In Our Backyard Alaska

07/07/2025

06/28/2025

This is Rick, and I am standing in front of the tiny house in Anchorage, Alaska.

06/28/2025

06/24/2025

Each one of our pantry pack boxes includes a protein, vegetable, fruit, and carb, plus a helpful “Healthy on a Budget” sheet, designed especially for families facing food insecurity. This sheet offers 3 easy, nutritious meal ideas, explains why key nutrients matter, how to recognize when your body needs more of them, and where to find them affordably. Our Pantry Packs are just one way we support adults, children, and families with access to nourishing food. ❤️

06/17/2025

We are in the middle of unforeseen, vital shower house repairs to address leaky pipes and replace walls to ensure everything operates smoothly. We have some amazing volunteers who have helped with the project, but we also face significant expenses.

Join us in making a difference by donating to this important project!

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06/16/2025

Thank you to the Lions Club for all their help in installing the interior garden beds. The village is looking good.

06/16/2025

📅 Mark your calendar!
Project Homeless Connect is happening Sept. 23, 2025 at the Egan Center.

A one-day event offering vital services, lunch, and winter gear for our unhoused neighbors.

🔗 Learn more and add to calendar: https://bit.ly/3ZZr3QO

06/06/2025

We want to thank Forget Me Not nursery in Indian for the donation of plants for our new garden.

06/02/2025

In Our Backyard is partnering with Anchor Gardens and Yarducopia to create berry beds and perennial gardens on site, including many medicinal plants, that both our residents and the general public can enjoy. Last weekend, a team of volunteers—including guests who are staying at In Our Backyard—participated in a “Lasagna Layer Garden Class” before starting work on the south and west sides of our site. Piles of wood chips, bags of grass clippings and leaves, shredded paper, mounds of manure, and truck loads of topsoil were stocked up prior to the big build. Bins of food waste, buckets of coffee grounds, and a fish tote of spent grain all added to the sights and smells of the project. We started with a layer of cardboard to kill the weeds and set the stage. All of the “layers” came from the waste stream and are now going to be part of the “grow stream” for a full-circle, zero-waste garden project!
Help contribute to the garden. All donations between now and June 15th will directly support the establishment of our new medicinal and berry garden along 15th street. Donate at https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MHK9TRXG5HJB8

After 14 hours, spread over 2.5 days, 18 people created and prepped the beds for plants. Raspberry, currents, gooseberries, strawberries and more were planted.

We need additional donations of perennials, annuals to add spots of color and funds for our three foot high fence and two arches. The gardens are open to the public to walk through, to pick berries later in the summer, and to sit on benches overlooking the garden with a view of the Chugach Range. A team consisting of guests at IOBY and volunteers will maintain the gardens. Interested in being a volunteer? Sign up at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9rmjtyjPyjfjLNNq7H65j2rT_ICVuPFzYXobE4r48kZoGbQ/viewform

Part two of the garden project will be funded by Lions International. We have graciously received funding to build raised garden beds inside the fenced area, away from curious moose. Local Lions will be building the beds with assistance from IOBY guests. A garden shed, community room and more are all part of this phase.

05/31/2025

It seems as though the city of Anchorage wants to pattern a new homeless program off of one already used by a church in the city. Your Alaska Link shows

05/18/2025

The following plants are being collected for the In Our Backyard Garden project at 1420 Cordova Street:

raspberry
strawberry
currents, red &. white
horseradish
nasturtiums
wildflowers
comfrey
wormwood
stinging nettles
yarrow
valerian
calendula
chamomile
mint
any extra annuals to add color

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05/15/2025

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