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Get some fresh fish for long weekend

It's time to get the grill ready and fill it with fresh Alaska seafood. Dannon Southall at 10th & M Seafoods says that shouldn't be a problem.

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Plenty of options for farmers markets this weekend

The sun is shining in Anchorage, and that's good news for farmers market fans.

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Farmers markets are ready to move outdoors

It's still early in the growing season, but that won't deter the Anchorage farmers markets. By Saturday, four outdoor farmers markets will be open.

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Outdoor markets open for season

Pay no attention to whatever frost you may see on your lawn in the morning. It's spring! Want proof? Two well-loved outdoor markets reopen for the summer this weekend.

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Good weather helping produce fresh halibut

When it comes to seafood, there is pretty much all good news this spring. Halibut are available headed and gutted in the 10- to 20-pound range and in the 20- to 40-pound range. They also are available as fillets, and halibut cheeks are also in the store.

Amateur division added to seafood recipe contest

The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is looking for your best recipe. The institute has added an amateur recipe contest to its Great Alaska Seafood Cook Off event, which takes place May 14 at the Bill Sheffield Alaska Railroad Depot in Anchorage.

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Farmers say snow won't slow down planting season

One way to tell spring is here is that Sarah and River Bean at Arctic Organics are signing up subscribers for their Community Supported Agriculture program. The Beans are starting their 24th year of weekly produce deliveries.

Annual Spring Garden Show set for Saturday

The sun is shining, snow is melting and there is a double-dose of farmers market/gardening events this week at The Mall at Sears.

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Valley farmer returns to market after piglet emergency

Those who wanted to chat with Valley farmer Alex Davis at last week's Center Market were disappointed. Davis didn't make it to Anchorage. But he had a good reason.

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First fresh halibut of the season has arrived in stores

Dannon Southall from 10th & M Seafoods says there is plenty of fresh Alaska seafood available now to get any appetite ready for warmer weather.

Fresh Alaska seafood available now

Halibut season opens in a couple of weeks, but there is no reason to wait until then for fresh Alaska fish. Dannon Southall of 10th & M Seafoods says there is “amazing" Alaska seafood right now.

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Fresh, troll-caught king salmon abounds

Fresh snow and fresh fish -- that's the theme this week. Pricing is not yet available on fresh king salmon as the fish just hit the docks in Southeast on Tuesday morning. Also fresh this week are yellow eye rockfish and Alaska true cod.

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Feast for an excellent cause at Hott Stixx

Alaskans have a long history of sticking together. The local food community is doing that on Monday in a benefit for Gideon Davis. Gideon is the son of Alex and Kathy Davis of A.D. Farm.

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Local treats available for Valentine's Day

From sweets to the sea, Valentine's Day in Alaska runs the gamut. Dannon Southall at 10th & M Seafoods says they are running a few holiday specials, including pre-orders for live lobsters.

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Celebrate the Super Bowl with seafood

Rumor has it there's a big football game coming up Sunday. For many, it will mean nachos and chili and hot wings. But we do things differently in Alaska.

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Rempel's vegetables return to Center Market

Every Wednesday, Mark Rempel drives from the Valley to Anchorage for the Center Market. That 90-mile round-trip will feel like a breeze today.

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Taste of Kodiak celebration on Monday

Let the chefs at ORSO restaurant give you a taste of fresh Alaska seafood without a messy kitchen.

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New year means new season of fresh cod

Wintry weather may have some down in the dumps, but a fresh dose of seafood may help some.

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Get a taste of summer in early January

Winter eating is getting tasty in Alaska. Available now or in the near future are goat, tanner crab and even a true taste of summer — fresh basil.

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Ring in the new year with fresh seafood

It’s nearly the new year, and for those looking to celebrate, fresh seafood is always a good option.

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Fire Island Bakeshop making holiday favorites

Many holiday traditions date back hundreds -- if not thousands -- of years. And many of those traditions date to the "old country," depending on where family lineage goes.

COMIC STRIP

Tundra: May

Flip through daily issues of "Tundra," Alaska's famous locally-drawn strip from Chad Carpenter.

POST A PIC

RSVP: May

Submit your photos from community projects and social occasions around town in May, 2012.

SECTION

Gardening

It's that time of year to dig in the dirt. Find gardening columnists, photo galleries and events in this section.

PHOTOS

Barrow whale rescue 1988

Archive photos of the rescue of 3 California gray whales from the ice in Barrow.

PHOTOS

Best of 2011

Flip through galleries featuring the Daily News' picks for best images from 2011.

PHOTOS

Anchorage New Year

Anchorage was busy Saturday night, Dec. 31, celebrating the new year.

READER PICS

Best of 2011

From more than 4,000 reader photos posted to adn.com in 2011, we picked 100 of our favorites.

PHOTOS

Steam Engine #557

Alaska Railroad steam locomotive, Engine #557,arrived in Anchorage on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. The locomotive first came to Alaska in Dec. 1944 and was sold to a private museum in Moses Lake, Wash. in 1964. The Alaska Railroad hopes to restore it for excursions.

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Santa and reindeers

The Reindeer Farm hosted a holiday celebration on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2011, in Butte.

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Cirque de Hanukkah

The Alaska Jewish Historical Museum & Cultural Center's annual Hanukkah celebration at the Egan Center on Tuesday, December 20, 2011. The event featured the "African Acrobats" in their performance of "The Macrobats" a play on words referencing the Maccabees, the historic heroes of Hanukkah.

Plenty of gift options for sending a taste of Alaska

Despite bad fishing weather, fresh fillets and crab available

Eggnog returns to local farmers markets

Local options for Thanksgiving trimmings

In time for holidays, a dairy case bonanza

Oysters, king crab can soothe winter blahs

Davis is a model of consistency

Get pizza for Halloween

Local farmers selling inside Sears Mall today

Market season wrapping up

Valley keeps producing despite chill

Markets slowly coming to an end

Get local vegetables while they're available

Time to stock up on vegetables before winter

Why look when you can taste?

Cooking with local products

Market offering prizes for the best purple

Focus on vegetables, not on mountain snow

Historic barn hosts market

Free lettuce offered at market Saturday

Recent weather perfect for growing vegetables

You don't know what you'll find at the market

Another market opens for the summer

Try fresh fish for holiday weekend

Come to the markets hungry

Load up with new products at local markets

Spring sun has vegetables 'busting out'

Glorious weekend for gardeners

Throw fresh fish on the grill

Copper River salmon should arrive soon

Plenty of plant starts available

Farmers markets open this weekend

Fresh fish starts rolling in

Options are plentiful for local market goers

Local bakery rolling out Easter, Passover treats

Season's first outdoor market opens today

Northway Mall farmers market will soon move outdoors

Start trolling stores for Alaska seafood

Take advantage of the start of halibut season



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