Alaska homestead

A real Alaska homestead in Kenny Lake, Alaska A Look At A Real Alaska Homestead In Rural Alaska The Alaska lifestyle is a difficult one, involving building your own cabin, hauling your own water, growing your own food -- and supporting it with seasonal work. Neil Hannan, a homesteader in Kenny Lake, Alaska, in the Copper River Valley, shares his photographs of life on the Homestead. Alaska homestead kitchen. (This is neater than most!) This photo shows an antique wood stove, pots, pans…

Updated December 2016: This post has been updated and revised from this original version. Most of the content is the same, but I have added more details about each talking point. Read the updated v…

Curious how I garden far up North in Alaska? This is how I manage a Homestead in Alaska.

It is that time of the year again, when all of the gardeners in the Matsu Valley, here in South Central, Alaska rush to get everything plan...

Fairbanks does not follow the ‘classic’ seasons of winter, spring, summer, and fall. These seasons are a myth, an idea, a dream. There are six real seasons in Fairbanks as follows: Brea…

by Mary Hinckley, An Alaska Master Gardener in Tok, Alaska Last summer my husband, Snooks, built me a greenhouse. He had the green thumb but he said the greenhouse was for me. It was beautiful

This is the seed starting schedule you should be using for growing food in Alaska!

Noted for its stunning natural beauty, abundance of wildlife and extreme temperatures, Alaska often lands a spot on folks’ bucket lists. If you’re looking for a truly adventurous and slightly wild and untamed place to call home, Alaska is definitely your place. Before you make the big move to the Last Frontier, we compiled all the information you need to know about life in Alaska.

We are retiring in Alaska!!! Come with us on an adventure...while we take you on a tour through our new off grid cabin in Alaska! We've been waiting for so long it seems...and now, our biggest dream ever...is in our sites! #offgridcabin #alaskahomestead #livinginalaska

FAIRBANKS - As the snow melts into the ground, I’m thinking about the wonderfully warm winter and what an awfully cold, rainy summer we just had and am wondering what this summer will bring.