The Utah Farmers market season is now upon us, and as Farmer markets grow in popularity and diversity, there is no excuse to not check out at least a couple this year. There is certainly enough to choose from. Let's do what we can to take care of our local farmers and growers by supporting the many of Utah Farmers markets taking place this … [Read more...]
Salt Lake Mobile Farmers Market
Urban Greens Market is a mobile farmers market opening on June 17, serving Poplar Grove and Glendale. Local produce will be sold at five alternating locations on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. This endeavor is a partnership between local organizations working to make local, healthy food accessible to all members of our community: SLC Green, … [Read more...]
Utah Farms by the Numbers
Farming In Utah: Second Annual Utah Stories Farm Issue
"There is no big solution," says poet/farmer Wendell Berry, "only many small ones and we must build our economy from the ground up." The rise of the farmers market is perhaps the best thing that has happened to food in decades. Since the 1950s, industrial farming -- or its more insidious description, "factory farms," has been on the rise and family farms have been dying. As a … [Read more...]