Conservation Helps Alaska Peony Growers Thrive

HOMER, Alaska -- Peony production in Alaska fills a niche demand in the flower market due to the late summer harvest window. Private landowners throughout the state have developed peony farms and are working together to address challenges and get their products to market. The City of Homer is known as the City of Peonies and boasts multiple peony farms and a local peony Co-op. Multiple peony growers have chosen to work with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to perform conservation projects on their farms that address natural resource issues, primarily to improve irrigation efficiency and plant health through the development of irrigation systems and irrigation water monitoring. The NRCS offers free technical and financial assistance to peony growers in Alaska to help them address natural resource issues on their land which also can improve production and grow the business. Learn more at www.nrcs.usda.gov/ak. Video produced by AK Nomad Cinematics.