From the oil patch to oil & vinegar

Rachel Mills is the manager at Urban Greens in downtown Anchorage. She was laid off from the contractor ASRC Energy Services in January after the company was hit hard by falling oil prices and Shell’s decision to end Arctic drilling. Photo: Rachel Waldholz/Alaska’s Energy Desk
For the first time in nearly 30 years, Alaska is in a recession.
With oil prices at half their recent peak, the state has shed more than 2,000 jobs from the energy industry since this time last year.