Utah Heritage Foundation

United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has proclaimed August 7-13, 2011 as National Farmers Market Week.

In honor of these efforts, please shop at your local Farmer’s Market this week. Heritage Area markets are located in Logan, Providence, Paradise and Richmond in Utah and Soda Springs and Montpelier in Idaho. See attached market and small farm listings. 

Every day this summer, communities are converging to celebrate a simple miracle: farmers, as stewards of rural America, coming together to share a harvest that’s feeding local families.  The result? More viable regional economies; increased access to fresh, nutritious food; and stronger social networks that help keep communities strong.  

A fabulous new brochure has been produced by the Bear River Heritage Area Alliance to take you on a tour of traditional farms, ranches, and historic structures in a seven county area of Northern Utah and Southern Idaho centered on the Cache Valley.  There's also a list of county fairs, roadside vendors, and other local celebrations in the brochure.  Interestingly, they've also included a list of abandoned buildings.  Really I see the buildings on this list as potential opportunities for redevelopment utilizing some fabulous buildings that have a history in the region's agricultural history.

View the tour brochure   here (1.29 Mb) .

Get to know the symbolism found in your local cemetery!

The Brigham City Heritage and Cultural Arts Board invites you to the historic Brigham City Cemetery for the “Discovering Symbolism” tour on Saturday, October 16. Tours leave every hour, on the hour from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. A tour host will guide guests to specific grave sites depicting gravestone symbolism. A tour handout describing each site is provided. Admission is free. The cemetery is located in the 300 East 300 West block.

For more information call 435.723.6769 or 435.239.8100 or write bcheritagearts@gmail.com.

Cisco Disco

January 23rd 2010

 See PDF of the invitation

6am to 10am Catch Cisco at Cisco Beach! (East Side)

12 Noon Bear Lake Monster Polar Plunge at the Marina

Utah barn owners and barn enthusiasts are invited to attend the second meeting of the Utah Barn Alliance on Wednesday, October 28th. Utah Heritage Foundation and the Bear River Heritage area are hosting the meeting to explore models of other barn alliances in the United States, how the alliance would be set up, what incentive programs are available for barn preservation, and what role the National Barn Alliance would play. The alliance is a community effort, so anyone interested in the preservation and rehabilitation of historic barns is welcome to bring their ideas.

The meeting will take place at 2:00 p.m. at Memorial House in Memory Grove Park, 485 North Canyon Road (120 East), Salt Lake City. Directions can be found at www.memorialhouse-utah.com.  At the gate to Memory Grove Park, use the call box on the west side to receive driver's entry into the park.

Hope you can make it! For more information contact Kirk Huffaker, Executive Director of Utah Heritage Foundation at 801-533-0858 x 105, e-mail kirk@utahheritagefoundation.org or Lisa Duskin-Goede, Coordinator, Bear River Heritage Area, at 435-713-1426, e-mail to lisad@brag.utah.gov

Utah barn owners and barn enthusiasts are invited to attend a meeting to discuss the formation of a Utah Barn Alliance. Utah Heritage Foundation and the Bear River Heritage Area are hosting an initial meeting to discuss forming an alliance to preserve and rehabilitate Utah's great historic barns. Topics to be introduced for discussion are: the need for an organization that will work toward the documentation and stabilization of Utah's historic barns, models of other barn alliances in the United States, how the alliance would be set up, and what role the National Barn Alliance could play. The alliance is a community effort, so anyone interested in preservation and rehabilitation of historic barns is welcome.

The meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 15 at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial House in Memory Grove Park, 485 North Canyon Road (120 East), Salt Lake City. Directions can be found at www.memorialhouse-utah.com.  At the gate to Memory Grove Park, use the call box on the west side to receive driver's entry into the park.

To RSVP or for more information contact Kirk Huffaker, Executive Director of Utah Heritage Foundation at 801-533-0858 x 105, e-mail kirk@utahheritagefoundation.org or Lisa Duskin-Goede, Coordinator, Bear River Heritage Area, at 435-713-1426, e-mail to lisad@brag.utah.gov.