Ang, do you know about Full Circle CSAs? I spoke with the owner a few years ago and she said
a good chunk of their business was shipments to Alaska. They can provide fresher produce than what I understand you can usually get in the store. It's a super popular alternative. I haven't checked the prices but my old roommate used to get a box from them every week, delivered straight to our door. She loved it!
we tried this once. got a lot of mushrooms and beets. not good up here. we get good produce now
with Costco and Fred Meyer and these eggplants I got were from New Sagaya which is a local grocer known for Asian and other foreign products, produce and seafood.