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Alaska is leading the nation in new farm growth. Is it enough to address food security concerns? | Alaska Insight

Television host interviews experts over zoom.
Alaska Insight host, Lori Townsend, talks with agriculture experts at the Elmo Sackett Broadcast Center on October 21, 2021.

Alaska offers an abundance of wild foods, but when it comes to locally grown crops, we’re often at a disadvantage. What programs and efforts are underway to help lower our dependence on outside shipments?

Lori Townsend discusses food security with UAF Cooperative Extension Program's Casey Matney and the Intertribal Agriculture Council's Tikaan Galbreath.


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Valerie Lake worked at Alaska Public Media from 2017 to 2025. She was the managing producer for Indie Alaska, director for Alaska Insight, and led the video production team. Valerie Lake has previously gone by the names, Valerie Lloyd and Valerie Kern.