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Salt Lake City Farmers Market Love

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There was a sense I had about Salt Lake City, from the beginning. But I couldn’t safely confirm my observation without spending some more time here. After hours today at the farmers market I am officially going to say: There is a huge chunk of Boulderitis (yes, I just made that word up) going on in Salt Lake City. 😉

I’m going to define Boulderitis as a population of people really into health, and the environment, as well as appreciative of local and hand made. Unfortunately, I haven’t spent much time in Los Angeles, but I’m guessing people there have Boulderitis as well 😉 Do you have Boulderitis? Does your town? Tell me, I’d love to visit! I’m a big fan of health, the environment, local and hand made.

The Salt Lake City farmers market today was PACKED and HUGE. Although it’s open for a shorter length of time than the Boulder and Longmont farmers markets, it was bigger than both put together. I didn’t take any photos of the produce and food stands, but let me tell you: There were signs that said, Organic, Raw, Sprouted, Hormone-free, etc, all over the place. Love it.
I bought a pair of hand made earrings at the place above.
There were so many jewelry, glass, ceramic, and other artists.
I thought we had hit the jackpot when I saw a “Buckwheat Pancake” sign. They were buckwheat flour, but they were also sprouted wheat. Ahh, so close 😉
But then we saw a bike-powered raw stand. Yes, really: A guy riding a stationary bike that powered a Vita-Mix blender. HELLO. That got my attention. Vegan, gluten-free, delish. The girls each had a SOB: strawberry, orange, banana + a tablespoon of hemp protein powder. We also tasted their raw pudding made with cashews and dates. So good.

This lady made these really cute headbands. We bought two. They’re washable and reversible. Not to mention so cute.
And I also bought two hand made ceramic bowls from this artist. They were being wrapped up while I was taking this picture, so I’ll show you another time, but you get the idea.
Well, Cherry, our Boston Terrier’s, quinoa timer just went off, so I better get her some chicken from the fridge and feed her. I said it before, but I’ll say it again: This hotel rocks. Having this nice kitchen makes all the difference for us… Boulderites 😉
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  1. Hey, I was there this morning too! I’ve been living in UT for 7 yrs and this was my FIRST time at the farmers market,and I LOVED it! Bought some grass-fed beef and local honey.Keep enjoying your visit here =)

  3. Wow! So jealous. I live in a little town and our farmers market is so little and there’s not a whole lot 🙁 I just have a thing for nice big farmers Market full of creativity and fresh and local produce. Just seing pictures of them makes me happy… I’m such a nerd at heart! 😉

  4. I thought it was called Portland, OR-itis (but i’m biased) 😉 Glad to see healthful, local, organic, hand-made living is spreading round the country! We could, however, use a little more of that golden sun this month.

    In what hotel ?chain? are you staying–it looks amazing!

  5. This place makes me absolutely excited. I love being a large farmers market knowing that all the people have come because they also want good healthy food.

    I would love to get my hands on some of those bowls too. They look gorgeous.

  7. I’m so glad you’re enjoying SLC! I currently live in the Provo/Orem area (about 45 minutes south of SLC), but it seems to me in this area that it’s built more for convenience over health. We have a couple of health food stores, but they’re tiny and pretty pricey. We have a small farmer’s market that we go to. BUT if you do make your way to California you should check out my home town. San Luis Obispo. It on the central coast (about 3 or so hours north of LA) and I love it! There are avocado groves in the neighboring towns, there are apple farms there and if you go in the fall when they’re open you can do apple cider tasting (oh! And I can’t forget the fresh strawberries in Santa Maria and Arroyo Grande!). The farmer’s market is on Thursday night and it’s SO much fun! Since it’s a big agricultural area, there are a ton of local farmers. There’s just so much going on year round on the central coast I don’t think I could name everything! I love it and miss it SO much!

  8. I’ve wondered if the SLC farmers market was any good. Thanks for the review! Like Rachel said, the one here in Provo is pretty small.
    I grew up going to Portland’s HUGE market every weekend, and loved it! Everything in Portland is pretty much “Boulderitis” though. It’s too bad I was diagnosed with food intolerances AFTER moving away :p Makes visiting really nice though. Most of Utah needs to get on the health/environmental wagon, IMHO!
    I’ll definitely have to plan a trip to SLC soon!

  9. Living vicariously through you! The excitement here was that our jeep made it through a storm that hurled baseball-sized hail at it! Saw my first tornado. Call if you plan to stop on your way back thru Cheyenne.

  11. You guys so deserve this vacation and it looks so beautiful in Salt Lake City. I was showing these pictures to Sophie. Is that a Fancy Nancy Doll that Zoe has?! Neat!!

  12. My hometown! Well, almost. I love the SL Farmer’s Market – such a great place to spend a Saturday morning. Thanks for the shout out to a truly great event!