Wade Laughter looks like a typical farmer: Suspenders: check. Long and ragged jeans and long-sleeve shirt: check; Followed everywhere by two big attentive dogs: check. But Laughter is anything but a typical farmer. Laughter is a farmer from Nevada City, California who operates out of a $12 million-dollar facility in Sanpete County. He wins Utah Stories award this year for most … [Read more...]
Farmers Feeding Utah: Utah Farm Bureau launches program to support farmers and feed those in-need
With the novel coronavirus disrupting food supply chains and skyrocketing unemployment, it has not been an easy few months for Utah’s farmers and ranchers, nor for residents who are already struggling with food insecurity. The Utah Farm Bureau Federation (UFBF), an independent, non-governmental organization of farm and ranch members, took note. On May 7, UFBF launched the … [Read more...]
Expect Few Frills and Lots of Farm Fresh Food at Farmers Markets This Summer
In the midst of quarantines and social distancing, farmers across the state are literally ploughing ahead, working with what they’ve got to steward their croplands and sow abundance just like they do every year. Farmers markets statewide are following suit. The market-going experience, like all social experiences, will be different because of the pandemic this year, but Utahans … [Read more...]
Sewing for Lives: 11,000 volunteers are sewing mask covers
“I was just thinking to myself that it’s crazy that we’re in a position where we may not have the necessary ‘personal protective equipment,’ (PPE)” says Megan Jansen, Registered Nurse at Salt Lake Regional Hospital and founder of Sewing for Lives, “How are we going to protect our patients if we can’t even protect ourselves?” Wanting to help her healthcare family during this … [Read more...]
Online Villains Targeting Remote Workers
In just the click of a few computer keys your personal identity or your business client lists can be in the hands of criminals willing to sell anything of value on the dark web. How do you fight criminals that spend their waking hours figuring out how to get through your security systems and firewalls as quickly as you put them up? One company, INVISUS, has … [Read more...]
Artist Samantha Long: Love of Whimsy
“I begin almost every painting with an idea in mind,” says artist Samantha Long, “be it a line from a hymn or a verse of scripture or something I’ve just been thinking about.” “Zion Rising,” “What Souls are Worth,” “Raising the Saints,” “Fruits of the Spirit,” and “Fleeing Babylon,” are just a few of the names Long has given her paintings. The name of each piece gives you a … [Read more...]
Utah Artist Bridgette Meinhold’s Transition: From Engineer to Artist
When a person is an artist, their life becomes their magnum opus. This is the principle that Park City artist Bridgette Meinhold has used to intertwine two distinctly different disciplines. Bridgette holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from San Diego State University and an MS in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. When examining the first half … [Read more...]
David and Brigitte Delthony: Couple Brings International Touch to Escalante Art Scene
The geological majesty of Utah's canyon country captivates millions of visitors every year. Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument is no exception, drawing more than an estimated million visitors last summer down Highway 12. Of course, for millennia before the area was recognized by the US government for its special qualities, humans recognized a potent creative muse in … [Read more...]
Nicole Parish: Beauty Is In the Eye of the Bug-Holder
Nicole Parish’s subjects are decidedly different from many of the traditional still life scenes you'll find in most art galleries. Most still lifes include images of floral arrangements or fruits. Nicole's still life subjects, however, are something most people deem a nuisance—bugs. It's a wonder that a local artist trained in the classic still life art form would turn to … [Read more...]
Embracing Life: From Teenage Drug Addiction to Happily Ever After
Among a bustling and energetic crowd, Br’ette V. and her husband Trevor recently occupied two auditorium seats at Dixie High School in Hurricane. They waited to see their young son Chantz and his class perform at a Christmas dance recital. As the children performed, the two watched with complete adoration. First grader Chantz stood on a milk crate and swayed to a Disney song. … [Read more...]
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