TUESDAY HARVEST FARMERS MARKET OPENS Downtown AUG 7

TUESDAY HARVEST FARMERS MARKET OPENS Downtown AUG 7

As harvest season approaches, locals have an additional opportunity to support local farmers.

Salt Lake City (August 6, 2012) – The fourth season for the Tuesday evening Downtown Harvest Market opens Aug. 7 and continues through Oct. 23, 4 p.m. to dusk in historic Pioneer Park.

The smaller size of the mid-week market creates an intimate experience that is easy to access for convenient shopping — supporting community and locally grown food. Commuters, downtown residents and regularmarket shoppers will find the Tuesday evening markets an alternative to thebusy Saturday markets to purchase produce and farm goods with ample parkingnear the park.

The Harvest Market is comprised of 20-plus hand pickedvendors that range from traditional farms and orchards to rare heirlooms  as well as a limited number of artisan food vendors. All of the vendors participate in the SNAP program, which allows vendors to accept food stamps, with the goals to improve accessibility to fresh food for lower and fixed-income consumers, and to increase revenue for farmers and food producers at the Market.

“The Tuesday Market offers farmers an additional opportunity to connect with local shoppers during a time of the year when farms are producing at their height,” said Kim Angeli, Market Manager. “The crowds who attend the Saturday market are drastically different form the Tuesday shopper, who tends to either live or work downtown.”

The full lineup of vendors is as follows:

Adam’s Heirlooms - 100% heirloom & antique varieties of fruits & vegetables

Asians & Heirlooms - Organically grown Asian & Heirloom Vegetables

Bangeter Farms – Local produce since 1902

Black Heron Gardens - Rare and exciting heirloom edibles

Chad’s Produce – No spray vegetables and fruit

Chow Truck – Haute Asian cuisine on the go

Dunham Farms – Green River melons

Earth First Eco-Farms – Organic, urban farmer

Fowers Fruit Ranch – 5^th generation farm specializing in fruit production

Gervais Farm – Organic produce farm

Grammy’s Produce – Family-owned farm and orchards

Love Muffins Bakery – Gluten-free bakery

Mimi’s Garden – small batch jams, jellies, preserves and syrups

Paisley Farms - All natural, pure-bred Berkshire Pork

Pyne Farms – Family-owned orchard

Red Bicycle Breadworks – Local bakery

Renewable Comm - Naturally raised eggs from pastured chickens

Salsitas Mendoza – Homemade Mexican-style salsa

Thayne and Cari Tagge’s Famous Fruit – Family-owned farm and orchards

The Sugared Plum Bakery – Gourmet bakery with a modern twist to old-fashioned baking

Tom’s Farm – fresh-picked veggies

Utah Beefalo – all natural, grass-fed beefalo (a cross between domestic cattle and American bison)

Weeks Berries – Fresh berries

Wilkerson Farm – Certified-organic produce

More Downtown Farmers Market information: www.slcfarmersmarket.org/

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