Jen Colby

About Jen Colby

Jen's commitment to good, clean, and fair food was planted at her grandparents' Iowa farm and blossomed as a high school exchange student to Nice, France. As a teenager, she detassled corn and started a catering business, then continued working in food service and hospitality through college and post-graduate adventures in Alta, Utah. In her current job as University of Utah's sustainability coordinator she helps run the student gardens, campus farmers market, and Social Soup discussion series. She also serves on the Salt Lake Food Policy Task Force.

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May 21, 2017

Bee There! 2017 Honeybee Festival on June 3rd

Did you know that 1/3 of our food plants depend on honeybees for pollination? And then, of course, there’s honey! Join Slow Food Utah and partners for the 7th annual honeybee festival on Saturday, June 3rd from 11-4 at the Sorenson Unity Center in Salt Lake City for fun and informative workshops and activities for […]

February 4, 2016

Ark of Taste Heirlooms Available at the 2016 Seed Swap

Slow Food Utah will be participating in the annual 9th West Farmers Market Seed Swap on Saturday, February 6th. The swap will be held at the Sorenson Unity Center in Salt Lake City, 1383 S. 900 W., from 4 – 7 pm. You don’t have to bring your own seeds to the swap to attend. […]

March 20, 2014

Welcome Spring with Love Utah Give Utah Day

The 2014 spring equinox arrives today in Utah, with the forecast for lovely weather. With spring flowers blooming and trees budding out, its a great time to start seeds, and to get outside in the garden. It is also the second Love Utah Give Utah Day, created by the Community Foundation of Utah to encourage […]

January 25, 2014

Ark of Taste Seeds Available at People’s Market Seed Swap

Once again this year, Slow Food Utah will have a table at the People’s Market Seed Swap. The event is from 2-6 PM Saturday, January 25th at the Sorenson Unity Center in Salt Lake City (California Avenue at 900 West). We will be distributing sampler packs of vegetable seeds listed on the Slow Food USA […]

January 16, 2014

2014 Slow Food Utah Micro-grant Applications due by February 15

The Board of Slow Food Utah is pleased to announce that we will be accepting 2014 micro-grant applications now through February 15th. We dedicate the proceeds of the annual Feast of Five Senses benefit dinner to this program, as well as some additional funds from generous donors and sponsors. Over the years, micro-grants have supported […]