Upernaviarsuk Research Station is an experimental farm and school, and an important component of the Kujataa UNESCO World Heritage-listed areas of South Greenland. They have managed to grow everything from root vegetables to iceberg lettuce to strawberries here, despite the sub-arctic climate.
![The regular green fields of Upernaviarsuk near Qaqortoq](http://lisagermany.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/The-regular-green-fields-of-Upernaviarsuk-near-Qaqortoq-Guide-to-Greenland-1024x683.jpg)
Read more about this Government initiative to expand the range of produce that can be grown locally on my Upernaviarsuk blog post at Guide to Greenland.
![Inside a greenhouse at Upernaviarsuk research station near Qaqortoq](http://lisagermany.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Inside-a-greenhouse-at-Upernaviarsuk-research-station-near-Qaqortoq-Guide-to-Greenland-1024x683.jpg)
For more information about Qaqortoq – check out the Ultimate Travel Guide to Qaqortoq that I wrote for Guide to Greenland.