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America's Heartland
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Season 2
Episode 16
Visit the Matanuska valley outside Anchorage, Alaska where summer days last 24 hours—allowing farmers to grow incredibly large vegetables. The Alaska State Fair is the best place to see the state’s agricultural bounty! How hard is it to grow potatoes in Alaska? Alaskan waters produce for than seven hundred million pounds of tasty king crab, whitefish, and salmon!
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Sweet potatoes become popular vodka. “Sassy” cows help create special cheese and ice cream.
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Cactus farm finds success. Georgia peanut harvest. “Mule Days” draws fans of the farm animal.
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“Big Apple” harvest in New York. Ohio family sells crops overseas. Tasty new carrot soup recipe.
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U.S. winter “salad bowl.” Florida farmers feed the hungry. Montana growers raise gluten-free crops.
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Rice farmer sells directly to consumers. Virginia corn grower reaps nation’s largest harvest.
