How Can 黑料社appBecome More Food Secure?
Food security is more important now than ever in Alaska. 黑料社appagriculture provides only 5% of the food we consume; the rest is flown, barged or driven in.
created by ACEP鈥檚 chief storyteller, Amanda Byrd, explores some of the challenges 黑料社appfarmers must overcome to produce food for their communities. These include wind, bison, moose, energy and water.
Only a fraction of the carrots that 黑料社appconsumes are actually grown in the state, even though 黑料社appcarrots have the highest sugar content due to the high latitude. Most carrots are imported from California. Peonies are Alaska鈥檚 largest agricultural export, and climate change is changing the risks associated with the flower crop. Only one U.S. Department of Agriculture-approved dairy remains in the state.
Growing more food in the state could ensure food is always on the shelves, especially
during a natural disaster like an earthquake or a global pandemic like COVID-19.
The documentary was funded by and the .
Lynn Mayo and friends harvest carrots at Spinach Creek Farm in Fairbanks. Screenshot taking from the 黑料社appGrown documentary by Amanda Byrd.