing Authority • Financially supports the Forum KIHA • Financially supported the development of the proposal The
Beginnings Ouzinkie Port Lions • Dan Clarion • Susan Boskofsky • Robert Katelnikoff • Dorinda Kewan Project grew out of work • Vickie Novak sessions initial worksessions at the Old Harbor Regional Partners Forum • Bobbie Anne • Alan Fugleberg Barnlowsky • Marie and Dale Rice • Melissa Berns • Marty Shuravloff Kodiak Island Housing • Tyler Kornelis Authority financially supported the development of an ANA SEEDS grant. Larsen Bay Grant Proposal Technical Partners • David Harmes Development • UAF CES • Mary Nelson A team was put together Robbie that worked together over Townsend Vennel 4 months to develop the proposal Proposal was funded and work began in November 2015. Robbie Townsend Vennel
Forum Faciliator that supported the initial worksessions
Developed the Proposal based on team input
Tranisitioned to Project Director when Proposal was funded
Led and supported the project teams over the three years of the grant The Project- budget of about $400,000 a year for 3 years
Grantee: Kodiak Archipelago Leadership Institute (KALI) Sites: Larsen Bay, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie, Port Lions Three Parts: Technical Training Program Farms – hoop houses, outside fields, poultry Strategic and Business Planning Used the Kodiak master gardener network whenever possible. Technical Strawberry Fields Training Anton Larsen Island Farm Relied heavily on Chris Ford at Bells Field Trips Flats Poultry Site Visits Utilized resources available on the Kenai Workshops UAF CES- Dr. Casey Matney Symposiums Oceanside Farms- Don McNamara and Donna Rae Faulkner Team Teleconferences Kenai Feed and Supply Federal and State Resources USDA USDA Tribal Liason State of Alaska Alaska Grown Strawberry Fields - Kodiak
Lorne and Elana White Seed Start School Anton Larsen Farms Bio Char and Compost Workships- Years 2
Inside Winter High Bruce and Midge Short Tunnel Bells Flats Poultry - Primary Technical Advisor For Poultry
Chris Ford in Ouzinkie- Team Saying Thank You Year 1 Dr. Casey Matney UAF Cooperative Extension Service
Lead Technical Training for the Project
Based in Kenai (no extension agent in Kodiak)
Developed the technical training program for the project Kenai Summer Field School The Kenai Peninsula has very well- established local food production including several farmers’ markets. It is about 15-20 years ahead of Kodiak in its food networking and small farm vibrancy The 2016 Kenai Field Trip introduced us to a major partner- Oceanside Farms, who continue to assist our farms. Oceanside Farms
Kenai Field Trip- 2017 Don and Donna Rae - 2016 Oceanside Farms Supported the teams through:
Farm Workshops
Site Visits
Kodiak Symposiums
Farm Business Planning Year 1 Focus: Training Soil Building Establishing Poultry Purchasing and Building Hoop Houses Year 2 Planting Plans
Kick Off Symposium Learning from Kodiak Master Gardeners Training Tele- conferences Village internet would not support webinars.
Loaded training power points on dropbox and then held teleconferences to review.
