Farm to Fresh, Offbeet Farm and a modern root cellar
Manage episode 441682606 series 3603162
Fresh vegetables all year long? In Alaska? Yes!
Meet Sam Knapp. He is the only farmer in Interior Alaska that has a cold storage farm and produces winter storage vegetables, a niche that he has cultivated for himself and his farm that serves his passion for winter storage farming.
Everything he grows is meant for storage in his specially-designed, modern root cellar. After the veggies are washed and stored in the fall, he provides the Fairbanks area with access to locally grown food throughout the winter.
Take a listen to his story, and his journey to building this very scientific, modern cold storage facility on his farm that is unique, one of a kind and providing his customer an amazing variety of vegetables all winter long that are fresh, crisp and taste wonderful.
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