Alaska’s thawing permafrost could shape the future of farming

The Permafrost Grown project was recently highlighted in CivilEats.

INE researcher/WERC director Melissa Ward Jones and collaborator Glenna Gannon discuss sustainable food systems and permafrost-agriculture, and why this relationship matters for farming practices and food production in Alaska: 

Alaska’s Thawing Permafrost Could Shape the Future of Farming (CivilEats)

Image top: Melissa Ward Jones, principal investigator of the Permafrost Grown project, helps harvest crops during a visit to a collaborating farm. Photo courtesy of CivilEats.