1/8/2023 0 Comments Lingon berrysSpringtime was the usually busy time of setting up for our short but intense summer, and the honeybees were doing exceptionally well. The summer of 2019 was a very eventful one for Lingonberry Farm of Alaska™. We're constantly working towards creating a sustainable off-grid farm, and really enjoy this not so easy, but rewarding journey. Our goal is to do our part in creating more clean and healthy food for our family and friends, and to leave the following generations with land that is better than it was when we first bought it. Through our efforts, our bees have been able to produce some of the most amazing pure honey we’ve ever tasted. Also, we have been planting as many wildflowers as possible, because the fire burned so hot, it destroyed much of the seed bank that was present before the wildfire. Nearly a year later, we resumed clearing operations and set up our apiary at it's present location on the farm. The wind driven monster scorched nearly 550 acres of our land, and caused all of the seasonal frost and permafrost to melt, leaving us with a quagmire. It was a very labor intensive process, and in June of 2015 it was suddenly interupted by the 11,000 acre Kobe Fire. In 2012 we purchased 650 acres of agricultural land from the State of Alaska and began to clear 45 acres of the densely forested area. We found gardening and beekeeping to be quite challenging in a mountain climate, so we started looking for a better location. We planted a garden, started raising chickens, and keeping bees in the Northern foothills of the Alaska Range. Lingonberry Farm of Alaska™ was started in 2008 by a husband and wife who believe that natural and raw foods are a staple of good health.
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