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Finding Common Ground at Red Acre Farm and Center

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Finding Common Ground at Red Acre Farm and Center
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Mollie Engelhart
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I’ve just returned home from the Utah Farm and Food Conference in Cedar City, and it was unlike any conference I’ve ever attended.

Sara and Symbria Patterson, the mother-daughter team behind Red Acre Farm, hosted the gathering. Sara began farming when she was just 14 years old, and by 16, it was the sole source of income for her entire family. Their operation sits on only 2 acres, but it has far more heart than acreage.

Mollie Engelhart
Mollie Engelhart
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Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher at Sovereignty Ranch, is committed to food sovereignty, soil regeneration, and educating on homesteading and self-sufficiency. She is the author of “Debunked by Nature”: Debunk Everything You Thought You Knew About Food, Farming, and Freedom—a raw, riveting account of her journey from vegan chef and LA restaurateur to hands-in-the-dirt farmer, and how nature shattered her cultural programming.