love of local in Utah
~Farmers Markets Make Us Happy~
Have you noticed that everyone is happy at Farmers Markets? People are excited to be there and the atmosphere is wonderful! This is the ONLY time my husband is excited to go on shopping trips with us. Seriously, who could go to a Farmers Market grumpy? You don’t have to go to pick up things for dinner; you can go hoping to score a treasure.
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For instance, have you ever had a fresh pickle? I hadn’t until we were in St. George and tried one of these….amazing! Who knew fresh pickles tasted so different? Sweet and FRESH! Deliciously crunchy and full of flavor. See how excited I get just talking about it?! 
We go every single weekend to a Farmers Market…what are we going to do in a few weeks when we have to decide between Salt Lake and Provo? Last week at the Provo Farmers Market we bought one of these:
The lady got me when she said lots of the wood they used came from back east where I used to live and miss so very much.
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I finally had one of the Shortbread Chocolate Chip Cookies from Flour Girls & Dough Boys that everyone raves about. It was delish, although their gingerbread and regular chocolate chip were just as yummy. There is no way I could go out on a limb and declare a winning cookie–I will just take them all, please! Then we finished everything off with….get this…a Pineapple, Orange, Strawberry & Carrot juice. Someone must tell me how to make it so we can enjoy it every day.
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My husband and Abby run off as soon as we arrive to find fresh cheese from a local dairy farmer. Cameron and I run off to find fresh berries we carry around and snack on the rest of the trip. We always try to find some handmade soaps for our mothers and stock up on fresh organic produce for the rest of the week’s worth of dinners. I love talking to the owners of each booth and hearing their stories. It makes me feel good to know more about from where my family’s food is coming.
Can you tell Farmers Markets make us happy? I would love to hear about your local markets and what you love!
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I need to have me one of those fresh pickles. I {heart} pickles!!!
You are going to die when you hear that I have never been to a farmer’s market. I think that you inspired me to go.
You find some of the funnest places to go to. Any time there\’s food involved in an adventure, I\’m all over that!
The only Farmer\’s Market I\’ve been to is a local one, set up on the side of the road in September. I didn\’t know you could go this early.
Thanks for sharing.
Our farmer’s market doesn’t start until JULY. Lame? Yeah. I only went once last year because I didn’t know about it until the end. It was awesome. very community involved. I bet G would like to go, make it family days and shut off the consoles. That would be nice.
Here’s what you do. Go to the Murray Farmer’s Market with us instead of deciding between Salt Lake and Provo!
We love farmers markets too. We are lucky to be living in an area which has 4-5 different farmers market. So far we have found some great tasting pastries from a local lady. I wish you could have HOTLIPS soda. It is just wonderful to taste. So far they sell this soda at our local Whole Foods but I also hope for all my bloggy friends that they start selling it nationwide. The owner of the HotLips company is a nice man. He has also started selling Hotlips jams. He is a nice fellow. If you get it in your local market do try it out. We love bought some organic turnips and they were great just sauteed. One guy sells limeade which is really refreshing too. I don’t know whether you will like such a long comment. But I got too excited reading about your farmers market.
I love our Saturday night dinners after I’ve been to the farmers market. Our entire meal is from the market, cheese, veggies, fruit and scones or yummy bread. My favorite meal of the week and so easy (and good for you too. This week I bought pita bread and spreads from Afghanistan. Wonderful.