Hydroponics at Pike's Greenhouse located next to
Pike's Waterfront Lodge

Last year, the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the Fairbanks Future Farmers of America worked in the greenhouse to produce a variety of plants through using the technique of hydroponics.  This is a method of growing plants in nutrient rich water instead of soil.  It also means that plants can be grown very densely and efficiently in our long summer days.

Last year, the team grew among other things Bibb lettuce, cherry tomatoes, and strawberries.  This year they are concentrating their efforts on cherry tomatoes which they are selling to Pike's Waterfront lodge for use in the Binkley Room restaurant and to Pike's Landing, the well known restaurant on the Chena River next to Pike's Waterfront Lodge.  Other groups throughout the state have expressed interest in hydroponics and several remote communities are examining the possibility of using hydroponics to supplement their food supply.  Pike's has been happy to supply the facilities to act as a starter for another source for sustainable food in Alaska.