Worked to get across basic information- site visits and workshops supported hands on learning. Year 1- Begin Soil Building
City of Larsen Bay digging Ouzinkie Compost Area Top Soil Year 1- Begin Soil Building
Alutiiq Week in Larsen Building Compost at Bay- Digging Beach Peat! Anton Larsen Bay Farm Year 1- Establish Poultry
Chicks arrive in Larsen Ouzinkie Coop Being Built Bay Establish Poultry
Old Harbor Eggs Port Lions Turkeys Year 1- Order Hoop Houses Many Thanks to Kenai Feed and Supply
Loading landing craft in Hoop House Raising Kodiak Training in Ouzinkie 2016 Kenai Summer Field School Alaska Berries
Arena Acres
Jackson Gardens and Nurseries
Kenai Feed and Supply
Oceanside Farms
Perfect Peony
Rupert Scribner Farm and Ranch End of Year 1- Laying out Farm Plans for Year 2
Ouzinkie Team with Tyler Area Planting Layouts Challenges Starting from scratch with sites. The Farms The cities really stepped up and often provided utilities, land and other Marlene Kenoyer services free of charge Gardens (Larsen Bay) The cities also provided thousands of Nuniaq Community dollars of heavy equipment time in Gardens (Old Harbor) support of site development, collecting Port Lions Farm soil, and putting in utilities Logistics Spruce Island Farm (Ouzinkie) Team worked together to overcome- internet ordering proved a real challenge. Getting 8 hoop houses to 4 villages! Tribal Council, Administrator and Staffing Turnover Marlene Kenoyer Gardens Named by the students of Larsen Bay School in honor of a cherished Elder
Marlene’s Hands are holding the plant on the sign Larsen Bay Team
Sam Kenoyer with Midge Tiffany Brown Short Marlene Kenoyer Gardens
Year 1 Year 1 Larsen Bay – July 2018
Sam in Hoop House Inside Hoop House Larsen Bay- Honey Bees!
School Kids Painted Bee Tiffany as Head Bee Box Panels Keeper Nuniaq Community Gardens
Old Harbor Team 2016 Old Harbor Team- 2018 Nuniaq Community Gardens
Developing the Site 2016 Potato Fields Nuniaq Community Gardens
Summer 2018 – OHNC Summer 2018 Intern Kailey Shugak Nuniaq Community Gardens
Summer 2018 Harvesting Snap Peas- Port Lions Farm
Team in June 2018 Brandon Bartleson Guy Bartleson- Lead Port Lions – Beginning
Clearing the lot Drone’s eye view Port Lions Farm
KEA Installing Power Summer 2018 Access – Winter 2017 Summer 2018 Spruce Island Farms
Vickie Novak, Herman Linda Getz, Daniel and Anderson and Daniel Rich Casey Ouzinkie- Beginning
Map of the Site- Airstrip Hoop House Frames Spruce Island Farms
Summer 2018 Summer 2018 Spruce Island Farms- 2018
Potato Fields (dug from Strawberry Skiff the old runway) Strategic and Business Plans Comprehensive Plan for each farm Site Plans for 2019 Vision, Mission and Strategies Estimated production based on planting layouts Cash Flow Forecasting Staffing Plans Marketing Plans Regional Strategies June 2018 Farm Sustainability Conference
Casey Presenting on Larsen Bay Draft Staffing Poultry Feed Costs Plan US HHS ANA Program MANY State Wide UAF CES THANKS TO Alaska Grown Program USDA- Alaska Regional Office OUR PROJECT Regional Kodiak Island Housing Authority PARTNERS Kodiak Harvest Food Coop Kodiak Area Native Association SYETP Program WHOSE Kodiak Soil and Water Conservation District Larsen Bay DONATIONS City of Larsen Bay Native Village of Larsen Bay SUPPORTED Old Harbor Alutiiq Village of Old Harbor INTERNS, City of Old Harbor Old Harbor Alliance HEAVY Old Harbor Native Corporation Ouzinkie EQUIPMENT City of Ouzinkie Native Village of Ouzinkie USAGE, Ouzinkie Native Corporation Spruce Island Development Corporation PROJECT Port Lions Afognak Native Corporation City of Port Lions ADMINISTRA Kodiak Electric Association TION, AND Native Village of Port Lions SUPPLIES What’s Next KALI Board of Partnering with the Kodiak Harvest Directors Food to sell produce into Kodiak Mindy Pruitt, Chair KALI will continue to work with sites to Alisha Drabek, Vice- identify funding opportunities Chair KALI received a USDA 2501 grant for Tom Panamaroff, FY 2018 that will continue to support Secretary-Treasurer the technical training program and Dorinda Kewan expand it to Kodiak and Akhiok. Vickie Novak Look at the possibility of livestock and ranching