From the Fairbanks News-Miner:
When you think of agriculture, does your brain automatically jump to food production? That’s understandable, but in Alaska, greenhouse crops, including flowers, play one of the largest economic roles in the agricultural pie — 42 percent of cash receipts in 2012.
A shining example of greenhouse production can be found at Chena Hot Springs Resort. This summer, in spite of near-record rainfall, the resort is spectacularly bejeweled with flower beds, flower pots, flowers everywhere.
That doesn’t happen by accident. Each year the creative resort crew plans the seed and cutting orders, grows the flowers in the greenhouse and designs the finished products.
To read the full article, visit the Fairbanks News-Miner's website.
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