A land-use dispute between the municipality, a small family farm tucked off of O’Malley Road and its neighbors recently ...

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 ...

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, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

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 ...

Despite record-size produce and a huge fishing industry, Alaska faces food insecurity. New farmers are building local food ...

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 ...

“You’re farming in Alaska?! What can you possibly grow there?” This was a common response when I told people I was moving to Alaska to be an AmeriCorps VISTA at Calypso Farm and Ecology Center in ...

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 ...

Across experimental plots from Oregon to Alaska, farmers are finding that the same acre of land can grow food and electricity at once. By lifting solar panels above fields instead of replacing them, ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The landscape is virtually treeless around a coastal hub town above Alaska’s Arctic Circle, where even summer temperatures are too cold for boreal roots to take hold. Amid these ...

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 ...