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Common Ground Alaska Farmstead We are a teaching farm that feeds Alaskans. U-Pick is finished for the 2026 summer season. Come join us!
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Final day for the farmstand & farmer's market is Sept. 19 from noon - 6 pm. This is a site to help Alaskans work together to not just survive in Alaska but to thrive. Posting pertinent information for all Alaskans on farming locally, buying local, living frugal, etc.

Look what showed up at my house! Gene was outside working and he came in the house with a gift! I was so confused - he s...
10/10/2026

Look what showed up at my house!

Gene was outside working and he came in the house with a gift!

I was so confused - he said “someone brought this by and said it’s for you”

Imagine my surprise to open the gift bag to find this absolutely adorable handmade bag from MADE BY Cherry.

It’s so fun!

If you don’t know Lauren and her work, she makes handmade overalls - they are so much cuter than the name brands and she loves doing them customized!

I invited her to be a vendor at her very first show ever at the expo and then she came back for the Apple festival. Her overalls are always the talk of the vendor halls and folks absolutely love them!

But my favorite thing about Lauren is her sweet and gentle personality mixed with a healthy zest for life. She’s encouraging, she’s fun, and she’s very very genuine.

She also makes bags and a few other things. She wanted to thank me for the opportunities to be a vendor and made this bag special for me!

It’s blue and white which is my favorite AND the strap is made with overall clips - it’s absolutely adorable, don’t you agree?

Follow her page and be watching for vendor events she will be in because you need a pair of her overalls!

Who wants to learn how to ferment? That's what we're up to this month! We're going to learn how to ferment veggies and f...
10/08/2026

Who wants to learn how to ferment? That's what we're up to this month! We're going to learn how to ferment veggies and fruits and drinks and just all the things! Each class is $65 and includes instructions, a take home ferment, and a meal!

Also included (so no one is surprised) we will be continuing our study through Proverbs 31 - it's a quick devotional we do at the beginning of each class. If you prefer not to attend the devotional, just plan to be fashionably late by about 15 minutes. :)

Space is limited - my kitchen is small! So be sure to grab your tickets sooner than later.

https://www.tixtree.com/o/alaskahomesteadcollective

Things are starting to look a little different around here. We had to make some changes and so far it’s going well! 1. W...
10/07/2026

Things are starting to look a little different around here. We had to make some changes and so far it’s going well!

1. We needed to move the gate closer to the new farmstand and store. Gene used some log end things we had saved for firewood for the walls. Isn’t it cute?

Also, he used the old gate doors that my dad built - would make my dad so proud! 🥰

2. We had a drainage issue in the orchard. When the snow would thaw, the orchard would drain into the greenhouse and it would flood. Since we have a new orchard planted in there, we needed to redirect the water.

3. We also got thrips in our black currant patch. They weren’t a thrip resistant variety and the buggers were going to town! So those needed to go.

4. We needed a spot inside the orchard for our vendors because we need to maximize parking.

So, we tore out the black currants and cleared that area for the vendors and changed the landscape to hopefully reroute the water out of the greenhouse.

Don’t worry - we already have a new black currant patch planted in a new spot - a thrip resistant variety. They are bigger and juicier berries - they are so yummy!

Wrapping up for the season and prepping for whatever winter has to throw at us. 🙂 Kinda like everyone else is doing!

And … that’s a wrap! The farmstand is going back home and the farm is officially closed for the season. However, mark yo...
10/06/2026

And … that’s a wrap! The farmstand is going back home and the farm is officially closed for the season.

However, mark your calendars for November 7 because we have something very cool coming up - unique and much needed in the valley!

In the meantime, there aren’t adequate words to thank Ilya and Nikita of Viking Iron Works for allowing us to use your awesome building for our store this summer. I’m not sure what we would have done without it - it worked out just perfect!

These buildings are awesome and could have so many uses! We are talking about buying a couple for the farm.

They are built to last! And with the tin roof, it’s so fun to hang out in there and listen to the rain!

So - this building is leaving but the show must go on (after we take a nap or two) and you’ll likely see one or two of these around the farm in the future.

