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# 216
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/americas-heartland/episode/americas-heartland-216/
- Published: 2024-05-08T14:08:11.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T08:51:59.000Z
- Description: Visit Alaska and meet descendants of a bold Depression-era farming experiment.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: America's Heartland, Season 2, Episode 16, #ZZZ_Episode_701900aa-6ec9-44ea-a73a-4cdf907ae738, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_e2dd9911-ad05-4ab5-aadb-338e5c6e1486, #v1.16

Visit the Matanuska valley outside Anchorage, Alaska where summer days last 24 hours—allowing farmers to grow incredibly large vegetables. The Alaska State Fair is the best place to see the state’s agricultural bounty! How hard is it to grow potatoes in Alaska? Alaskan waters produce for than seven hundred million pounds of tasty king crab, whitefish, and salmon!