Since we started our show in 2016, we have been asking our guests at the end of every New Utah interview, “What is the one thing that you would tell someone visiting Utah they had to do before leaving?”
We had Catherine Armstrong, who gives us TONS of ideas for cool things to do in Utah on Only In Your State, sat down with us for episode 176 and she told us that the one thing she would tell someone they had to do when visiting Utah is to visit Brighton Lakes trail! Catherine said it is the prettiest, it is a high elevation, it is moderately difficult, and just a heads up… no dogs are allowed.
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It seems like just yesterday we had director of the Downtown Salt Lake Farmers Market and Urban Food Connections, Alison Einerson, join us to talk about the farmers market. Episode 102 she joined us for a behind the scenes look at the market.
Fast forward a year… Episode 156 Alison sat down again with us to share some updates on what the farmers market is doing this year and plans for a growing future in Salt Lake. The Downtown Farmers Market starts on June 8th at the Pioneer park and runs from 8am until 2pm every Saturday until October. Alison told us that this year’s farmers market is bringing in 6 new farms! The market is really working on teaching seasonal eating. You can sign up for their weekly newsletter that will give you a guide for what will be at the market. *You can subscribe at the bottom of the page linked above.* They are challenging people to make a meal from what you buy at the market!
We want to see what you make this season! Tag us on Instagram with #SLFMTNUP
Photo: Downtown Farmers Market
We want to make mention that the Downtown Farmers market and the Urban Food Connections program are advocating for farmers around the state of Utah. After all, blessed are the cheese makers! They assist in quality control, they make sure that the locally grown and produced items are catering to the clientele of the market, and they are teaching people to eat seasonally and locally. After all, local is better for your health and for the community!
Ever wondered how to get into the market? Applications are due in February and close in April. They pick products based on the need and what holes need to be filled. If you are new to the industry, Alison suggests applying for the Tuesday market so you can get your feet wet! Also, everyone has to re-apply every year!
Did you know that the Salt Lake Downtown Farmers market is the largest in the Inter-mountain West? We only hope that it will continue to grow! Alison had some great advice as the market is about to open:
Park at the Gateway!!! It is only a block away and you can get a validation from the Farmers Market booth. There is a veggie valet who will hold your veggies, when you buy all the things, so you can get your car! -> FREE PARKING <-!
Bike to the market!! There is bike parking, and the green bike program in Salt Lake on the South East corner of the market.
BRING YOUR OWN BAGS!!! There will not be free bags handed out this year. You can purchase a reusable bag for $1. Vendors do not have bags to give out.
Make sure to follow the Downtown Farmers market on their Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for updates!
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Since we started our show in 2016, we have been asking our guests at the end of every New Utah interview, “What is the one thing that you would tell someone visiting Utah they had to do before leaving?”
Denver Brady, who is directing sales, at Salt Flat Brewing also joined us for episode 141! Denver told us when we asked what the one thing someone visiting Utah would be, “Utah is vast. There are 1000 things in my mind.” She said that she lived by the Appalachian mountains and commented that “those are hills.” Denver thinks the Rocky Mountain range is unlike anything else. We would like to add, there are plenty opportunities to enjoy our mountain ranges from hiking, camping, biking, fishing, etc. Utah.com and Alltrails.com have some great resources for Utah’s mountains.
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Episode 149 we were joined by founder of the Utah Cheese awards and the upcoming Salt Lake Cheese Festival, Steve Jerman. We wanted to find out how in the world Steve came up with the idea of starting the cheese awards and what way they are going in the future!
Steve started at a very young age as an artist. Exploring all kinds of mediums, he eventually found himself touring the country with the Grateful Dead, creating “fan art” that made it’s way around the country with Dead-head’s, to spending a brief moment in the art world in NYC, creating a briefly successful clothing line, to being an apprentice at Utah’s very own, Rockhill Creamery.
Steve has such a passion for Rockhill Creamery. He let us know that he was drawn to their facility because they were doing things that other creameries were not doing. Fast forward to the end of Steve’s time at Rockhill, he decided that Utah needed something it was missing… Cheese Awards! Steve has taken the last two and a half years to build relationships with local creameries and hold the first two award ceremonies. Utah has such a delicious group of creameries creating cheese such as The Creamery/Cache Valley Cheese (aka Beaver cheese), Caputo’s Cheese Cave, Gossner Cheese, Rockhill Creamery, Heber Valley Cheese, Beehive Cheese, Finney Farm, and Park City Creamery just to name a very small handful of cheese makers! If you know a local creamery you love, make sure they know about the Utah Cheese Awards! We want this to keep growing! We mean, come on, last years winner of multiple categories is a delicious creamery, Finney Farm, in Hildale!
The last two years have been successful with the cheese awards that Steve found out that Salt Lake offers grants, he applied, and this summer Salt Lake City will experience a cheese festival! Steve is taking entries for the Utah Cheese Awards until May 1st for both cheese and items that would be served on a cheese plate (think nuts, sauce, bread, honey, etc.) Then join Steve and Salt Lake City, on June 8th, at the Garten at Mountain West Cider to celebrate local cheese makers at the first annual Salt Lake Cheese Fest! You can also like the pages and follow what is happening with both events on the Utah Cheese Award Facebook page and the Salt Lake Cheese Fest Facebook page.
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