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Free Lecture: Medicinal Uses of Native Plants

I received the following information from Lisa Zumpft of the Zion Canyon Farmer’s Market.  It sounds fascinating!  If I didn’t have a prior engagement, I would love to go. Utah Native Plant Society Monday, March 19th 7:00 p.m. Canyon Community Center 126 Zion Blvd., Springdale, UT Medicinal Use of Plants: Poppies to Pomegranates STEPHEN DAHL, [...]

Sheep and Goat Education Day – February 4

Southern Utah SHEEP AND GOAT EDUCATION DAY Program Outline February 4, 2012 Lexington Resort 850 South Bluff Street  St George, Utah   Time EVENT 8:00 am Registration/Breakfast on your own 8:30 am Welcome/Instructions/Introductions 8:45 am Keynote Speaker Charles Kay – Wolf Impact and Policies 9:45 am Break – Door Prizes 10:00 am Ram Health Management [...]

Farm to Fork Dinner at Red Acre

Red Acre Farm CSA will hold its second annual Farm to Fork dinner this Friday, September 9, at 5:30pm.  This year the food will be prepared by Executive Chef Jeff Crosland, owner of Parallel 88 restaurant in Springdale.  There are still seats available – they can be reserved on the web page.

Cedar City Farmer’s Market

If you haven’t done so yet, please come check out the Downtown Cedar City Farmer’s Market, held Wednesdays from 4-7 pm in the parking lot behind The Grind, Braun Books, and the Pastry Pub.  This week found the market offering a wide selection of vegetables (including locally-grown tomatoes), peaches, cantaloupes, figs, pecans, local honey, fresh [...]

Breaking the silence

Jackrabbit Ranch at the Independence Day Parade in Parowan (2011). Humans (from left): Elizabeth, Jennifer, Suellen, D.J., Justin, Traci Goats (from left): Sydney, Ainsley,Kerry (behind), Guy, Sati, Dawn.   It’s been a busy summer, and we’ve let our blog languish for the past few weeks.  It’s time to remedy that.  There is a lot going [...]

County Fair Win

Sarah, age 15, poses with her award-winning watermelon.  One of our friends at Red Acre Farm CSA, she won the “Judges Choice” ribbon.

Iron County Fair

We haven’t been posting much because we’ve been getting ready for the Iron County Fair. It’s a four day event that will draw 30,000 people to the carnival, petting zoo, displays, vendors, bull riding, and other rodeo events. We’ve got a booth to sell our cheese– probably the biggest event we’ll do all year. So [...]

Summer Jam: Pablo & The Western Bone Cleavers

Rockabilly– this weekend at Summer Jam in Cedar City.  Hope to see you there!

Summer Jam: Bottled Monkey

Playing this weekend at Summer Jam in Cedar City, Noon to Midnight Friday & Saturday.  And we’ll be there with our cheese! Check out Friday’s opening act, folk/rock musician Chas Holingshead, too!

Summer Jam Is This Week – Pass It On!

This Friday and Saturday is Summer Jam, a free rock music event organized by BACA (Bikers Against Child Abuse). It’s held in the park in Cedar City, the same location as Groovefest. Among the performers will be Crippled Stripper (above) and a dozen or so other bands. It sounds like it’s going to be a [...]