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Farming in Alaska: A Look At the Lush Mat-Su Valley

Farming in Alaska: A Look At the Lush Mat-Su Valley

by Visit Palmer | Sep 28, 2020 | History, Things to Do

Article by Jodie Anderson Farming in Alaska may conjure images of planting seeds in snow. In reality farming is lush and a bit ridiculous. A green cabbage weighing in at 138.25 pounds in 2012. A beet tipping the scales at 42.75 pounds in 1999. A turnip topping off at...

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