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
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Preserving a Legacy: Alaska Farmland Trust moves to protect the historic Grover Farm in Palmer
In the heart of Alaska’s rich agricultural region, the Alaska Farmland Trust Corporation(AFTC), in partnership with the USDA
Farmers markets bring fresh local goodness
By Mark Kelsey For the Frontiersman With summer solstice just around the corner, fresh local produce is beginning to show
Palmer man appointed director of Alaska’s federal Farm Service Agency
Frontiersman.com Mat-Su farmer and businessman Arthur Keyes has been appointed as state director of the federal Farm Service
Alaska would benefit from keeping out finfish farms
By Melanie Brown Spectrum As a fourth-generation sockeye salmon fisherman, I have my own reasons for disliking farmed fish.
Palmer FFA program hosting plant sale
By Kyle Wilkinson For the Frontiersman Just in time for the start of the growing season, the annual Palmer High
Sullivan, Booker Introduce Bipartisan Keep Finfish Free Act
Katie Stavick Frontiersman.comm On April 30, Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the
Palmer roastery aims to offer high quality coffee with a clear conscience
By Kyle Wilkinson For the Frontiersman Award-winning Aethereal Coffee, a local roastery based out of Palmer, offers an organic,
Agriculture advocates gather to celebrate and strategize for Alaska’s farming future
By Alexandria Hoffman Mat-Su Farm Bureau Local farmers, students, and agricultural leaders gathered this spring in Palmer for a
New agriculture department could now include food security and mariculture
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman A bill to create a state Department of Agriculture is set to move in
Now's the time to get that garden going
By Thomas L. Knapp Opinion Confession: I’m not much of a gardener. I try, but I’m only able
Local products increase options for farm stand shoppers
By Mark Kelsey For the Frontiersman The Palmer-area’s landmark farm stand continues to add local products to its
Bryan Scoresby
By Mark Kelsey While extraction industries command the most attention in Alaska, a less noticeable, but equally important, industry is