Show Farmers Farmer's Market summer harvest better than ever Sam Cooper Community Editor Salt Lakes Lake's annual farmers farmer's market kicked off the summer harvest last Saturday in Pioneer Park With over seasonal vendors offering enough produce produce produce pro pro- duce and bric-a-brac bric to set the kings king's table this season looks to be even better than last A festive atmosphere makes the event a lively spectacle of shoppers fimi 5 f f J 1 b Photo by b Sam Cooper Summer harvest opening draws crowd dogs babies musicians sunbathers and picnickers set in the backdrop of fresh produce local businesses arts and crafts green grass and sunshine Sitting at the information booth near the entrance to the park Larissa a sassy Market continued on ou page 3 Farmers Market small town feel is bigger than ever continued from front page volunteer with a quick smile directs visitors This year weve we've got a different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent boss organization new vendors and new ways to present things Its It's just bigger bigger bigger big big- ger she said with a smile Weve got everything good food music tacos new things you dont don't experience in the shopping malls Indeed the sidewalk aisles were packed with unique and creative artists and artisans selling the their r wares locally and feeling good about it Visitors at the parks park's main entrances es were given a calendar calendar calendar calen calen- dar of upcoming weekly events and workshops at the market such as home beer brewing basics the heirloom tomato festival the farmers farmer's market chef challenge and from vine to wine a demonstration demonstration demonstration demon demon- on wine making The calendar also features feature a aJ J timetable ble informing ii g visitors which fruits and vegetables are the freshest during each part of the s season ason City Weekly will host a alive alive alive live band in the center of the park each week Listings of upcoming bands can be found in current copies of weekly publication For many attendees the reason they keep returning to the festival is simple They have fantastically good food f od and fresh produce produce produce pro pro- duce said student Rachel Mueller This is the third year Ive I've been to the market here in Salt Lake Everything here tastes better better better bet bet- ter its it's fresher and its it's locally supported she said Many visitors return to the festival year after year and see many of the same faces Look at this said Mueller hugging a passerby You always see people you know weekly yearly She recommends the stand run by Cottage Greens Green's farm fann said They are so sweet Mueller If they've got the radishes she said with a wicked k d grin they wi know j li I n 1 want them The s Salt i Lake ke Farmers Market runs seasonally in n Pioneer Park on west and south The event usually runs into late October depending on the weather I |