Farm to Fork Wyoming

Wyoming is fortunate to have a few determined fruit crop producers - And these are not merely whimsical pursuits - We’ll explore how these labor intensive berry crops are doing in Wyoming and meet some of the folks who keep it going. From commercial scale Raspberry production to exotics like Aronia and Goji - and the dilemma of pests that goes along with these delicate perennial crops.

In Wyoming battles between sheepherders and cattlemen are legendary and harrowing. With that turbulent history it is a little surprising that the daughter of an old Wyoming ranching family is a leading force behind weed management with goats today. We’ll learn about the clever niche Lonie Malmberg and her son Donny have carved for goats in the heart of Cheyenne city limits.

Venture into the mountains with regional wildcrafters - herbalists who harvest medicinal plants from the wild - to learn about plant medicines.

Bison, long absent from the Wyoming landscape, are slowly growing in numbers. We’ll explore a spectrum of ideas around bison in Wyoming, from tribal healing, restoration and conservation efforts, to the sustainable agriculture movement’s ranchers who are repairing their landscapes with the help of the bison.

Seeds are the genesis of most every grain and vegetable crop every year… From the humble saved seed, civilizations have been anchored and thrived, while unique, regional foods flourished. Just a few decades ago, the act of seed saving was something every farmer knew. But this skill is quickly vanishing and taking regional food diversity with it.