Heidi Rader

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Heidi Rader

Professor of Extension

University affiliation

  • Cooperative Extension Service
  • Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension
  • Alaska Tribes Extension Program
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Contact information

Media contact

Julie Stricker

Areas of expertise

  • Agriculture and Horticulture
  • Education
  • Tribal Food Sovereignty and Security

Research interests/biography

Heidi Rader directs the Alaska Tribes Extension Program, which promotes food sovereignty and security throughout Alaska. She teaches virtual and hands-on workshops on health, wellness, food and gardening. She partners with Tribes and traditional knowledge holders to offer tribally driven outreach. She has filmed more than 75 videos for the “� series and writes the blog, “.� She created the massive online open course, “Grow Your Own Food,� on EdX. She served as a governing board member of the Alaska Food Policy Council from 2020-2025. She works with the Extension Foundation to promote Agriprospects: Workforce Development Network in the Western and 1994 regions.