Day on the Hill
Join us in sharing the message with Utah Legislators that our food matters, local food economies are vital, and small local farms and farmers are essential!
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Wednesday, February 19th, 2025 8:30 AM – 3:50 PM
Red Acre Center For Food and Agriculture
"Day On The Hill"
Schedule for the Day
February 19, 2025
Everyone is welcome to any and all of the meetings/events!
Lunch is free, but you must RSVP
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Aspen Room Senate Building
Red Acre Center - priorities and discussion with invited legislators
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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Senate & House floor
​Watch the legislature in session from the gallery or ask your Representative or Senator if you can sit on the chamber floor with them​​
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10:45 AM - 11:30: AM in the Rotunda
Set up information tables
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11:30 AM: Photo outside on the steps.
(We will be taking a photo outside the south doors of the Rotunda and on the main steps of the Capitol; we need you to be there! Thanks to the Salt Lake Down Town Farmer's Market, they will have their vintage farm truck there for the photo op.)
12:00 PM - 1:30: PM in the Rotunda
Lunch with legislators & information tables
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2:00 - 3:50 PM: Senate & House floor
​Watch the legislature in session from the gallery or ask your Representative or Senator if you can sit on the chamber floor with them
Lunch (Free but you must RSVP)​​​​​
Booth Space
Are you a farmer, business, or organization in the food or farming world,
and want to have an information table in the Rotunda during lunch?
​Set up a display table for legislators to meet you, see, visit, and learn about what is happening in the movement to build local food systems. ​​​​​
2026
​Wednesday, February 4th, 2026 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Red Acre Center For Food and Agriculture
"Day On The Hill"
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Meet with Utah State Representative and Senators and Utah farms, ranches, and organizations that want to strengthen & build resilient local food communities in Utah.
Everyone is welcome to any and all of the meetings/events.
Lunch is free for Red Acre Center members, but you must register with the membership code.
​Non-members can become a member, or register for a lunch ticket.​
Registration will be live January 20th
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Schedule
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9:00 AM - 10:30 AM: Copper Room in the Senate Building
Everyone is welcome!
Check-In, Pastries & Politics, Red Acre Center Legislative Priorities
Get an update on what's happening that affects agriculture and our local food economy
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Senate & House Floor Gallery
​Watch the legislature in session from the gallery or ask your Representative or Senator if you can sit on the chamber floor with them​​
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10:45 AM - 11:30 AM in the Rotunda
Vendors only
Set up information tables
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11:30 AM: Photo inside on the East Steps by the Rotunda.
(We will be taking a photo inside on the East Staircase on Level 2 of the Capitol building; we need you to be there!)
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM in the Rotunda
Lunch with legislators & information tables
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1:30 - 3:00 PM: The Board Room in the Capitol Building (Room 204)
Everyone is welcome
Discussion with invited legislators and speakers
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3:40 PM: Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Committees (Room 215)
Anyone interested is welcome to stay and attend the committee meeting that deals with agriculture in the senate.
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Join us in sharing the message with Utah Legislators that our food matters, local food economies are vital, and small local farms and farmers are essential!
Lunch
Registration required. Members of Red Acre Center eat free - check your email for your promo code.
Booth Space
Are you a farmer, business, or organization in the food or farming world,
and want to have an information table in the Rotunda during lunch?
​Set up a display table for legislators to meet you, see, visit, and learn about what is happening in the movement to build local food systems. ​​​​​