Building the Yukon’s future in local food production
January 11, 2021
The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Teaching and Working Farm near Dawson City is addressing food scarcity in the Yukon by producing food through self-sufficient means and providing others with experience. All photos: Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Teaching and Working Farm
Growing nearly anything in the Yukon brings its own set of challenges. “We’re basically at the top of the world,” says Derrick Hastings, farm manager at the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Teaching and Working Farm. “We’re at the end of the road.”