Easy Bee Farm to open roadside farmstand
The farmstand will stock fresh produce and ready-made items
agriculture
Moab Grown connects residents, restaurants and farmers
The Moab Grown Local Food Guide has been revamped for 2022.
Bringing local foods to schools, statewide
The Farm to Fork workshop in Moab will take place on Wednesday, July 20, led by Kate Wheeler and a local host: Emily Roberson, director of the Youth Garden Project.
Criollo cattle could save ranching
If there is a cattle breed that can survive climate change, have a lighter impact, and still produce enough beef to be economically feasible, the future of cattle production in the desert lies within it.
Inside Easy Bee Farm
Easy Bee Farm is home to over 2,300 feet of garden rows, 30 chickens, enough produce for 50 CSA shares and 10 flower shares, two full-time employees, and the CEO of Moab Regional Hospital’s grandmother’s jade tree.
Kitchen gardens & household hens
One hundred years ago, Moabites produced much of their own fresh food: sometimes through large agricultural operations, but commonly on a small scale.
Counting sheep: The sheepherding history of Grand County
Cows aren’t the only livestock to be grazed across the region—sheepherding was once a major part of southeastern Utah’s agricultural scene.
Growing community: New orchard planted at Our Village
On the evening of April 18, a dozen or so community members celebrated a new orchard planted this spring at Our Village Community Center. Fifty-two fruit and nut trees—looking for now like bare…
Living with environmental contaminants: Science Moab talks to researchers about how regional communities are impacted by chemical contamination
Both natural and man-made contaminants find their way into waterways and ecosystems throughout the Colorado Plateau. This week, Science Moab talks to Jonathan Credo, an MD-PhD student at the University of Arizona College…
The La Sals: A resource and respite for a long history of human inhabitants
Looming large in Moab’s background, the La Sal Mountains have been a major factor in the human history of the Moab Valley and surrounding region for millennia. Geologically they are young: a mere…