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Our Practices

Guiding Principles

  • No till

  • Exceeding organic standards

  • Regenerative agriculture as a method and model for sequestering carbon

  • Permaculture concepts as methods and model for sustainability

  • Raise animals in an ethical way as nature intended. Embracing the character of each animal; use of homeopathic medicine and western herbs as primary form of veterinary care

  • Source amendments and animal feed supplies locally

  • Locally source barley, oats, peas, supplements to make our certified nutritionally balanced and fermented formulas for pigs, chickens, ducks.

  • Non-GMO, no corn, no soy in our feed or soil amendments

  • Full circle farming- cut the tree, mill the log, plane the board, use sawdust for storing crops in root cellar, use sawdust for poultry nest boxes, then to sawdust toilet.

  • Dirt under the fingernails and extra tough manual labor

  • Incorporate crop rotation, cover cropping seasonally and full season fallow, use of pigs to clear land while adding fertility

  • Alternative energy and 100% off-grid methods including solar and wood as energy saving methods to reduce our impact on the planet

  • Creating a new small-scale farming/homestead model that enhances living luxuriously with less

  • Utilize wood as renewable resource for all heat in seed house, greenhouse, cabin, sauna, etc

  • 100% use of natural light for growing starts/seedlings instead of artificial lights

  • All structures built to be multi purposed

  • Dylan Dog’s love as eternal inspiration and guiding light 2002-2018

  • Gary and Annette Soderstrom’s die hard “do it yourself” inspiration, motivation, and courage to persist.

Why Buy Local?

Although many Alaskans hunt, fish, garden, and pick berries, 95% of Alaskans food supply is insecure. The future of food is the security of its food supply. Alaskans purchase $2 billion worth of food annually from the lower 48 (2012).

This means that $1.9 billion leaves the state each year, which could otherwise be spent supporting local agriculture, protecting farmland, and growing young farmers.

Imported food is shipped long distances, creating more of a fossil-fuel dependence and relying on the barge during times of uncertainty like earthquakes and pandemics.

According to the Ken Meter report, *“If Alaska wanted to ensure that its entire population could eat Alaska-grown produce, the state could set aside 4,700 acres for all the potatoes that would be needed, 200 acres for carrots, 200 more acres for cabbage, and 600 acres for lettuce.”

The value of food sold directly to consumers increased from $2.2 million in 2012 to $4.5 million in 2017. Support for local agriculture is growing in Alaska!

The number of farms grew 30% over the last 5 years, and 47% of those farmers are Women. The number of small farms (1-9 acres) is up 73%, proving that a lot of food can be grown on small acreage.

At Chugach Farm we know how much food can be grown on a small piece of land.

Growing nutrient-dense, clean, non-GMO, chemical free food is what we do.

As Alaskans, we know that local food is more nutritious, tastes better, supports the local economy, and keeps our communities strong.

Real benefits of supporting local agriculture:

  • Reduce your carbon footprint

  • Support the local economy, promote the stability of local farms, and encourage local government policies to support local farms

  • Better tasting food, fresher by far, more nutritious food

  • Support building a small farm economy that supports you

  • Your chance to support farms whose ethics align with yours, focus on soil health, combined with organic practices that are healthier and more sustainable for people and the planet

*Building Food Security in Alaska. (Full Report)  Ken Meter and Megan Phillips Goldenberg. Crossroads Resource Center, Minneapolis, MN. July 28, 2014.