Search results for: “farming”
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The Battle Over Utah’s Environment: Great Salt Lake Great No Longer?
Water is a huge issue facing the growing population in Utah. How we direct the use and conservation of our water will determine our future quality of life as the…
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Frog Bench Farms
I recently chatted with Joe and Paula about urban farming, amateur gardening, supplying restaurants with boutique produce, and where the name “Frog Bench” came from.
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The Story of Sugar House
Sugar House pays homage to an actual sugar factory that was ordered to be built by Brigham Young in a first attempt to produce granular sugar from sugar beets.
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Will Utah Run Out of Water?
With Pineview being at its lowest level in years, some drastic measures need to take place. The residents of Perry, who rely on Pineview water for their secondary water, have…
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July Fun Guide 2021: Celebrations & Activities
What to do in July 2021 in Utah? Find out about this July’s celebrations, fun activities, concerts, fund raisers, and events.
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What Would Brigham Young Do?
Like the days of the Silver Rush in the 1860s, there is a land rush today, and nearly everyone is looking to cash in, especially members of the LDS Community.…
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Utah’s Disappearing Farms
Utah’s farmers markets are booming, the local food movement is stronger than ever, and local farmers-market farmers are making record profits ― so why are we building over the top…
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Easy Bee Farm: Growing Food on Easy Street in Moab Utah
Easy Bee Farm located on Easy Street in Moab, Utah serves Community Supported Agriculture subscribers with weekly bundles of produce.
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Down on the [Urban] Farm: A Visit With Frog Bench Farms
Tucked away on a quiet, residential street in a neighborhood near Foothill Boulevard is an urban farm that supplies produce, cut flowers, microgreens, and more to many of our area’s…
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Cash or Crops? Is Clark Burgess Selling His Orchards this Year?
With the land fetching around $1 million per acre or more, Burgess and his children are realizing that the enormous difficulty of maintaining operations compared to the enormous ease of…
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The High Cost of Cheap Food
In just four generations, the main health worry of all inhabitants of the western world has shifted from starvation to obesity.
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Shroom Boom: Ogden Mushroom Farm Brings Colorful Fungi to Utah
In Ogden mushroom farmer Adam Wong is producing a whole range of colorful shrooms in his highly controlled indoor facility for restaurants, grocery stores and farmers markets.
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40 Acres Not Necessary: Utahns are Homesteading in Urban Backyards
In today’s world, homesteading means having chickens, growing a garden, beekeeping, or possibly raising goats or pigs. Not only does homesteading put dinner on the table, it also offers a…
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Gardening in Pots: Anyone Can Grow a Garden
After gardening virtually all of my life, and later teaching gardening classes through West High School’s Community Education Program, I have concluded that almost anyone can grow a garden. The…
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7 Healthy Dining Destinations
Comfort foods have reigned in our kitchen during isolation. But as we begin to finally come out of the pandemic, we should regain focus and maybe stride to eat better.…
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Bonterra Canned Wines for Earth Day
Just in time for warm weather picnics, patio sipping, cookouts and camping, Bonterra has released two canned wines that come in 4-packs.