With many of us sheltering at home these days, picnics and campouts aren’t really leisure options. Or are they … ? Hey, why not camp out or stage a picnic right at home - indoors or outdoors? Spread a blanket on the ground or living room floor and crack open a can or two of tasty wine. Thanks to Bonterra Organic Vineyards, even canned wines come from vineyards that have … [Read more...]
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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...]
Urban Gleaners from Green Urban Lunch Box
Green Urban Lunch Box The painting by Jean-François Millet, known as "The Gleaners," was not popular when it premiered in 1857. The French middle and upper-classes were unwilling to admit there was hunger and poverty in France; they were afraid that working-class citizens might revolt against those who controlled the empire under Napoleon III. The contemporary idea of … [Read more...]
RAZZZZZ … Berries!
The Tagge family expands their fruit selection Raspberries, aka “razzleberries,” should actually be called “dazzleberries” because of the way their red nubs of flavor dazzle the taste buds. But this summer delight is not an easy picking. Raspberries are fragile, requiring care and cultivation. Thayne and Cari Tagge are hoping their efforts will result in some of the best … [Read more...]
Ferguson Fruit Orchard
Ferguson Fruit Orchard—As sweet cherry trees begin to produce fruit in late May and June, farmers across Utah are crossing their fingers that the sporadic spring frosts are finished for the year. This is also the time of year when Bill James, owner of the 100-acre Ferguson Fruit Orchard in Santaquin for 44 years, takes stock of his own, slightly different crop: Tart … [Read more...]
Utah farmer seeking medical cannabis grow permit
Medical cannabis will be sown in Utah, but will the profits be reaped elsewhere? Now that medical cannabis in Utah has been legalized, it's time to turn our attention to how the medicinal plant will be grown—will there be supply to meet the projected demands?—and, maybe more importantly, who will be able to grow it? It's an important question because the State will … [Read more...]
Restoring the past, preserving a legacy—The Richard W. Erickson Foundation Museum
Passion for acquiring leads to eclectic collection Wallsburg, Utah—On a tip from Utah antique picker Matt Binyon of American Rust Company, I visited what he described as “one of the most amazing ranches/museums I’ve ever seen.”, Richard Erickson's 300-acre ranch in Wallsburg, Utah. I don’t know Matt as someone who uses hyperbole or conjecture, but he has seen a lot of cool … [Read more...]
Krishna Food Forest & Farm—what is the permaculture concept?
Mimicking natural ecosystems The Krishna Food Forest & Farm , located behind the Sri Sri Radha Krishna temple in Millcreek, is a wonderfully accessible place for anyone in the area to learn about ecological food production while engaging with the Millcreek Permaculture Guild, a friendly community and leadership team. It is run by the Millcreek Permaculture Guild, which … [Read more...]
Bangerter Farms update: “I can guarantee the land will never be anything but a farm.”
Legal change keeps the Bangerter's farmland productive A year after Farmington granted agricultural protection for the Bangerter family farm, a 22-acre plot of farmland, and ended any effort to put soccer fields on the site, the city’s economic development director still receives pleas to leave the property alone. Brigham Mellor says he gets about one email a week from people … [Read more...]
The Utah Farmers market—there’s one near you
The Utah Farmers market season is now upon us, and as Farmer markets grow in popularity and diversity, there is no excuse to not check out at least a couple this year. There is certainly enough to choose from. Let's do what we can to take care of our local farmers and growers by supporting the many of Utah Farmers markets taking place this … [Read more...]
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