Raising Rabbits in the Winter with Joanna Porter — In the Alaska Garden with Heidi Rader

In this video, Heidi Rader, Professor of Extension talks with Joanna Porter about how she raises rabbits outdoors in the winter in Alaska with her family. Joanna raises rabbits with a simple, unheated shelter, primarily for meat. She discusses her techniques in this video.

Check out three other videos about the Porter Hill Farm:
Growing and Pruning Kiska Raspberries:    • Growing and Pruning Kiska Raspberries with...  
Hole-in-the-Ground Root Cellar:    • A Hole-in-the-Ground Root Cellar at Porter...  
Raising Goats in the Winter with Joanna Porter:    • Raising Goats in the Winter with Joanna Po...  

To learn more about growing your own food and gardening in Alaska, sign up for Heidi's classes:

Grow Your Own Food: https://www.edx.org/learn/food-nutrit... (free on edX)

Growing a Productive, Sustainable Garden in Alaska: https://itgrowsinalaska.community.uaf... (a 3 credit class at the University of Alaska Fairbanks)

Here are some additional resources:

It Grows in Alaska Blog Post: Raspberries, Rabbits, and a Root Cellar Improves the Food Security of a Two Rivers family: https://itgrowsinalaska.community.uaf...

Charlotte Porter can be reached at [email protected].

For more information, classes, and videos on improving your food security in Alaska go to www.uaf.edu/ces

Raising Rabbits in Alaska, University of Alaska Fairbanks Extension https://www.uaf.edu/ces/publications/...