Meet the Lancashire family, Alaska's 2022 'Farm Family of the Year.'
Lancashire Farm sits on the original Lancashire family homestead. Above, sisters Abby, Laurie and Martha on the homestead in 1955.
Merry, Seitz and Jane Conway run Lancashire Farm — this year’s Alaska Farm Family of the Year. It’s an honor from the state to an Alaska family that epitomizes a commitment to local agriculture. Merry — not even 5 years old in 1948 — said her dad’s interest in farming was rooted in his time in World War II. When he was serving as a pilot, his plane was shot down and he spent over a year in a prisoner-of-war camp.
When the Lancashires finally arrived in Alaska, they set up shop on the property the farm sits on today — on Pickle Hill, in Soldotna. They’re working on expanding how much they can produce, bringing in more sheep for meat and fiber both and expanding their production on plants — like the garlic. Seitz said people are generally excited to try new things when they stop by their stand at the market — though it takes some getting used to, and some education.
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