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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alaska became the third state to legalize recreational marijuana in 2015, but it’s not exactly ahead of the curve on hemp, which comes from the same plant. Now, with growing pressure to diversify ...

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 ...

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 ...

The idea for today's show was purely seasonal. After a satisfying trip to a local farmer's market, my curiosity about the workers who bring this produce to market grew. I found Margaret Adsit, ...

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.

ANCHORAGE — Farmers across Alaska are fighting to keep a state-run slaughterhouse open after lawmakers announced plans to shut down the facility next June due to budget concerns. Officials with the ...

SITKA, Alaska (AP) — Farmers in southeast Alaska are set to meet for a weekend of networking and workshops that aim to better equip the food growers. The Southeast Alaska Farmers Summit begins Friday ...

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 ...

Farming in Alaska has never been easy due to a short growing season and unfavorable conditions, but it’s about to get even harder. Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has vetoed $1.2 million in funding for ...