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...]
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THIRD TIME A CHARM — Finca’s Third Location is a Magical One
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...]
Bulldozing Utah Farms For Vacation Condos: Is this what progress looks like?
Why isn’t food security and the preservation of farms and fertile soil and water an issue in Utah? Fights in Costco and grocery stores over scarce food items during Covid-19 demonstrate that food security and preservation of farms must be a greater concern of Utah political leaders. This past spring we had a small window into what happens when food insecurity and the … [Read more...]
Urban Gardening: Self-Sustaining Lifestyles
Around dinnertime, Adriana Brandt hands her husband Wally a bowl. “Go get me some onions and tomatoes,” she says, as he happily follows her directions. The Brandts have created a gardening paradise on a third of an acre in Central, Utah. During the COVID-19 pandemic, self-sustaining lifestyles are increasingly being brought into the spotlight. “It’s definitely a factor,” … [Read more...]
Saving Sheep Bridge: A Southern Utah Gem is Threatened
While visiting a small music festival, I learned about the effort to save Sheep Bridge. In the shadow of Zion National Park, a small trail winds through the vast desert. Below the picturesque town of Virgin lies the 419 acres known as Sheep BridgeBeginning in the 1850’s, shepherds employed a single lane bridge to move sheep over the Virgin River. The unique environment is an … [Read more...]
Stirling Fruit & Vegetable Co. : Finding the Silver Lining in Today’s Farm Economy
Nestled behind the Sand Hollow Dam and dispersed across Hurricane and Leeds, hundreds of acres yield peaches, watermelon and cantaloupe, along with a variety of other mouth-watering fruits and vegetables. However, these plants don’t grow themselves. Their care comes from the Stirling Fruit & Vegetable Co., which is run by David and Danielle Stirling. When David took over … [Read more...]
Cafe Madrid Brunch, Slow Food Snail Awards, Fleming’s
Food & Drink 411 New to the Brunch Bunch Looking for a new, unique spot to enjoy brunch? Good news! Cafe Madrid now serves brunch every Saturday and Sunday, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Enjoy the fabulous artwork of painter J.C. Pino while you indulge in Spanish-inspired brunch items, including $5 mimosas. It’s hard to beat a dish like Cafe Madrid’s Tortilla Española at … [Read more...]
Liberty Wells Historic District
Liberty Wells before it was Liberty Wells In 2011, two Salt Lake City neighborhoods officially merged to become the Liberty Wells Historic District, but the story of the area’s development begins in the 1800s. Imagine it’s 1875. You have journeyed to 900 S, the southern edge of the city. The urban blocks, the original Plat of the City of Zion, are 10-acre squares. … [Read more...]
Fertile soil, the Soil Food Web, and High Desert Soilworks
The science of soil management Fertile soil is imperative for any successful farmer or grower. The Soil Food Web is the colony of organisms living in the soil. The food web is a complex living system that interacts with the environment, plants, and animals. When an agricultural town with a population of less than 300 turns out in high numbers for a workshop on soil … [Read more...]
Farm land or house lots?
Cache Valley, Utah finds solutions Suburbs march into farmlands cul-de-sac by cul-de-sac. But in Cache Valley the advance has slowed. When Nibley residents Boyd and Sheri Schiess look out across the acres of agricultural land surrounding their home, they see an uninterrupted view of the Wellsville Mountains, a carbon sink of rich, fertile soil, and their great-grandchildren's … [Read more...]
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