In Alaska’s capital, food comes by water, air or, most often, community sharing
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Key context: <p>Juneau has little arable land, a short growing season and few farmers – and deep traditions of residents and the land feeding each other</p><p>Forty miles north-west of Alaska’s capital, the highway just ends.</p><p>At Glacier Highway’s most northern point, the pavement turns to gravel, the gravel widens into a turnaround and the tire tracks curve back the way they came. At the far end, the woods begin, a narrow hiking trail slipping toward the southern end of Berners Bay.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/06/alaska-juneau-food-access">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Juneau has little arable land, a short growing season and few farmers – and deep traditions of residents and the land feeding each otherForty miles north-west of Alaska’s capital, the highway just ends.At Glacier Highway’s most northern point, the pavement turns to gravel, the gravel widens into a turnaround and the tire tracks curve back the way they came. At the far end, the woods begin, a narrow hiking trail slipping toward the southern end of Berners Bay. Continue reading...
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