Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
Agriculture
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Off-grid greenhouse growing strong in Willow
By Kyle Wilkinson For the Frontiersman The Happy Gardener Greenhouse is neatly tucked away in a forest of spruce trees
McCabe bill updating Alaska hemp regulation heads to governor
Frontiersman.com A bill by Rep. Kevin McCabe, R-Big Lake, adding reforms to Alaska’s industrial hemp law has
Quick bites: Vegetable subscriptions, gardening courses and meal services
Frontiersman.com Butte farm taking subscriptions for vegetables Pyrah’s Pioneer Peak Farm has opened registration for summer subscriptions to
Pop-up farmers market spotlights gardening
By Mark Kelsey For the Frontiersman In a sure sign of summer, the first farmers market of the year is
Mat-Su College offering community education classes
By Cadence Sellars For the Frontiersman Mat-Su College announced its spring 2026 Community Education Classes, offering a range of
Food security at heart of classes on ag basics
Frontiersman.com With spring at least on the calendar and local green thumbs looking ahead to Alaska’s short growing
Crowds Bloom at 2nd Annual Farm and Garden Show
Katie Stavick Frontierman.com As spring approaches, hundreds of local gardeners and farmers, hobbyists and people just starting to sprout
Alaska Farm & Garden Show Returns to Palmer with Sustainable Living Focus
Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com While there is fresh snow on the ground, the Alaska growing season is in the air
“His legacy lives on.” Remembering Bruce Bush
By Kyle Wilkinson For the Frontiersman Known among the Valley farming community for his dedication to sustaining agriculture in Alaska
Letters to the editor
Reject the Food Security and Farm Protection Act and Save Our Bacon Act To the editor: I operate Dick Allen’
Alaska State Fair celebrates record-breaking year
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Anyone who went to the 2025 Alaska State Fair can tell you that this year
Defending champ earns another title with an 1,820-pound pumpkin
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com One of the biggest draws to the Alaska State Fair is the giant pumpkin weigh-