Have you ever taken a girls’ trip that involved paddle boarding, trail running, and mountain biking, followed by nights around a campfire? If not, AndShesDopeToo (ASDT) is here to help you have this unforgettable experience. I asked Jennifer Killian, founder of ASDT, what made her start the Ogden-based outdoor women’s collective. She explained that the business grew as a … [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...]
Best Pit Stops en route to Moab
As Utah begins its slow post-COVID reopening, many of you may be having the same urge to be anywhere that isn’t the roof you’ve been quarantined under for the past several months. We hear you. If a trip to Moab is in your future, don’t beeline to your destination. Instead, make the most of your journey — and newfound freedom — by checking out one of these pit stops along … [Read more...]
theMemories: Everyone has a Story
Everyone has a story. It’s that dash, sandwiched between the day you are born and the day you die that that represents your life. Your life is a story that is more than just a list of random facts but one that honors who you were during that dash. Most of us have experienced the death of a loved one. However, not all of us have had to write a traditional obituary. If you … [Read more...]
Off The Beaten Path offers Utah African American Point of View
In the opening scene of the pilot episode of Off The Beaten Path, images of powder skiing, Delicate Arch, and the Bonneville Salt Flats flash across the screen while a voice-over says, “When most people think of Utah they think of this.” The camera then pans to two African American men standing in the foothills who point at each other, shrug and say “They definitely don’t think … [Read more...]
Dragonfly Wellness: A Modern Growing Facility in the Middle of Utah Countryside
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...]