Pre-Season Day 4

Only one more Saturday left of the pre-season! Thank you to all our shoppers for supporting the growers! This is the first year we've had a pre-season and by all accounts it was a huge success!And many thanks to the backbone of the market: the farmers. In case you haven't had a chance to meet our pre-season growers, below is an introduction to some of them. The main season starts June 6 and you'll have many opportunities to chat about their farming techniques, recipes and preservation advice. They are experts.

The PalmersThe DrakesThe ChensThe Cooks
The Wests
The Steeles
The Cliffords
The Covingtons
The Stubbs
The Santiagos

Are you are a grower? If you'd like a booth at the market please e-mail provosfarmersmarket@gmail.com or call 801-427-5535!

Harvest Basket- May 30

This week at Provo's Farmers Market...

Fresh from the farm: tomorrow is the last chance to buy asparagus for the year! Plus Ralph Steele is bringing assorted breeds of baby chicks for your backyard coop! goat cheese and yogurt, all natural Utah lamb, fennel, oregano, pok choy, carrots, rhubarb, spring onions, parsley, arugula, salad mix, swiss chard, eggs, mint, grass fed beef, duck/goose/chicken eggs, honey, spinach, watercress, garlic chives, and beet greens.

Shop: Dresses and skirts, hand made buckets and brooms, hand bound books, jewelry, soaps, lotions.

To eat: Chimney Sweets, Flour Girls and Dough Boys, Papa's Tapas, Big Jake's Donuts, Alex's Belgium Waffles, Navajo Tacos, Asian Market, Italian meatballs, pies, and more

To plant: sego lily bulbs for xeriscaping, native wildflower seeds, thornless blackberries, jerusalem artichokes, lemon cucumbers, jalapeno peppers, raspberry and strawberry starts, ground covers, lambs tongue, aloe vera, herbs, basil, heirloom tomatoes, and more.

Music: The Utah Ramblers

Provo's Farmers Market in the news and blog-o-sphere:

Things are Just Bloomy
BYU Womens' Services and Resources
I Never Grew Up
On Bright Street
Adam Harward
BYU Newsnet
More from BYU Newsnet
Gritty Pretty

Provo's Front Porch

As many of you know, Provo's Farmers Market is a place to socialize with friends and neighbors. It's also a great place to meet new friends such as little Eve (pictured with asparagus and goose egg below).

picture taken on camera phone by Eve's parents

If YOU have any great stories to share about meeting new friends or running into long lost pals please e-mail your tale to provosfarmersmarket@gmail.com. We'd love to hear about it!

Also, thanks to our friends at Maestro's Gelato Cafe, Provo's Farmers Market is now on twitter! Look for us here.

Harvest Basket- May 23

This Week at Provo's Farmers Market...

From the Farm:
Are urban hens legal in your town? Are you interested in the grand adventure of raising chicks?
If so, one of our farmers are selling the following breeds:

• Plymouth Barred Rocks
• Rhode Island Reds
• Buff Orpingtons
• Naked Necks
• Araucanas
• White Leghorns
• Jersey Black Giants

Day old chicks and started birds $2 and up. Call Brent (801) 592-0577 for information and to arrange your order. Brent can help you understand the differences between the breeds and which breeds are best suited to your home situation.

Music: Jess Smart Smiley

Provo's Farmers Market In the Blog-o-sphere:
Cjane Enjoy It
Our Electrical Life
Ada's Place
Simond's Family Inc.
Provo Brittons
Sustainable Living
Sweet Life in the Valley

Pre-Season Day 3

Please enjoy photos of some of our brand new market first timers, baby chicks, and lots of bikes!

Harvest Basket- May 16

This week at Provo's Farmers Market...

Fresh from the farm: goat cheese and yogurt, all natural Utah lamb, asparagus, bok choy, rhubarb, spring onions, parsley, arugula, salad mix, swiss chard, eggs, mint, grass fed beef, duck/goose/chicken eggs, honey, watercress, garlic chives.

Shop: Home sewn goods, hand bound books, jewelry, soaps, lotions.

To eat: Chimney Sweets, Flour Girls and Dough Boys, Papa's Tapas, Big Jake's Donuts, Alex's Belgium Waffles, Navajo Tacos, Asian Market, and Los Hermanos.

To plant: jerusalem artichokes, lemon cucumbers, jalapeno peppers, raspberry and strawberry starts, ground covers, lambs tongue, aloe vera, herbs, basil, heirloom tomatoes, and more.

Music by Shake Your Peace.

Provo's Farmers Market In the News:
Deseret News
Daily Herald

Sustainable Living
The Fox and the Ewe
Sammy Jaybird
Notes from a Very Red Kitchen

Pre-Season Day 2

Perfect weather for the May 9th market and visitors came in droves. Please enjoy a couple of photos including one of a new vendor Chimney Sweets.

Harvest Basket- May 9th

This week at Provo's Farmers Market...*

Fresh from the farm: rhubarb, spring onions, parsley, arugula, salad mix, swiss chard, eggs, mint, grass fed beef, yogurt, honey.

Shop for Mother's Day: hand bound books, jewelry, bags.

To eat: Flour Girls and Dough Boys, Papa's Tapas, Big Jake's Donuts, Alex's Belgium Waffles, Navajo Tacos.

To plant: strawberry starts, ground covers, lambs tongue, aloe vera, herbs, basil, heirloom tomatoes, and more.

Music by Russ Wolfenstein with an encore of the May Pole dance led by Barbara Luke.

Provo's Farmers Market In the News:
Daily Herald
Deseret News
CJane Enjoy It
Jet Set Carina
Sweet Life in the Valley
Bird on the Lawn

*The Harvest Basket is considered a sneak peek and is neither comprehensive nor guaranteed.

Welcome to Pre-Season Day 1!

The vendors and shoppers braved the downpour which lasted nearly the entire market. Thankfully the sun came out for a few moments just in time for a Native American Hoop dance. Please enjoy the photos!

photo by Janise Anderson