Strahl is convinced Alaska has the cleanest humus to be found anywhere. "There are very few places on the Earth where you can get this stuff," Strahl said. "It's virgin soil." Strahl has worked in ...

FAIRBANKS — April in Alaska finds many of us planting seeds and thinking of summer gardens. In the book and film “The Martian,” astronaut Mark Watney is forced to grow and nurture soil ...