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RAZZZZZ … Berries!

July 25, 2019 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

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...]

Frei’s Fruit Market

July 23, 2019 by Claire McArthur Leave a Comment

Roadside market peddles produce for 63 years For 63 years, the Frei family has operated their open-air fruit market on Old Highway 91 in Santa Clara, Utah. Despite new roadways and changing consumers, Frei’s Fruit Market has persisted and evolved into a multi-generation family tradition that celebrates the bounty of the Beehive State.  It started back in 1956 when most … [Read more...]

Fertile soil, the Soil Food Web, and High Desert Soilworks

June 30, 2019 by Lara Gale Leave a Comment

The science of soil management Fertile soil is imperative for any successful farmer or grower. The Soil Food Web is the colony of organisms living in the soil. The food web is a complex living system that interacts with the environment, plants, and animals. When an agricultural town with a population of less than 300 turns out in high numbers for a workshop on soil … [Read more...]

Farm land or house lots?

June 27, 2019 by Lara Gale Leave a Comment

Cache Valley, Utah finds solutions Suburbs march into farmlands cul-de-sac by cul-de-sac. But in Cache Valley the advance has slowed. When Nibley residents Boyd and Sheri Schiess look out across the acres of agricultural land surrounding their home, they see an uninterrupted view of the Wellsville Mountains, a carbon sink of rich, fertile soil, and their great-grandchildren's … [Read more...]

Ferguson Fruit Orchard

June 23, 2019 by Laura Chynoweth Leave a Comment

Extensive preparations serve him and his crew when it comes time for harvesting. Starting around July 20, the unofficial harvest season start date, employees work round the clock to harvest fruit from 35,000 to 40,000 trees on Bill’s farm and on an adjacent farm in just three weeks’ time.

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...]

Bangerter Farms update: “I can guarantee the land will never be anything but a farm.”

June 14, 2019 by Pamela Manson Leave a Comment

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.

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...]

Every farmer is a gambler, every gardener is a believer

June 11, 2019 by Al Sacharov Leave a Comment

  Thank a farmer Every farmer is a gambler, every gardener is a believer—he or she is betting that tiny seeds buried in the ground will bring forth a bounty of crops. To closely watch a plant grow strong throughout the months and then see flowers transformed into fruits and vegetables, is miraculous. It humbles one into realizing there is a provident power in the … [Read more...]

Snuck Farm: Ethics and Agriculture Transcend Generations

July 5, 2018 by Connie Lewis Leave a Comment

Page Westover started Snuck Farm in Pleasant Grove in 2015 on land that her grandparents inherited from their grandparents. From the beginning she wanted it to be something different. She says, “I’ve always had a love of nature and good food. I went to Utah State University and majored in nutrition with an emphasis in dietetics.” After working in her field for more than 10 … [Read more...]

Bangerter Family Farm Wins Zoning Battle for Farmland Usage

June 6, 2018 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Alan Bangerter is no stranger to moving his farming operations in the name of “progress,” which usually comes in the form of freeways built on top of and replacing fertile farm ground. The Legacy of Legacy   In 1999 UDOT moved the main Bangerter family farm (30 acres that they bought in the 1970s). The farm was located in the intended path of the Legacy Parkway , so … [Read more...]

Farms vs. Suburbia: Does Population Growth Mean the End of Family Farms?

April 12, 2018 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

The Wasatch Front has been growing out rather than up for years. Sprawl is now threatening Utah’s most successful family farms. Over eighty percent of Utah residents say they want more farms, open space, and locally produced food, but it appears that city, state and local leaders haven’t received the memo. As with most things political, it’s all about the money. Thayne … [Read more...]

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