Be sure to reach out to Ilya if you need a little shed or barn or whatever you’d use this for!

Sea Buckthorn (Seaberry) kefir smoothie - absolutely delicious! Tastes like a dreamsicle. And so good for your gut and i...
10/05/2026

Sea Buckthorn (Seaberry) kefir smoothie - absolutely delicious!

Tastes like a dreamsicle. And so good for your gut and immune system - our favorite yet!

Ingredients:
2 c. Milk Kefir
1 c. Seaberries (we used frozen)
Maple syrup to taste

Blend and enjoy!

Have you signed up for the FREE Traditional Skills Summit that Josh & Carolyn Thomas from School of Traditional Skills i...
10/02/2026

Have you signed up for the FREE Traditional Skills Summit that Josh & Carolyn Thomas from School of Traditional Skills is putting on? They do this every year and I've learned so much each time!

The topics this year are so perfectly timely for our farm - like:
🐄 Bringing home a dairy animal (Obviously Mabel is already here but she's not quite a dairy animal yet so we have a LOT to learn before she calves)
🏡 Getting your house in order (what a timely mantra as we head into winter)
🫐 Food preservation without fear (You know this topic is dear to my heart!)
🧐 Work smarter, not harder (SIGN ME UP!)
And those are seriously just the highlights!

https://www.ststrk1.com/2RSPJ5/9HSXKF/?sub1=

Pro-tip: I don't tune into all of the classes - I don't have time for that! I do make a schedule for myself and be sure to listen in to the ones that interest me most. The first year I felt like I needed to be there the whole time, all week long and got overwhelmed. Now it's very manageable because I just personalize it to what works for me. :)

This is starting to sound like an ad and I sure don't mean for it to so I'll stop here. I'm just really excited and wanted to make sure you all know about it, too. I just love that it's completely free - Josh and Carolyn are incredibly generous with their time and resources. I am so grateful!

https://www.ststrk1.com/2RSPJ5/9HSXKF/?sub1=

September 30: Let’s toss a couple of flakes of snow out there just to see if folks are awake. October 1: I bet they are ...
10/01/2026

September 30: Let’s toss a couple of flakes of snow out there just to see if folks are awake.

October 1: I bet they are awake now!

September snow! The transition from fall to winter is happening. I hope it’s a very slow transition - I’m still enjoying...
09/30/2026

September snow! The transition from fall to winter is happening. I hope it’s a very slow transition - I’m still enjoying fall and would love a few more warm sunny afternoons before the cold sets in.

Are you ready for winter?

BLOOPER MOMENT: I’ve had a couple of folks comment so I thought I’d share one of the many blooper moments we had during ...
09/30/2026

BLOOPER MOMENT:

I’ve had a couple of folks comment so I thought I’d share one of the many blooper moments we had during our first annual Alaska apple festival.

Ticket holders got a sample of c***r and a pass through the caramel apple bar. We needed some sort of system to make sure everyone got both so I had ordered super cute little fall cups for the c***r and then regular like raffle ticket things for the caramel apple bar.

Super simple.

Except somehow, on the morning of the festival opening I misplaced the tickets. (I still can’t find them - the only thing I can think of is I accidentally threw them away when I had my hands full or something).

Anyway, it was like 11:30 and we were opening at noon and we had no tickets.

Next to the registration table happened to be our big roll of bailing twine. That gave me an idea!

So we redneck-rigged our tickets to strips of bailing twine. 😂

I saw several folks look at the admission workers funny but they all went along with it! Haha!

I wonder if I’ll ever find that roll of tickets? So weird.

Big changes coming to the farm this week! Kinda sad to see these guys go but I’m super excited to add new ones to a bett...
09/29/2026

Big changes coming to the farm this week!

Kinda sad to see these guys go but I’m super excited to add new ones to a better spot, solve a drainage issue we’ve had for years, and create a really neat spot inside the farm for the vendors at the farmers market!

More coming soon!

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Big Lake, AK

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Wednesday 12pm - 6pm
Saturday 12pm - 6pm

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+19073548551

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