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Because of our distance from major metropolitan
centers, Alaskans have historically been very self-sufficient in
terms of food production; hunting, fishing, and the gathering of local plants. Over the years this has diminished and
in our present-day Alaska we import on average all but 2% of our
food from elsewhere.
When looking into different areas of
sustainability, a community must evaluate where its food comes
from and how much energy it takes to get it. In
consideration of rising energy
costs and the sizeable distance our food travels to get here, Alaskans
must begin to see the importance of encouraging more local food production
more than anyone in the lower 48.
There is nothing better than eating what our local
area has to offer, a practice that at the same time supports a local
economy of producers and distributers. |
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The
AK Root Cellar Blog is for those of you who would
like to add more local foods to your diet, meet local
farmers, learn new recipes based on seasonal eating and
preserving the summer harvest.
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Global Food Collaborative:
Working in Alaska to
connect businesses to each other and to other strategic
companies and technologies --all for the purposes of a
world-class industry with optimal supply chains.
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Edible Communities:
Cultivating Community Through Food
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Read about what the
Upbeet Gardener,
Marion Owen of Kodiak, proposes for a sustainable food
policy for Alaska
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