River Root Farm

River Root Farm Hello! Please join us on our journey as we create our dream of an organic eco-sustaining veggie/fruit/peony farm deep in the Copper Basin of Alaska

Hello and welcome! We hope you will join us on our journey as we create our dream of a small veggie/fruit/peony farmstead in the Copper River Basin near the Wrangell Saint Elias National Park (we are under 20 miles away from the park and the start of the McCarthy Road in Chitina)
Our off-grid farmstead is still in the the initial starting stage and while we have been hard at work building our cabin, the farm itself is still just getting underway. We are located between the small towns of Kenny Lake and Chitina. It is about 230 miles from Anchorage. nestled on 25 acres in an Aspen/Spruce/Willow forest with a small field. We have a small 1939 9N tractor with a bucket to help with the big stuff but most work is hands on. Our dream is to build a sustainable farm, which will benefit more than ourselves by providing opportunities for others to participate in growing food and nurturing animals, while living with the ups and downs that mother nature has to offer. River Root Farm production strategies are to start small scale and grow as we learn, our goal is to ensure clean, pesticide-, GMO-, and chemical-free organic veggies/flowers and to practice sustainable farming techniques that are harmonious with nature. To that end, we will grow 100% of the produce we sell, use as many local resources as possible, and work on fostering a direct sustainable connection between farmers and consumers in our community and avoid being in competition with our farming neighbors. If living close to the earth with us as we build up our farm from raw land sounds interesting to you then we welcome you to follow us as we move forward on clearing, building, starting new gardens by cultivating soil, prepping beds, fertilizing, seeding, planting, weeding, harvesting, beekeeping, woodworking, building a rainwater catchment system while we fulfill our quest to become as self-sufficient as possible on our farm as we create our home in the Copper River Basin surrounded by beautiful Wrangell mountains, wildlife, and Alaskan scenery as far as the eye can see.

A fun idea for the winter birds
01/14/2024

A fun idea for the winter birds

A coffee mug from the thrift store is the perfect thing to upcycle into a suet feeder and use as a winter feeder in the cold months!

Support local
08/26/2023

Support local

08/02/2023

Edit: dog has been found and reunited with her owner; a big thank you to everyone who helped look!

Original Post: If you’ve seen this dog, please call Wengers country store ASAP. 907-822-5802

11/06/2022
10/20/2022

Really neat!

Pretty excited to have this sweet roo come join our flock.
10/09/2022

Pretty excited to have this sweet roo come join our flock.

Our little hatchlings are all grown up and this guy is off to live his best life managing some lovely ladies at the River Root Farm!

Veronica Broccoli Romanesco! It’s one of my favorite crops. It spirals in the Fibonacci sequence and tastes like a sweet...
09/26/2022

Veronica Broccoli Romanesco! It’s one of my favorite crops. It spirals in the Fibonacci sequence and tastes like a sweeter, nuttier dense broccoli. We are very fortunate that my uncle Smittie always starts extras for us every spring! We will be eating good this winter!

Except for the continual rain it’s been a great year for the garden and harvesting!
09/26/2022

Except for the continual rain it’s been a great year for the garden and harvesting!

09/16/2022

Theriogenology Thursday: When a female grizzly becomes pregnant, the development of the embryo temporarily stops for several months, a process called “delayed implantation”. Delayed implantation is characteristic of all bear species and some other families of carnivores, including weasels and seals. If a female bear is unable to gain enough weight during the summer and fall, her body will tell her to not proceed with the pregnancy and the embryo will reabsorb. This gives her a head start on gaining enough weight to have a successful pregnancy the following year. When female grizzlies enter hibernation, the embryo implants in her uterus and begins gestation. In January or February, female grizzly bears give birth to 1-4 cubs (usually 2). The female will care for her young inside the den until spring when they finally step out into the world.

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Mile 14 Edgerton Highway
Kenny Lake, AK
99573

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