The Alaska peony industry has grown from one research plot to an international market with about 100 commercial growers. Julie Stricker with the UAF Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extension describes the diversity of peony products.
Grow North Farm launched its sixth season last week with a plan to operate a daily farm stand on weekdays through the summer.
Charles C. Georgeson, a special agent in charge of the United States Agricultural Experiment Stations, was tasked with finding out if crops and farm animals could survive in the mysterious land acquired just twenty-one years earlier from the Russians.
Highlights of the 2023 Alaska State Fair include strong attendance, record concert ticket sales, record-setting crop entries, and a new high for money raised in the 4-H livestock auction.
To supplement their income, farmers have given their land a second life as tourist destinations, wedding venues, product-tasting sites, and more, benefitting the farms, locals, and visitors who get to spend memorable moments on some of the state’s most beautiful homesteads.
The owners and operators of Chugach Farm grow nutrient-dense food through sustainable and regenerative methods with a focus on living self-sufficiently.
The St. Pierre family of Goosefoot Farm in Fairbanks has been selected by the Alaska agriculture community as the 2019 Alaska State Fair Farm Family of the Year.
The Alaska Division of Agriculture invites the public to submit nominations for the 20th Annual Farm Family of the Year award, which will be presented at the 2019 Alaska State Fair.
The Anchorage Midtown Farmers Market will be held on Saturdays starting June 22 in the BP Alaska building parking lot. Approximately twenty-five vendors are expected to sell their products at the new market.
Small business owners around the state provide local meat options, whether through raising animals in Alaska or processing game meats and fish sourced in the Last Frontier. Below is a range of butchers, wholesalers, and game processors to help you get your meat fix.