Our Mission
Splendor Valley Farms has a threefold mission to showcase the strengths of Summit County, UT, by operating as a "small farm" to support and enhance the County's historical ways of farming by maintaining viable small-scale/historic agricultural operations and their essential rural setting in Summit County. Our focus will be on:
Short Term Rental (Vacation) Property
Situated on our property in Marion is a 4,500-square-foot house that we started using as an Airbnb short-term rental for large family gatherings for the holidays in November 2022. The house is a beautiful log cabin, the perfect place for large family gatherings and the ideal launch pad for your Wasatch Back adventure. Five bedrooms will sleep 15 people.
The upstairs game room loft can easily fit over 100 people for organizational retreats and training and is perfect for hosting wedding receptions. Seats and audio/visual equipment are available on request.
The property is located only 25 minutes from Park City and the resort ski lifts and 15 minutes from the Unita National Forest. It is 50 minutes from Salt Lake International Airport. Incredible access to all seasons of outdoor activities, including skiing, mountain biking, snowmobiling, 4-wheeling, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, backcountry skiing, ice fishing, hiking in the National Forest, rafting, canyoneering, National Parks and horseback riding. There is plenty of parking space for multiple vehicles and trailers with all the toys, and with the game room, the kids will create great family memories! Local amenities include local arts and culture, a petting zoo across the street, Oakley Rodeo (get tickets early) and Kamas Pioneer Day. See "AgriTourism" for points of interest, favorite places to eat, groceries and convenience stores and places to rent things. For directions to set up an appointment with our in-house yoga instructor, Sage.
Regenerative Organic Farm
Splendor Valley Farms is a regenerative organic farm located in Summit County, Utah, dedicated to growing healthful food through certified organic farming techniques, distributing the food through CSAs, private chefs and restaurants, in addition to providing education, work opportunities and food services. Our operations, products, uses and activities are related to modern, sustainable farming in every way.
Splendor Valley Farms has every intention of being a state-of-the-art regenerative organic farm, not only for the crops that are produced organically but also are grown, handled and sold with the health of people and the planet in mind. Splendor Valley Farms intends to follow intrepid practices by extending the growing season in both directions beyond what is typically seen in the short growing season in Summit County. By stretching the growth in both seasonal directions, we expect to be able to produce a large variety of unconventional crops. In addition, with the techniques we intend to use, we will outsmart squash bugs, flea beetles and cabbage worms and even much larger pests, like the deer who visit daily.
Farm-to-Table
Farm-to-Table ideas are beginning to find many expressions in various geographic regions throughout the country. Our research has shown few such opportunities in the Park City and Summit County areas of Utah. Our overall plan is to provide high-quality, organic produce delivered through a variety of channels AND to provide consumers with educational and dining experiences related to healthful food production and consumption. Our goal is to preserve the agricultural and rural setting of Summit County as it increasingly becomes a high-end ski area and tourist destination.
Splendor Valley Farms intends to act as a produce exchange, more similar to a farmers' market than as a restaurant. As we finish our barn (lots of work to be done here and the third phase of our mission), we will use it for a number of activities. First, we intend to match our local users of fresh organic food products to those who produce the goods. We will host dinners for those who operate restaurants and ski resorts, private chefs and community-supported agriculture to those who produce the goods locally, such as produce and dairy farmers and artisan crafts. Second, we will use the barn for a local farmers' market, especially during the winter growing season.
In addition to the barn (also in the future), we intend to build a roadside stand to distribute mainly products from our farm, but expect to open it to other local Summit County producers to include salads, eggs and other dairy products, DIY goods, flower bouquets, dried flowers and yarns, all of which are produced locally.
