What most people don’t know about the Matanuska Experiment Farm could fill a barn.
Tucked away in the “Gateway” area at the edge of Palmer-Wasilla on one of the oldest settled plots in the Mat-Su, the experiment farm is a hive of research activity that’s often overlooked by the thousands of locals who buzz past on their daily commutes.
And then there’s the unexpected: a caribou herd, a mischievous moose that could (briefly) control the weather. And, of course, the research: Does kelp make good fertilizer? What kind of plants encourage pest-eating bugs? Do cows like seafood?…