Laura Joralemon, left, presented the first of the Southeast Alaska Master Gardeners Presidents Lecture Series on Tuesday at Juneau-Douglas...

...kale. The latter was introduced to Alaska by Russian explorers, she said. "It's just yummy in stir fries." Laura Joralemon has been growing kale in her Juneau vegetable garden for about 14 years. She leans toward red Russian kale, a flat-leafed...

...Friday, May 1, 1998 photo: Local Green thumb: Laura Joralemon, a Juneau master gardener, relaxes in her yard at...JUNEAU EMPIRE It all started with a potato, recalls Laura Joralemon. About 35 years ago, a family friend took...