After buying produce, patrons could bring their vegetables to the Fermentation Station to learn how to preserve the harvest at the Harvest Moon Local Food Festival, on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

The first ever Harvest Moon Local Food Festival took place on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

There were over three dozen farm vendors, food trucks and other activities revolving around local food at the first ever Harvest Moon Local Food Festival, on Saturday, Sept. 15, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)