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Show 1521 E 3900 SSte 100 Salt Lake City UT 84124-1550 T H E O N E T H A T RE The Spanish fork News VOL. 4 / NO. 19 J L L O C A L L Y O W N E D A N D O P WEDNESDAY, E R A MAY T E13,D2009 50^ SPANISH FORK,UTAH Christy Hardman / Spanish Fork News GREEN THUMB: The Roberts family is introducing Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) to Spanish Fork. Pictured, above, is Michelle Roberts. agriculture to SF Christy Hardman STAFF W R I T E R A new concept for fresh, organic produce is springing up all over the country from community supported agriculture (CSA), and Spanish Fork now has its own CSA farm where people can buy shares, and receive fresh, locally grown produce in return. Michelle Roberts and her family own six and a half acres of land that they are converting to a CSA farm. Roberts is a master gardener, specializing in organic farming. She said the goal of organic farming is to keep the natural nutrients in the produce so that it maintains its peak nutritional value. Roberts does not use chemical pesticides or hybrid seeds so that the produce is in its most natural form. This doesn't mean that the Roberts leave the plants to be picked over by bugs and birds. Roberts said they use natural pesticides such as plant juices, bug juices and various oil and soap mixtures, none of which are harmful or toxic to humans, wildlife or livestock. Roberts said on her website, rranchng.wordpress. com, she has recipes for natural pesticides as well as hundreds of other helps for naturally-produced gardens. See FARM • A7 Salem City Offices SAUEM crnr OFFICE Lindsay B. Wolsey / Spanish Fork News GRANTED: The Spanish Fork Library recently received a $10,000 grant. Pictured are Heather Wolsey and librarian RaeAnn Anderson. Library receives grant Lindsay B. Wolsey STAFF W R I T E R ' Amy Connelly / Spanish Fork News RIBBON CUTTING: On Wednesday, May 6, Salem City held a ribbon cutting for their new and improved city offices. Before the ribbon was cut, Mayor Lane Henderson said a few words about the town. Inside the building, they showed a DVD of some of Salem's oldest residents. Around the council room are pictures of the town through the years including one of the pond which was used for baptismal services by the LDS church in the 1920s. The sun is shining on the Spanish Fork Library. The library was selected as one of the recipients for the Library Service and Technology Act funds. The Utah State Library awarded $184,789 in grants to 18 recipients. Spanish Fork Library was awarded $10,000. Spanish Fork City is required to match 10 percent of the award, giving the library another $1,000 to spend. "It's based on need, and there is an application process that you have to go through. You have to submit paperwork stating your needs and why it would help the community," said Head Librarian Pam Jackson. Jackson said the library is planning to use the grant money to acquire a second AWE computer for the Children's Library. The AWE machine has all kinds of educational software installed on it and is very popular. "We're hoping to get five circulation computers replaced, and our current ones will go to the public area to be used for internet access," Jackson said. A couple of the cur- rent public machines are in desperate need of retirement and will be replaced by existing circulation computers. The remaining funds will be used towards increasing the collection of early literacy backpacks for children. The backpacks include books and activity material that coordinate to various skills. "They are so fun," Jackson said. "They check out continually. We usually don't have more than three or four in at a time." Jackson is very excited about the grant. "I think this will benefit everyone," she said. |