Progressive Grocer speaks with Doug Varanai, senior seafood category manager at Sprouts, about how these insights will shape his work across sourcing, vetting, and procuring frozen, fresh, and smoked ...

Thanks to a declaration from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, it’s officially Alaska Farmers Market Week, celebrated in conjunction with National Farmers Market Week. This declaration highlights the importance of ...

Farming may not come to mind when you think of Alaska, known more for its steep peaks than flat fields. But hundreds of farms in the state trudge through a four-month growing season, fighting hostile ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. Growing up in rural Alaska, Eva Dawn ...

Canoe Lagoon oysters ready to be shipped to processing plant in Wrangell on April 27, 2025. A charter cabin cruiser's engine quiets down on the approach to Canoe Lagoon Oyster Farm about an hour and a ...

In Alaska, where farmers battle grueling winters and short growing seasons, women are almost as likely as men to be planting seeds and pulling crops. Farmers say there are a number of factors that ...

Delta-area farmer and rancher Scott Mugrage says he tried to hold down the price of hay he produced this year to give other farmers a break. He ended up raising his price for the commodity by about 30 ...

Alaska's boreal forest is one of the largest trappers of carbon dioxide in the world. But as the state warms twice as fast as the rest of the U.S., once frozen land is now thawed out and up for grabs.

The 2021 Alaska Farmers Market Summit is going virtual this year, happening 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 9. Registration is free, and all farmers market managers, shoppers, vendors and enthusiasts are ...