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January 12, 2021
Alaska is as remote as it is conservative. I live in Sitka, Alaska, the largest city in the United States by square mile, with a population that sits just under 9,000. With only 14 miles of road, most of this land is forested and is part of the larger Tongass National Forest unique to Southeast Alaska. Sitka is an island that sits just off the coast of Juneau, and like Juneau, the only way to reach this city is either by boat or by plane. This makes shipping food and necessities an expensive endeavor.
Subsistence living is essential especially for Alaskan natives and folks who live in remote regions and villages where fresh food is scarce or marked up at incredibly high rates. Living as a vegan here in Sitka, I am a minority in the sea of hunters and meat eaters. On this island the grocery stores are marked at three times the price compared to the supermarkets in the lower 48. There are no bulk sections in