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Climate change could enable Alaska to grow more of its own food – now is the time to plan for it

  • Written by Nancy Fresco, SNAP Coordinator, Research Faculty, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Climate change could enable Alaska to grow more of its own food – now is the time to plan for itTransplanting lettuce seedlings from greenhouses to fields in mid-May at VanderWeele Farm in Palmer, Alaska.Tracy Robillard, NRCS Alaska/Flickr

Gardeners in Alaska know that it’s hard to grow big, juicy tomatoes here. But as the climate rapidly warms in the far north, that could change.

Anchorage reached 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees...

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