Palmer legislator proposes Alaska’s record-setting giant cabbage as official state vegetable

Palmer legislator proposes Alaska’s record-setting giant cabbage as official state vegetable

A 74-pound cabbage grown by Keevan Dinkel of Wasilla is displayed on Sept. 2, 2018, at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)Thirteen years ago, Palmer farmer Scott Robb set a world record with a 138-pound cabbage he brought to the Alaska State Fair.  Not long afterward, Palmer’s local visitor center dedicated a statue to the cabbage and the other colossal world-record vegetables grown in the area. Now, at the urg…

Palmer legislator proposes Alaska's record-setting giant cabbage as official state vegetable

By James BrooksAlaska BeaconThirteen years ago, Palmer farmer Scott Robb set a world record with a 138-pound cabbage he brought to the Alaska State Fair. Not long afterward, Palmer’s local visitor center dedicated a statue to the cabbage and the other colossal world-record vegetables grown in the area.Now, at the urging of a leading visitor center volunteer, a state legislator from Palmer is proposing to enshrine Alaska’s giant cabbages in state…