Consumers value the Alaska Grown label, and their preferences could help guide policy in a state highly dependent on imported food.
"Alaska Grown"
An elementary school program is growing gardeners in Juneau
Cold, gray winter may be settling on Juneau, but kids at Riverbend and Glacier Valley elementary schools are still talking about the rainbow of fruits and vegetables they helped grow this summer.
Bloom boom: Juneau farmer joins Alaska peony rush
Peony flowers are supposed to be the next big boom in Alaska exports, and now a Southeast grower is giving the cash crop a shot.
Lawmakers call for more local food production
Less than 5 percent of food consumed in Alaska is harvested in the state, according to a 2007 study by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Parnell proposes Alaska Grown school lunch funding
Gov. Sean Parnell’s proposed fiscal year 2014 operating budget would continue funding to put Alaska Grown foods on school lunch menus. The $3 million “Nutritional Alaskan Foods in Schools” program is available to all 54 school districts this year. The grant reimburses participating districts that buy Alaska fish, produce and even honey. Scott Ruby directs…
Program to encourage Alaska produce in schools
A new grant program is encouraging Alaska school districts to buy produce and seafood grown in the state.