The giant green cabbage, enabled by the midnight sun, is a fitting symbol of Alaskans’ spirit and a nod to the state's history, said bill sponsor Rep. DeLena Johnson, a Palmer Republican.
A 113.05-pound cabbage grown by Palmer farmer Scott Robb is adorned with a first-place ribbon at the Alaska State Fair in 2023. As lawmakers spar over a wide range of issues in the final days of the Alaska Legislature’s regular session, one idea is bringing Republicans, Democrats and independents together.
The state House of Representatives voted unanimously Wednesday to make the giant green cabbage Alaska’s official state vegetable.
“Let us leave partisanship behind, and let's move towards a brighter, greener future,” said Rep. DeLena Johnson, a Republican who sponsored“Some people would think if you hear the words ‘cabbage bill’ that maybe we have nothing else to do. And that's, of course, not true,” Johnson said.
“This is … a piece of our marketing of Alaska and our agriculture. ”— is a symbol of Alaska’s history, Johnson said. Almost every year for the past 90 years, Johnson said, cabbage-growers have competed in a weigh-off at the Alaska State Fair. Palmer’s own Scott Robb“It's resilient.
It's enormous, and it somehow survives so many conditions,” she said.
“ would never thrive in other states, Mr. Speaker, and certainly never get this big. ” There’s very little time left in this year’s legislative session, which must adjourn by May 20, but the bill could move quickly through the Senate. It’s already scheduled for a hearing in the Senate State Affairs Committee on Thursday. Whether it will come up for a final vote and pass into law is unclear.
Sen. Bill Wielechowski, an Anchorage Democrat who as Senate Rules Committee chair is responsible for scheduling bills, cast doubt on the prospect.
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