The FIG program’s Global Spice Blends has grown in popularity over the years, providing job opportunities and community building for recently resettled refugees.
Keenan Plate is the Refugee Enterprise and Agriculture Program Manager at RAIS, and said the FIG co-op gives some of the most vulnerable among those arrivals an opportunity to build business and language skills while integrating into the community.
Plate said FIG was established in 2007 but really took off after they rebranded a few years ago. The program was originally just focused on selling fresh vegetables, but has expanded into baked goods, herb-infused vinegars, and now — dry spices. “There’s been enough demand for us to seek out wholesale relationships and selling them in New Sagaya City Market, and also Blue Market in Anchorage sells our products,” he said. “We’ve had other farmer markets in other parts of the state like Southeast Alaska and Sitka reach out about buying our spices wholesale.” Deghan is another FIG member who was recently pasting labels, filling spice packs and assembling holiday gift boxes at the Welcome Center.
“We use this spice with rice, with potatoes that we cook, and meat, and with meat soup… The red spice can be used almost with everything,” she said through an interpreter.
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