Pasture-raised beef, dairy, chickens, and lamb are viable in the suburbs. Utah’s Natural Meat might be the most innovative farms in all of Utah. It’s located amongst one of the fastest-growing areas along the Wasatch front: in South Jordan. Here homes are popping up like daisies all around Shayn and Kristen’s Bowler’s ranch/dairy/farm/store and home in the suburbs. South … [Read more...]
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The future of farming in Utah: an interview with Jack Wilbur, a hybrid farmer
The future starts now The future of farming will look very different than it does today, just like the farming of today looks drastically different than it did 20, 30 years ago. However, the basic structure of the image of what future farming will be is being sketched and worked through right now. And it's a good thing too because, let's face it, Salt Lake City and its … [Read more...]
‘Que for You: R&R BBQ Comes to Farmington
I’ve been singing the praises of R&R BBQ since brothers Roger and Rod (R&R) Livingston opened their first brick-and-mortar operation in the spring of 2013, in downtown SLC. Prior to that, the boys had scored a bevy of awards at local and national barbecue competitions, including an invitation to strut their stuff at the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational … [Read more...]
Robotic Dairy Farming
For Tom and Trevor Griffin, taking care of cows at the Circle T Dairy in Cache Valley is the only job they’ve ever had. The farm was started by their now 76-year-old father, who bought the land in Trenton, Utah from his father and father-in-law and started his business with a single cow. He used the milk from that cow to become one of Ed Gossner’s first suppliers, and the … [Read more...]
Grant Holdaway – A Farming Legacy
Grant Holdaway is a 91-year-old man who can't give up his habit of farming. He finally sold his business last year after his store manager moved on to a different career. He says that ever since he was six years old he has had a passion for growing plants and farming. "You have got to love farming to do it," says Holdaway. He added that despite working 12-hour days throughout … [Read more...]
Backyard Chicken Farming
You Can Be a Farmer Too! Did you know that you could raise your very own backyard chickens in Salt Lake City? Generally, once a coop is up and running, chickens are low maintenance and easy to take care of. Plus, they will produce the best eggs you have ever had with dark, yellow yolks and clear whites, and rich with vitamins. Why raise chickens? Raising your own chickens … [Read more...]
Keeping It Real in Urban Farming
Tyler Montague did not grow up on a farm. He didn’t even realize the importance of good food until his college days. But something about growing food and agriculture got his attention, so much so that four years ago he began his business, Keep It Real Vegetables. Tyler is now a successful, full-time urban farmer who sells his organic produce to many of the high-end local … [Read more...]
Hobby Farming in Utah: Gov’t Forces one Man to Sell Land
Thistle, Utah— Having driven for nearly 20 minutes in this town, the appearance could best be described as charmingly post-apocalyptic. There are many abandoned homes and former farm facilities. A few totally flooded roadside residential properties now serve as a rest stop for ducks and habitat for fish. The rains have made the pastures rich and lush, the hills are dotted with … [Read more...]
Farming In Utah: Second Annual Utah Stories Farm Issue
"There is no big solution," says poet/farmer Wendell Berry, "only many small ones and we must build our economy from the ground up." The rise of the farmers market is perhaps the best thing that has happened to food in decades. Since the 1950s, industrial farming -- or its more insidious description, "factory farms," has been on the rise and family farms have been dying. As a … [Read more...]
Ancient Fremont Farming in Utah
The Fremont Indians of Utah adopted farming technology that would be wiped out by their conquerors, the Utes. One of the most mysterious discoveries found in ancient Utah is a technological and lifestyle regression that occurred around 1250 -1300 AD, when the Fremont Indians’ culture vanished in less than a century. The Fremonts were likely an offshoot of the Aztecs, but … [Read more...]
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