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How to heal your soil on an island covered in volcanic ash | INDIE ALASKA
Season 13
Episode 5
Marion Owen first observed the many benefits of gardening by watching her mom as a child. Today, Marion lives in Kodiak, Alaska where she is learning how to repair the island's dense, ashy soil through the power of compost to grow the garden paradise of her dreams. INDIE ALASKA is an original video series produced by Alaska Public Media in partnership with PBS Digital Studios.
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Year-round, Mako Haggerty takes his boat out across Katchemak Bay as a service to Homer.

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Kendo Shine bought a small trailer and started cooking Kendo-style food in Anchorage.

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Bernie Karl is an entrepreneur, an innovator, and an Alaskan original.

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Mark Gould is one of the last coopers.

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Russell Biggs is an Anesthesiologist and a bandmate by night.

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Bettie Upright is a bowler. She picked up the game nearly 30 years ago, at the age of 70.

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Reyne Athanas runs the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center in Bethel, Alaska.

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Enzina Marrari creates garments that bridge fashion design and sculptural art.

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By day, Kima Hamilton is a poet, a mentor, a father, and a community leader.

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