Farm to Fork Wyoming

Wyoming PBS's Farm to Fork Wyoming premiered in May with a half hour pilot feature exploring some of the surprising bounty harvested from Wyoming's "Zone 4" landscape. Producer Stefani Smith takes a trip to Haderlie Farms of Star Valley to meet owner/producer Curtis Haderlie. You'll learn a little about the valley's agricultural past and what makes a farmer rethink the conventional approach.

Meet Frank Wallis, whose herd supplies milk to more than Wyoming families spread from Buffalo to Sheridan and Gillette. At the Wallis family's EZ Rocking Ranch beauty and nature's logic abound. Also, nutrition expert and educator Monica Corrado.

Community Supported Agriculture is not new to Wyoming, but few of us know the thrill it offers - a weekly box of surprises, straight from the farm spring through fall. Maggie McAllister makes this obscurely named enterprise work in Daniel, Wyoming. We’ll also learn about the art of fermenting vegetables with Diane Saenz, UW Extension Educator.

Fourth generation Wyoming ranchers, Bobby and Brendan Thoman, return cattle to the family operation - using an elegant logic of healthier soil and a focus on both the cow and customer. Middle Fork Lander restaurant owner and chef, Matt Sissman is also featured.

Wyoming has long been a prime source of top grade honey - but pollinator services, also known as migratory beekeeping, has kept our commercial honey producers in business for decades. We'll explore the subtle life of bees through the eyes of Jack States, long time member of Wyoming's beekeeping legacy, and Laramie urban beekeeper Rene Sollars.