Giant cabbage could be the state’s official vegetable, awaits Senate approval

JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska is one step closer to having an official state vegetable: the giant cabbage.

“Finally, Alaska’s giant green vegetable, the cabbage, gets it’s moment in the spotlight,” House Minority Leader DeLena Johnson, R-Palmer, said on the House floor.

The bill, sponsored by dozens of lawmakers, passed the body unanimously in a vote 38-0, easily crossing caucus lines.

“Even though this is a vegetable and it’s not something that’s naturally grown in Alaska, it does go good with seal oil,” Rep. Nellie Jimmie, D-Toksook Bay, said. “So I urge a yes vote.”

Johnson said the bill was more about marketing the state and its agriculture, adding that it hasn’t addressed the problems the legislature still has to solve.

Now that it’s cleared the House, it moves over to the Senate, where it will be assigned to a committee before it goes to a final vote.

There are seven days left in the legislative session.

“We can do a lot here,” Johnson said. “We can grow just about anything, including this legislation, so, Mr. Speaker, I would ask that everyone press the cabbage-colored button.”

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