Susanna Pearlstein (Director), Bob Van Veldhuizen (Agronomist), Derylee Hecimovich (4-H) , Melissa Clampitt (Program Assistant), and Stephen Brown (horticulturist) discuss their work at the UAF Matanuska Experiment Farm & Extension Center. Open to the public, the Experimental Farm and Extension Center offers workshops, information and advice on a variety of topics. It provides research in sustainable agriculture, land reclamation and other environmental issues like renewable energy and environmental remediation. The Experiment Farm is located about 36 miles north of Anchorage. It includes 260 acres of cultivated land and 800 acres of forest land for research or demonstration purposes. The farm is also home to the Mat-Su/Copper River Extension.