Stephanie Gaiser

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Stephanie Gaiser, right, and her son, Seth, place a cover for added protection over a raised bed planted with eggplant inside the family's seasonal high tunnel on Friday, May 23, 2014, in Palmer, Alaska. The USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service offers financial assistance to growers using the tall hoop houses to extend growing seasons, and has awarded more funding to Alaska for them than any other state. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)