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Discussing locally sourced food with Arctic Harvest Deliveries | Hometown, Alaska

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Arctic Harvest Deliveries founder and owner, Kyla Byers (left), recently sat down with Hometown, Alaska host Kim Sherry to discuss local ingredients and food security in the state. (Ammon Swenson/Alaska Public Media)

It's not always easy to find locally grown or raised food items in Alaska, but you might be surprised at what is out there. Kyla Byers is a founder and owner of Arctic Harvest Deliveries. The company specializes in supplying produce, meat, eggs and artisan grocery products from local, Alaskan farmers and food entrepreneurs around the state. Byers tells us how the business got started, about supplying home cooks and professional chefs alike and what we can do to ensure our state’s food security. Later in the show Sherry gives cooking tips on how to prepare some of these local ingredients.

HOST: Kim Sherry

GUEST: Kyla Byers, founder/owner, Arctic Harvest Deliveries

LINKS:
Arctic Harvest Deliveries
Kim's Alaskan Chowder | PBS Food
Roasted Alaska Beet Sauce with Pasta – Alaska Girl Eats
3 Layer Alaska Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting – Alaska Girl Eats
Sockeye Salmon Bahn Mi – Alaska Girl Eats

Kim Sherry is a 4th generation Alaskan, who grew up in the small town of King Salmon. You may recognize her from the 3rd season of ‘The Great American Recipe’ on PBS as the first contestant ever coming from Alaska! Kim is an artist who currently specializes in pet portraits, but has also written and illustrated 2 children’s books and owned a clothing business in Anchorage. Coming from a family of subsistence hunters and fishers, Kim is an avid gardener who has always had an appreciation for the outdoors and a reverence for the wildlife that sustained their community.