AK Seeds of Change News

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Sierra’s Designs: A Pop-up Art Show to Benefit Alaska Seeds of Change
Posted on: 09.27.2022
Sierra's Designs: A Pop-Up Art Show to Honor Sierra's Memory and Benefit Alaska Seeds of Change Sierra Parker was a dedicated volunteer at Alaska Seeds of Change for several years.  She helped with graphic design and led teams of volunteers from her workplace. When COVID hit, she had lunch delivered to the youth. She died of alcoholic cirrhosis

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June 9th Block ParTAY in Anchorage!
Posted on: 04.08.2022
Block ParTAY: June 9, 4- 7 pm Celebrate Alaska Seeds of Change and the POWER Center Thank you to everyone who came out to help us celebrate programs that serve transition age youth and their mental health needs! We're especially thankful for the partnership with Spirit of Youth in planning and hosting this event! Thank you, event

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Recruiting New Apprentices!
Posted on: 02.10.2022
Alaska Seeds of Change is recruiting Apprentices & Volunteers! Alaska Seeds of Change is a unique program to help young people develop job skills while addressing mental health needs. The program works with young people to develop vocational skills in an indoor hydroponic farm and in outdoor gardens in the summer.  Seeds is now recruiting

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Evies Brinery Production Season recap!
Posted on: 01.25.2022
Between June and November, the crew at Alaska Seeds of Change chopped, diced, and fermented 80 vats of fresh Alaska produce to make a full-line of fermented vegetable products. The end result: more than 150 cases of kimchi and kraut to sell through the winter. Plus a lot of learning. Evies Brinery Products: Spring Radish Kimchi • Thai

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#GivingTuesday for Alaska Seeds of Change
Posted on: 11.30.2021
This fall we said goodbye to Chase*, in the best possible way. After completing his apprenticeship with Alaska Seeds of Change, Chase moved on to full-time employment in a commercial hydroponic farm in Anchorage.   Learning to Trust Himself In his nine months with Alaska Seeds of Change, Chase learned all the aspects of running a hydroponic farm

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October 6: Mental Health Q & A for Teens!
Posted on: 09.29.2021
Mental Illness Awareness Week, October 3-10 We're marking Mental Illness Awareness Week with a Q& A hosted by and designed for teens and young adults. Our Chief Medical Officer Dr. Curt Wengel and LMSW Veronica Griffith will be on hand to answer questions in a hybrid virtual/in-person event.  Young people at two "Watch Parties" will

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Mural at Alaska Seeds of Change is complete!
Posted on: 08.19.2021
Spenard’s Largest Community Mural Now Complete Ladybugs, Plants, and People Brighten Alaska Seeds of Change Facility The largest community mural in Anchorage’s Spenard neighborhood is now complete.  The mural at Alaska Seeds of Change, 704 W 26th Avenue, was facilitated by artist Sarah Davies, creator of the 2015 100Stone Project,

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Seeds Outside: Now Growing in Soil!
Posted on: 08.06.2021
Moving Beyond the Greenhouse Alaska Seeds of Change is spreading its roots beyond the greenhouse with new outdoor programming! Over the past few years, AKSoC has been developing its Seeds Outside program, which works with youth apprentices and community volunteers to grow food to take home and for our social impact business, Evies

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February 10: New Growth Fundraiser for Alaska Seeds of Change & the POWER Center
Posted on: 01.12.2021
[popup_anything id="5479"] We're taking our annual event virtual! Don't worry, we'll bring the same youthful energy and unique flavor to our virtual event that our in-person events have had, even food if you want it. We'd love to see you pop in for a few minutes or stay for the whole event. You'll have a chance to learn new skills, met our staff,

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Confronting Bias and Racial Injustice as a Therapist
Posted on: 07.29.2020
by Saraj Gottstein    As a clinical therapist who mostly specializes in trauma work, the components of my job include being a critical thinker, creating spaces that increase awareness, and building relationships. The past two months have been an eye-opening explosion of confronting implicit biases, racial injustice and inequalities, and my

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