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...]
Roots Charter School – Farmed-Based Learning
Roots High is breaking ground in Utah’s school system. Students at the new Granite District charter school will learn subject matter through working both in the classroom and on the school’s five-acre farm. At Roots, ideas literally are sown, concepts take root and sprout, and knowledge grows. Open in August for the 2015-16 school year, The West Valley City school is Utah’s … [Read more...]
Podunk in Utah, Part II
Examine the terrain on Google Maps and you see almost nothing but dirt and salt and a few dusty roads. Do people live here? If so how do they earn a living? It turns out that even north of Willard, even past the turn-off for Bear Lake, east along the shore of the Great Salt Lake – there is some incredible beauty to behold. There are also some amazingly innovative people with … [Read more...]