We need new board members to keep growing

The Sitka Local Foods Network has three open seats on its board of directors due to some unexpected moves out of Sitka, and we also have three board seats whose terms end at the end of the year. This is your chance to help us increase the amount of locally produced and harvested foods in the diets of Southeast Alaskans. There obviously is a lot of interest in local food projects, but we need board members to help make these projects happen. Our nine-member board meets once a month (usually the third Wednesday, unless there are schedule conflicts) at the See House located behind St. Peter's By The Sea Episcopal Church on Lincoln Street. Our board members also serve on at least one committee related to our main projects — organizing the Sitka Farmers Market, growing food at St. Peter's Fellowship Farm communal garden, and hosting a variety of gardening educational opportunities.

To learn more about our board and how to apply, click this link. Feel free to bring a dish to share and join us at our annual meeting and potluck dinner from 5-7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall (408 Marine Street, parking off Spruce Street). There will be a short board meeting followed by a planning session from 1:30-5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall. Our next full board meeting is from 6-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, at the See House behind St. Peter's By The Sea Episcopal Church (upstairs). All of our meetings are open to the public.