Palmer farm saved
A longtime Palmer farm and year-round produce stand is staying open under new ownership, keeping local food access and agricultural character intact in the Mat-Su Valley.
Daily Alaska staff · January 21, 2026 · Mat-Su
Daily Alaska staff · January 21, 2026 · Mat-SuBushes Bunches has new owners, and the farm is staying open instead of fading out. This place has been part of Palmer’s routine for years, especially when winter makes fresh food harder to find. The new operators stepped in to keep the year-round produce stand alive, not flip it or shut it down.
That matters in the Valley, where local food access is already thin outside summer. It also keeps working farmland working, instead of turning into another “former farm” story. For Palmer families, it means the lights stay on, the shelves stay stocked, and the rhythm of the place stays familiar.
It’s a quiet kind of win, but an important one for how the Mat-Su grows without losing its local touch.