Growing Local Food for Local People in Alaska | Farms Across America

Panhandle Produce founders Eli and Kylie Wray champion growing “local food for local people.” We venture to Juneau, Alaska to see how the couple created a year-round market for their community, and at Windfall Farm, they show us what it takes to grow food in America’s last great wilderness.
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Southeast Alaska poses a daunting challenge for local agriculture: The climate is tough, good farmland is scarce, and a lack of infrastructure makes it difficult for small growers to get their products to consumers. Today, Alaska imports 95% of its food-a crucial vulnerability as global supply chains grow ever more stretched. “Food security not only matters, but it's actually vital to building resilient communities,” says Kylie Wray. “It's actually a matter of our survival and our sustainability.”
Eli Wray has always loved growing things. But with only one seasonal farmers’ market in the Juneau area, farming wasn’t a viable full-time living. So he and Kylie decided it was up to them to build the kind of permanent farm-to-consumer hub Juneau needed to sustain local small agriculture.
The community has responded, and the success of Panhandle has allowed Eli and Kylie to build their dream of a farm of their own. Windfall is a bio-diverse, multi-aspect farm: seasonal organics and hydroponics for year-round greens alongside goats and chickens for dairy and egg share programs.
Together, the Wrays are always looking for the next way to build Juneau’s food systems. Whether it’s planting cucumbers, raising baby goats, or creating a vital marketplace for small farmers, Eli and Kylie Wray are finding new ways to grow.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 Welcome to Windfall
00:59 Living off the land
01:50 Imported foods vs. locally grown
02:38 From backyard to farmstand to storefront
03:31 Food security in Alaska
04:00 Panhandle Produce, a community market
05:16 Food grown in Alaska
05:51 DIY greenhouse
06:43 Buying a farm in Alaska
07:35 Building resilient Alaskan soil
08:37 Promoting self-sufficiency
09:17 Alaskan farmhouse charcuterie
10:43 The freshest goat cheese in Juneau
11:29 The Alaskan ethos of independence
Growing Local Food for Local People in Alaska | Farms Across America
Directed by Eric Feigenbaum
Created by Conor Gaughan and Kate Tucker
Written and hosted by Kate Tucker
Produced by Consensus Digital Media in partnership with Remedial Media
Executive Producer - Kate Tucker
Executive Producer - Jessie English
Executive Producer - Eric Feigenbaum
Executive Producer - Conor Gaughan
Featuring:
Eli Wray - Co-Founder & Co-Owner, Panhandle Produce & Windfall Farm
Kylie Wray - Co-Founder & Co-Owner, Panhandle Produce & Windfall Farm
Don Engledue - Home grower
Filmed in Juneau, Alaska at Panhandle Produce and Windfall Farm
Supervising Producer - Geoff Rock
Editor - Jack Mankiewicz
Assistant Editor - Dustin Waldman
Director of Photography - Isaac Rosenthal
Camera Operator - Eddie Bernard
Gaffer / Drone Operator - Fletcher Anstis
Sound Engineer - Tom Eichler
Production Coordinator - John Ryan Gage
Makeup & Hair - Jessie English
Wardrobe - Hollie Van Osenbruggen
Audio Mixer / Sound Design - Dillon Terry
Color Grading - Ind3x
Motion Graphics - Yuriy Netrebyuk
Stills - Isaac Rosenthal
Graphic Design - Stephen Lepsch
Music courtesy of Artlist & Soundstripe:
Triumph - Falconer
Ramblin' Blues Instrumental - Mississippi Lightnin'
And Beyond - Alsever Lake
Flying High - Falconer
Cast Iron Skillet Instrumental - Andy Ellison
Set Up Camp Instrumental - Andy Ellison
Swamp Shack - Falconer
Lazy River - The Tiderippers
Relaxing Country River - Falconer
Brand New Day - Falconer
Setting Sun - Falconer
Jessica's Waltz - Falconer
Where Can I Go Where I Don't Have The Blues - Mississippi Lightnin'
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