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Salmon prices are starting to fall, and fishermen around the state are hooking into the sockeye runs. If you have a yen for kings, though, that harvest is slow as predicted.

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That's all according to John Jackson, seafood manager at the Sagaya stores warehouse.

"The troll harvest in Southeast is done for the summer, and the net king catch is really slow all over," he said Tuesday morning.

But, he said, the reds in Cook Inlet and Prince William Sound "are in full swing, and the prices are coming down a little."

Jackson said the Sagaya stores in Midtown and downtown will have headed and gutted sockeyes for $4.99 per pound.

Since many fishermen are going after salmon, the halibut supplies are tight. In place of the flatfish, Jackson said, he should start getting in ling cod today from Prince William Sound. He called them a cross between true cod and halibut.

"A nice eating fish," Jackson said. "Light-tasting" but not so good on the grill. Better to bake or saute them.

FARM FREEBIE

In this economy, anything free is good. Except maybe advice.

OK, Mark Dinkel's offer isn't exactly free.

If shoppers buy $15 worth of produce, and that doesn't take much these days, he'll toss in a free head of lettuce as long as he has them.

He's planning to bring in a lot of lettuce today at the market at Northway Mall.

His produce will also be available at the Wasilla market today behind the library. Later, find him at the Palmer Friday Fling and the Downtown Market on Third Avenue.

His new crops include broccoli and cabbage. He still has zucchini, tomatoes, beans and pickles.

COOL WEATHER

Unlike many people, Mark Rempel is liking this cloudy, drizzly, cool weather. At least his crops do.

"Lettuce, greens, peas, carrots and even potatoes seem to grow more lush," he wrote in an e-mail Monday. "I know my quality is better than usual."

This week, in addition to the crops named above, he will also have beets, cabbage, green onions, broccoli and spinach.

He said his winter squash is setting fruit, so he thinks those will be available in a month or so. Zucchini is also coming online.

Rempel will be at Northway Mall today and at the South Anchorage Farmers Market on Saturday.

Vitali Seldovitsch is hitting nearly all the markets this week with garlic, green onions, red and white turnips, beets, cilantro, dill, chard, arugula, Toscano kale, cucumbers, white potatoes, lettuces and baby bok choi.

He plans to be at the Wasilla Farmers Market today from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Other stops include the Eagle River market from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays at the Anchorage Farmers Market and from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Sunday market downtown.

Find T.C. Mitchell online at adn.com/contact/tcmitchell or call 1-907-352-6716.

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