Punk Rock Farmer Celebrates Summer Solstice with the Agrihood

  • June 20, 2025
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Tune in to feed more people, waste less food with WasteLess Solutions. Looking for fresh produce in Millcreek? We've got folks from the Millcreek Farmers Market, too. Skywatcher Leo T drops by to invite you to a star party, and homegrown music picks from Salt Lake City Public Library's HUM (Hear Utah Music), a digital space celebrating Utah's local music community.

Plug Into Your Community with Tonight's Guests, Organizations & Community Events

Help Us Amplify Utah's Music Scene

Tonight's homegrown music comes from our friends Jason Rabb and Julisa Olivera at HUM (Hear Utah Music), the Salt Lake City Public Library's digital collection celebrating Utah’s local music community. 

  • SONG: “DEPRIVATION“ by CLUB MUNGO | LP: “EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT”

  • SONG: “Warm Dark” by Lollzing | LP: “Sacred Geometry”

  • SONG: “Ride (Have it All)“ by Ali Rez | LP: “Simon Phoenix”

HUM's NEXT CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: July 1-22. For more details, click here. 

June 28: HUM PRIDE: "Celebrate Pride with live music at The City Library, 210 E 400 S, SLC. Local LGBTQIA+ artists from the HUM collection will be performing on the Main Library roof and the plaza amphitheater from 1-5 PM! Be sure to wear sunscreen. Make sure to stop by one of the HUM tables to browse rare local CDs and pick up some HUM swag! You can also listen to our curated HUM Pride Playlist here: https://hum.slcpl.org/featured."

Just 1,000 More By Labor Day

Wasatch Food Co-Op is trying to get to 10,000 members by the time it opens SLC's first member-owned grocery store this fall. Evan Sugden says the co-op is getting close and just needs another 1,000 members.

Gather Farm-to-Fork Series

Symbria Patterson of Red Acre Center for Food & Agriculture on the nonprofit's annual Gather Series, a farm-to-fork experience June 23, 24 and 26. Plus, the center's annual farm tour is coming up later this month.

#ManyCulturesOneSky with SkyWatcher Leo T

  • Tonight: Summer Solstice, Northern Lights and astrophotography.

  • June 21: Skywatcher Leo T Star Party | Dusk to 11 PM | Salt Lake Astronomical Society’s Stansbury Park Observatory, Tooele. "Amateur astronomers of all ages are invited to learn more about the night sky and get a closer look at celestial bodies and their hidden secrets through some of Utah’s largest telescopes. Or your own. The stars come out at dusk, skywatching til 11. Skywatcher Leo T would love to see you!" Free and open to the public.

  •  To share your sky stories, follow the SkyWatcher's Facebook page.

Farmers Market Spotlight: Millcreek

Millcreek Farmers Market is getting ready for the season. RadioACTive gets a preview from Meg Bracken, market manager.

  • Applications are now open for the second annual Millcreek Farmers Market, held 5-9 PM Wednesday evenings in the heart of the community at Millcreek Common. Season runs July 2 - September 24.

  • A total of 40 spaces are available, with priority given to produce vendors. All other categories will be limited in quantity to create a well-balanced market. 

  • Vendors at this market must be directly responsible for raising, making or producing the products sold here. No reselling or imported goods will be permitted.

Aldine's Urban Farm Report

Looking for ways to support or take part in the agrihood? Tonight's guests have a way for all of us to help feed more people and waste less food. Punk Rock Farmer Friday talks with Dana Williamson of WasteLess Solutions. She's passing the garden hoe to a new CEO, Alexx Goeller. 

Fun Facts About Food in America:

  • About 30-40% of all food produced in America is wasted every year
  • To date, Waste Less Solutions has saved over 2.1 million pounds of fresh food from going to waste
  • To get started volunteering, visit Food Rescue US and create your account to help play a critical role in rescuing and delivering meals

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Tonight's RadioACTive Team

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

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