The art of growing these record-setting vegetables, including colossal pumpkins and giant cabbages, brings people together.

and bone that have been year-round mainstays in the Alaskan diet and tribal life. Gathering yields the berries, wild roots, seaweed and other vegetable resources. This is a deeply-rooted tradition ...

MORE: Looking back on the history of Alaska agriculture In a state known more for its giant vegetables than its mass food production, Dunleavy stated in the release that Alaska imports roughly 95% ...