Local food manufacturing strengthens Alaska’s food systems, and businesses need support. “When Alaska food becomes Alaska-made products, the impact reaches far beyond the shelf.”
Kodiak Harvest Food Cooperative reopened in the downtown Kodiak Marketplace at the beginning of March, marking a major milestone in the cooperative’s continued growth and service to the community.
Managing type 1 diabetes ultimately comes down to understanding how food, activity, and lifestyle interact with your body. I will always appreciate the field of Nutrition as it provides super important information on how the body uses nutrients, and its support to diabetes management.
As for living in Alaska, it has reinforced an important lesson: a healthy lifestyle doesn’t require perfect conditions. Sometimes it simply requires learning how to adapt. And with this willingness to adapt, managing diabetes became less about restriction and more about curiosity and problem solving.
Access to affordable land is one of the biggest hurdles facing farmers nationwide. In Alaska, this is magnified due to the limited quantity of land that is acceptable for agricultural production. Creating a workable leasing system for agriculture would lower barriers for new farmers, support existing farms in expanding, and help keep Alaska-grown food affordable.
Alaska Farmers Market Association’s Claire Marshalek discusses H.R. 1, which reduces critical funding for several social programs including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program(SNAP) also known as Quest.
The newly released 2026 Rhodiola Market Opportunities Addendum confirms that the answer is no longer if, but how Alaska can responsibly scale this emerging sector.
In Nikolaevsk, Alaska, farmer Stash Kalugin has built one of the state’s few organic rhodiola operations, Flying Moose Farm. An adaptogen with powerful medicinal properties, rhodiola has been used for centuries to support endurance, reduce stress, and improve resilience.
The AFFECT (Alternative Fairbanks Farm Education & Cooperative Training) project run by the Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District has been providing new farmer educational experiences for folks interested in farming in the interior of Alaska. Read more about the 2025 Cohort!
In Palmer, Alaska, Sun Circle Farm has become a model of small-scale organic farming. Run by Ann-Corinne Kell, the farm produces a diverse mix of vegetables and flowers on about three acres of cultivated land.
It is not every day you see a grown woman dressed as a cabbage, but at the Alaska State Fair, it has become one of the most beloved sights of late summer – read more about the cabbage fairies and how they build memories with fair goers every year.