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Alaska Public Media | By Valerie Lake,

Matt Faubion

Published July 2, 2024 at 6:42 PM AKDT

A woman smiles at the camera next to an image of a butchered salmon. — Kodiak gardener Marion Owen smiles as she shows off her garden paradise during the recording of an episode of Indie Alaska. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

Indie Alaska is an original video series produced by Alaska Public Media in partnership with PBS Digital Studios, part of PBS.

Production support for this episode was provided by the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Video produced by
Valerie Lake
Matt Faubion
Eric Keto

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Valerie Lake

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.

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Matt Faubion

Matt Faubion is a multimedia journalist at Alaska Public Media. Reach him at mfaubion@alaskapublic.org.

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