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Agriculture Offices:

Director's Office
1800 Glenn Highway, Suite 12
Palmer, Alaska 99645
Phone: 907-745-7200
Fax: 907-745-7112

Main Office
1800 Glenn Highway, Suite 12
Palmer, Alaska 99645
Phone: 907-745-7200
Fax: 907-745-7242

Mt. McKinley Meat & Sausage 385 Inner Springer Loop
Palmer, Alaska 99645
Phone: 907-745-5232
Fax: 907-746-0575

Northern Region Office
1648 S. Cushman St. #201
Fairbanks, Alaska 99701
Phone: 907-328-1950
Fax: 907-328-1951

Plant Materials Center
5310 S. Bodenburg Spur
Palmer, Alaska 99645
Phone: 907-745-4469
Fax: 907-746-1568

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Find Farmers Markets by region HERE.
Use a d
irectory of Alaskan food and farm product businesses in the Alaska Grown Source Book HERE.
Or download the statewide list of Farmers Markets HERE.
   
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"Let thy food by thy medicine and let thy medicine be thy food."                 Hippocrates

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Every 5 days, your INTESTINES replace themselves.
Every 35 days your SKIN replaces itself.
Your LUNGS, every 2-3 weeks.
RED BLOOD CELLS, 4 months.
Your LIVER, 5 months.
Your NAILS, 6-10 months.
Your BONES, 10 years.
Your body makes these NEW CELLS from the FOOD YOU EAT.
What you EAT literally BECOMES YOU.

YOU HAVE A CHOICE IN WHAT YOU ARE MADE OF...YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT. 


Essential Nutrients

An essential nutrient is a nutrient required for normal body functioning that can not be synthesized by the body.  Therefore, they must MUST BE OBTAINED FROM A DIETARY SOURCE.  Therefore, in order for your body to function normally you NEED TO BE EATING the following nutrients every day.

1. Essential Fatty Acids
2. Essential Amino Acids
3. Vitamins
4. Dietary Minerals
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Goji berries

Our Favorite Books on Nutrition:

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What is a "SUPERFOOD"?

A superfood is a nutritional powerhouse loaded with nutrients that will support a healthy, long life.  Not only do they contain high concentrations of crucial nutrients, most of them are low in calories and high in fiber which helps with weight-control.  Does it get any better?

Many of the following superfoods have been proven to help prevent and, in some cases, reverse the well-known effects of aging, including cardiovascular disease, Type II Diabetes, hypertension and certain cancers.

  1. Acai
  2. Almonds
  3. Adzuki Beans
  4. Avocado
  5. Bee Pollen
  6. Blueberries
  7. Broccoli
  8. Cacao
  9. Chia
  10. Coconut
  11. Dandelion
  12. Garlic
  13. Goji Berries
  14. Ginger
  15. Matcha Green Tea
  16. Goji
  17. Hemp Seeds
  18. Honey (RAW)
  19. Kale
  20. Kefir
  21. Kombucha
  22. Lemon
  23. Lentils
  24. Maca
  25. Nettle Leaf Tea
  26. Pomegranate
  27. Pumpkin
  28. Pumpkin Seeds
  29. Salmon
  30. Spinach
  31. Spirulina
  32. Sprouts
  33. Turmeric
  34. Tomatoes
  35. Walnuts
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Superfood Spotlight: TURMERIC

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Turmeric, known in the west for its use in Indian cooking, is often referred to as the “Queen of Spices”. It comes from the dry ground root of Curcuma longa, typically found in India and Indonesia.  It has a deep yellow-orange tinge, from which it earns one of its nicknames, “Indian saffron”.  Health benefits of turmeric include antiinflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, anticarcinogenic, and antioxidant properties.  It also supports digestion and overall health and well-being.  Turmeric supports healthy blood and healthy skin.  It supports optimal digestive function and healthy intestinal flora, as well as supporting comfortable movement of the joints.  It is perhaps best known for supporting healthy liver function and a natural inflammatory response.  Can you say, "SUPERFOOD?"  It gets better...

"Curcumin is the active anti-inflammatory ingredient of turmeric.  On April 21, 2011, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, top Western medicine abandoned it's normal research for new toxic chemo solutions for cancer to release a surprising paper on their curcumin research.  The researchers were amazed at curcumin's ability to differentiate cancer cells from normal cells and create apoptosis (cell death) in cancer cells only, while actually promoting better cellular health in non-cancerous cells."  Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/037879_curcumin_cancer_cells_turmeric.html#ixzz2UN8yTSrF

Our favorite way to consume turmeric is to cook with it in curries or simply adding a pinch to any dish.  For a more concentrated serving, we love Dr. John Douillard's Turmeric Plus supplement because he combines high-quality turmeric with black pepper.  Studies have shown that is significantly increase the intestinal absorption of turmeric.

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