Introducing our Collaborating Farms
Farmers are inherently innovative and adaptive. This research includes co-production with farmers to identify problems and create relevant solutions. Farmers have helped to identify knowledge gaps in how to address and mitigate challenges related to cultivating in permafrost-affected soils. Furthermore, one of our research goals is to have strong outreach components and dedicated communication programs to pass knowledge from researchers to producers and from producers to researchers.
Recruiting farmer-collaborators for permafrost grown occurred prior to and during proposal development. We believe farmers should be given the opportunity to provide input to project research questions and be compensated for their time and role in the research.
Recruiting farmer-collaborators for permafrost grown occurred prior to and during proposal development. We believe farmers should be given the opportunity to provide input to project research questions and be compensated for their time and role in the research.
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We have been collaborating with our farmers since proposal development. Our farmer-collaborators were instrumental in helping the research team develop our project research questions. Their farms are our project field sites and they often tag along with fieldwork and data collection. The following farms have provided valuable observations, data and help us organize our logistics and research activities for each year of the Permafrost Grown project. Working with local farmers enables Permafrost Grown to conduct meaningful research and develop practical permafrost management strategies.
Our collaborating farms include:
Goosefoot Farm, Ice Wedge Farm, Polar Peonies, Rough Cut Farm, Porcupine Ridge Farm, Slimtree Farm, Midnight Sun Golf Course, Offbeet Farm, Meyers Farm, & Gardens in the Arctic |
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The funding for this project is from the US National Science Foundation’s Navigating the New Arctic initiative under RISE award 2126965. |
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This project is led by researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. UA is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination. |