Alaskan agriculture has experienced a surge in growth of market gardeners, small farms and farmers' markets in recent years, with the highest percentage increase (46%) in the nation in growth in farmers' markets in 2011, compared to 17% nationwide.
ɐlˈæskən ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚ hɐz ɛkspˈiəɹɪənst ɐ sˈɜːdʒ ɪn ɡɹˈoʊθ ʌv mˈɑːɹkɪt ɡˈɑːɹdənɚz, smˈɔːl fˈɑːɹmz ænd fˈɑːɹmɚz mˈɑːɹkɪts ɪn ɹˈiːsənt jˈɪɹz, wɪððə hˈaɪɪst pɚsˈɛntɪdʒ ˈɪŋkɹiːs fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks pɚsˈɛnt ɪnðə nˈeɪʃən ɪn ɡɹˈoʊθ ɪn fˈɑːɹmɚz mˈɑːɹkɪts ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, kəmpˈɛɹd tə sˈɛvəntˌiːn pɚsˈɛnt nˈeɪʃənwˌaɪd.