Food safety, preservation classes planned in Haines, Skagway

Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
May 12, 2026

The University of �Ӱ�ԭ�� Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will hold a series of food safety and preservation workshops in Haines and Skagway in May.

Sarah Lewis, professor of Extension, will lead the workshops.

Buildings and a truck in Haines, �Ӱ�ԭ��, with mountains and an ocean inlet in the background — Photo by Dave Collins/iStock
Haines is the site of the annual Southeast �Ӱ�ԭ�� State Fair. UAF Cooperative Extension workshops in Haines and Skagway will include information on how to prepare products for the fair.

The Haines series, May 21-24, is free and will be held at Haines Library.

On Thursday, May 21, from 4-5:30 p.m. Lewis will test canner gauges and answer food preservation questions. On Friday, May 22, she will lead a seminar on the �Ӱ�ԭ�� homemade food rules at 1 p.m.; teach a class on making probiotic pickles at 2:30 p.m.; and discuss safe food processing requirements, packaging and labeling for products entered at the Southeast �Ӱ�ԭ�� State Fair at 4 p.m. On Sunday, May 24, Lewis will lead a class on cooking and exercising for bone health.

Register for one or more classes using the or visit . Registration is not required, but will allow Lewis to bring enough supplies. Any class with no registrants may be canceled.

The Skagway series is May 28-29 at the Skagway Traditional Council, 353 11th Ave.

On Thursday, May 28 at noon, Lewis will test canner gauges and answer food preservation questions. At 1 p.m., she will lead a seminar on the �Ӱ�ԭ�� homemade food rules; at 2:30 p.m., she will teach a class on making probiotic pickles; and at 4 p.m., she will discuss safe food processing requirements, packaging and labeling for products entered at the Southeast �Ӱ�ԭ�� State Fair. On Friday, May 29, Lewis will lead a class on cooking and exercising for bone health.

Most classes are free, but some have a small fee, which can be paid by cash or check at class time.

For more information, contact Lewis at sarah.lewis@alaska.edu or 907-455-2010.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. 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.

This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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