Kid finally got up to the farm earlier this week, after spending about 10 days in Fairbanks due to weather, gathering supplies, car issue, etc. Took him a couple of days there before they got the satellite internet to work and he could tell us he was there and he has sent Mrs Fairway a couple of photos.
Early work at the farm is shoveling the snow out of the hoop house footprint, getting the plastic pulled over the hoops and the envelope closed so they can start to heat them, and generally cleaning up winter debris all around the farm. Separately they have to get the cabins opened up,
This is his biggest change/challenge - it is a dry cabin, they try to keep 4-5 5 gallon jugs filled. The outhouse is not unknown but it is a change for it to be the only place to go. Showers and laundry are about a mile up the road; they do have a generator so they have some power when they are in the cabin, but this is a huge change but he has a good attitude to this adventure.
Spring has finally hit AK, it will be in the upper 50's for the next week or so, and the low will be above freezing starting Mon or Tues.
Moose is good people, I want to thank you for sharing all of the information in this thread as it has made it much less stressful for a parent who is now > 3,700 miles and 60+ hours (driving time) away.