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Arthur Keyes is experimenting a pair of California strawberry varieties on his Palmer, Alaska farm. As strange as this California-in-Alaska story seems, Keyes sees a huge upside to growing the berries in Alaska. The fruit can ripen on the plant, increasing sweetness, and Alaska’s harsh winters and isolation mean that there are very few crop-threatening pests.

He says the strawberries have been very popular with his customers at the South Anchorage Farmers Market.

[Still photo gallery from A&M Farms]

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Arctic Organics co-owner Sarah Bean talks about the fed’s takeover of the term “organic.”
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Digging is the fun part of clamming. This is unfortunate because cleaning the creatures is a major project and you’re always tempted to harvest Just. One. More. Clam.

On this trip we planned to dig just enough for dinner and we ended up with dinner (breaded), a chowder, and a some given away. Still, they were delicious and got us ready for our salmon (Kasilof) and halibut (Deep Creek) trips the rest of the weekend.

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