The Longer Table rises to battle food insecurity in Arnprior

It’s almost a summer ritual. One—or both—of the highways connecting the Yukon to southern Canada shuts down because of wildfires or floods. If the closure lasts a few days, grocery shelves in Whitehorse start to empty. I still remember struggling to find salad greens in July 2022, after the Alaska Highway was washed out in northern British Columbia. Nearly everything Yukoners eat is trucked in. Only an estimated 2 to 4 percent is commercially cultivated here. A short growing season, limited arable land, and poor-quality soil make farming an unforgiving grind. In recent years...