Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Palmer: One of the few places in Alaska where there are actual farms. This is Pioneer Peak.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Palmer: The relative warmth of the lower Matanuska Valley allows apple trees to grow here.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Palmer: Home of the giant cabbage. The world record for a kohlrabi is a whopping 96.95 lbs.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Palmer: Hay farms in the lower Matanuska Valley.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Palmer: Things don't grow easily in Alaska. But when they do grow, they're enormous. This is a 707 lb. pumpkin at the Alaska State Fair.
Alaska's Bearfoot Magazines: Palmer: Goats, ducks, even llamas, are in the petting zoo at a Friday farm event in Palmer.