Dennis and Annie Ronsse both grew up with vegetable gardening in Kansas. After completing MS degrees in biology, they moved to rural Alaska in 1981, where they taught school and enjoyed a subsistence lifestyle, a trapline, and the remarkable Yup’ik culture. Several summers “B.C.” (before children) were spent doing seasonal work with US Fish & Wildlife, bird and botanical projects.  In 1989 they moved their little family to Anchorage, and in ’97 got back to gardening when Annie helped create Mardane’s Garden, which currently involves seven households.  Also, Dennis built terraced beds on a steep slope behind their house where they organically grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers, providing a year-round food supply. Since retirement, they have become grandparents and adventure travelers. Motivated to leave a healthy world for the grandkids, they have also been involved with the Alaska Native Plant Society—Dennis is the immediate past president—and Citizens Climate Lobby, in which Annie takes a very active role.

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