Pilgrim Update: Harvest Time
![Farm manager smiles at an earthworm in her hand.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-09-26-static-misc-006-1200x800.jpg)
65 miles north of Nome, an improbable farming effort has borne its first fruits (and vegetables). The sub-Arctic harvest at Pilgrim Hot Springs — and the joy locally-grown vegetables have brought to Western Alaskans — was the focus of a recent episode of KNOM’s “Dearest Alaska.”
Produce For Sale: First Harvests From Pilgrim Hot Springs Available in Nome
![Lee is a laborer with BSDC and Unaaqtuq, and spends most of her time farming the crops being grown at Pilgrim Hot Springs. Photo Credit: Davis Hovey, KNOM (2017)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Tasha-Lee-947x1200.jpg)
Bags and bags of harvested fresh vegetables, like rhubarb, chard, romaine lettuce, and more from Pilgrim Hot Springs, made their way by truck to the Green Energy Solutions office in Nome yesterday.