Breaking Boundaries: Sakhalin Farmer Successfully Grows Watermelons in Russia’s Far North by Tatyana Ivanovich August 11, 2025 0 A farmer in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia’s remote Pacific island region, has achieved what many thought impossible—growing watermelons in a subarctic climate. ...
From Permafrost to Paradise: How a Sakhalin Farmer is Growing Tropical Trees in Russia’s Far East by Tatyana Ivanovich August 8, 2025 0 In a region where winters can plunge below -30°C, Alexey Leontyev’s farm is an oasis of biodiversity. Using a 3-million-ruble ($34,000) ...