Katie Hatzfeld

3 days ago | parkrecord.com | Katie Hatzfeld

With the rapid growth of Deer Valley Resort’s annual Mountain Beer Festival, and the new and improved Silver Lake lawn, the resort decided to add the Fire & Flavor Festival. This event, debuting July 11-13, will feature a VIP chef’s dinner and two days of flame-fueled festivities, said Jacob Musyt, Deer Valley’s vice president of food and beverage. “We were like, we need something else like the beer festival. Let’s do a festival that opens the season,” said Musyt.

4 days ago | parkrecord.com | Katie Hatzfeld

Twenty helmeted heads tipped back in unison, tracing the truck of a dead conifer tree, its rotted black limbs stark against a lush, green backdrop. It was one of many dead trees dotting the otherwise vibrant landscape of the 910 Cattle Ranch, a 8,588-acre slice of wilderness located behind Jeremy Ranch. Those helmeted heads? A mixed bunch of Alpine Forestry crew members in their striped uniforms and Park City Fire District firefighters in their wildland-fire yellows and greens.

1 week ago | parkrecord.com | Katie Hatzfeld

Driving past a stand of fir trees along Wolf Creek Ranch’s 60 miles of maintained ATV trails each summer, there’s a distinct smell of black licorice. While it may be pleasant to some, to the Douglas fir beetles searching for new hosts, it’s a signal to stay away. That’s why volunteers and ranch hands at the private community head to the woods each spring to staple the small green packets to their Douglas fir trees, said Tom Cartwright, the Wolf Creek Ranch manager.

1 week ago | parkrecord.com | Katie Hatzfeld

Tucked into the foothills of Wanship, Gracie’s Farm of Blue Sky Utah is already full-speed-ahead on this year’s growing season. Under the guidance of Farm Director Lynsey Gammon, a small team of “farmHers” is already tending to their first round of greens and root vegetables, as well as a greenhouse full of starter plants. It’s a tight schedule, a necessary one that allows for one of the community’s favorite events, said Gammon: Gracie’s Farm dinners.

1 week ago | parkrecord.com | Katie Hatzfeld

Gold Creek Farms has sold their cows and leased their cheesemaking facility, readying the property for their newest venture as an events venue. But that doesn’t mean Gold Creek Farms’ award winning cheeses are going away. “We still have tons of cheese,” said Fernando Chavez-Sandoval, the brand’s head cheesemaker turned general manager. He refers to their aging rooms, stuffed to the brim with already-finished wheels that they’ll package and sell.