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8 Agricultural Problems and Utah Farms with Solutions

June 30, 2016 by Richard Markosian 2 Comments

There are some serious problems with modern agriculture. Many of these problems go unnoticed because most Americans have no idea where their food comes from and how it is produced. This will be an ongoing series for Utah Stories on farming and food production. Each problem will be addressed in a video episode on UtahStories.com and published to our YouTube channel. We are … [Read more...]

Riverbed Ranch Utah: A Cult, or Utah’s First and Only Farm Steading Community?

August 27, 2022 by David E. Jensen Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever thought of leaving the rat race for an off-grid life, here’s your chance.  There is an unincorporated community tucked away in northern Juab County, where modern families can trade a life of gridlock, utility bills and grocery shopping for a life of self-reliance and cooperation with like-minded folks in an agrarian desert paradise.  Riverbed Ranch is an … [Read more...]

Localism vs. Globalism: Utah Companies Bill Gates put out of Business

May 29, 2022 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

The world’s global elites convened last week in Davos, Switzerland to decide how to steer the ship they control–the world economy. Should we embrace their vision of the future? Leaders like Bill Gates and those who put more miles on their private jets in one year than most people will travel in their entire lives, want to tell us how to live our lives and more importantly … [Read more...]

Fun Things to Do in Morgan County, Utah

February 16, 2022 by Kristen Clay Leave a Comment

Nested in a beautiful agricultural valley in the center of the Rocky Mountain region, lays the smallest county in Utah, Morgan County, with a total land mass of 610 sq. miles. But don’t let the small area fool you. Morgan sports an abundance of activity, wildlife, and recreation. According to “Mama Lake,” aka Theresa Lake, owner of the Morgan Mercantile, where you will … [Read more...]

Hess Collection Wines Perfect for Holidays

December 10, 2021 by Ted Scheffler Leave a Comment

For quite some time, Hess Family Wine Estates and, more recently Hess Persson Estates, has been one of my favorite sources for excellent wine values. Hess is a family-owned, fifth-generation company committed to responsible agricultural and business practices. The Hess family’s wineries in California produce award-winning wines made with sustainable production and growing … [Read more...]

The Battle Over Utah’s Environment: Great Salt Lake Great No Longer?

October 16, 2021 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Will the Great Salt Lake Become a Casualty of The Mega Drought? With impending population growth and the increasing scarcity of water, there is a battle brewing over Utah‘s environment and future. “The Mega Drought” is what some are calling this very dry 2021 water year in Utah and the entire Great Basin area. Lake Powell is at its lowest level since inception and the Great … [Read more...]

Dancing Moose Farm: Ogden Valley’s Premier Agritourism Destination

October 12, 2021 by Deann Armes Leave a Comment

Quietly and steadily since the mid-1990s, a barren field has been cultivated for sustainability and converted into a farm along the South Fork of the Ogden River. Four yurts, a straw bale home, beehives, grazing cows and ducks, and an Earthship-style chicken coop now sit on the seventeen-and-a-half-acre agricultural cooperative, Dancing Moose Farm.   It’s a dream unfolding … [Read more...]

The High Cost of Cheap Food

June 7, 2021 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

In this year’s 10th annual Farm issue, we thought we would consider taking a look back at how much our food landscape has changed here in Utah. My Grandma told me that when she was a little girl growing up in Murray, immigrant Japanese farmers were famous for their amazing produce. Other farmers raised hens for eggs, and others kept pigs or cows. Most of her family’s food … [Read more...]

A Visit to Utah’s Largest Medical Cannabis Farm

April 10, 2021 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Two years ago there were 80 hopeful applicants vying for the coveted “golden ticket” to be one of ten of the official medical cannabis growers for Utah’s medical cannabis program. Only eight were chosen, one provisionally. The capital requirements disqualified 90% of applicants. Indoor-growing using hydroponics disqualified many more. To produce a consistent product, an … [Read more...]

THIRD TIME A CHARM — Finca’s Third Location is a Magical One

January 22, 2021 by Ted Scheffler Leave a Comment

Finca. In Spanish the word finca is commonly translated as “farm,” but more specifically refers typically to an “estate.” As Wikipedia puts it: “a piece of rural or agricultural land, typically with a cottage, farmhouse or estate building present, and often adjacent to a woodland or plantation.” Well, that description is not one that fits Finca restaurant in Salt Lake City … [Read more...]

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