Also, also! Check this out! The latest community to get into containerized gardening is in the Aleutians!
This Amazing Garden In A Shipping Container Would Only Happen In Alaska
Tim Meyers, the farmer in Bethel, has emphasized over and over how greenhouses are not economical for Alaska, and that while lettuce, tomatoes, and herbs are nice, "they don't feed people". What feeds people, he expounds upon, is cabbages, carrots, and potatoes. And I appreciate his practicality. But yet! I can't help but be delighted to see this containerized gardening showing up all over Alaska. Maybe farming is not just about "feeding people" but also giving them joy, and what is more joyful than a fresh tomato? :)
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Your farmer in Bethel is right - the sturdier greens are more practical in terms of shipping, climate, and shelf life. But hydroponics and gro-lights turn all that upside down because you can cram so much into such a small space and put them anywhere there is an electrical source. I would like to know, though, how the shipping containers are insulated/heated - that seems like the least efficient part of the whole operation.
Very interesting article and I wish them luck!
Also love the pictures of the fuzzy noses!
Your dogs are definitely more seasoned as models than my Loki. If I were to try and get a close-up like this of him - he'd move away with a superior snort.
Innovative way to repurpose a shipping container. Necessity really is the mother of invention as they say. After reading this article & having lived in a cold for many years- I definitely appreciate my year-round farmers market! As always, love the fuzzies:)
Yeah, more organic, fresh and hopefully less expensive vegetables for Alaskans.
BUT, where did you stay at Tanana ?
@mdr, the fire station.
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