Southeast is energized for a new season of cultivating and harvesting a bounty of fresh local food.
By Jennifer Nu
This story was produced for the Sustainable Southeast Partnership's monthly column with the Juneau Empire, 'Resilient Peoples & Place.' Read the full story here. The story explores the breadth of Southeast Alaska's Food System, including the SASS funded Southeast Alaska Farmers Summit.
Moby the Mobile Greenhouse is a traveling greenhouse project of the Sustainable Southeast Partnership. Since 2016, Moby has helped jumpstart communities of growers in communities from Kake and Hoonah, to Pelican–where Moby is currently being utilized. (Courtesy Photo / Lione Clare)
In Petersburg, the 2023 Southeast Alaska Farmers Summit brought together over 100 people from around Southeast Alaska and beyond for three packed days of presentations, panel discussions, small group dialogue and networking. The summit took place in-person and online, and was organized by Marja Smets and Bo Varsano of Farragut Farm and a farmers summit advisory committee.
The story is also available at the Sustainable Southeast Partnership's website: https://sustainablesoutheast.net/the-power-of-coming-together-traditional-food-fair-and-farmers-summit-represent-breadth-of-southeast-alaskas-food-system/.