{"id":1077,"date":"2026-06-05T19:39:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1077"},"modified":"2026-06-05T19:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:39:15","slug":"a-new-look-and-new-names-to-fill-in-as-utahs-largest-farmers-market-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1077","title":{"rendered":"A new look and new names to fill in as Utah\u2019s largest farmers market returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Utah\u2019s largest farmers market will look different when it returns this weekend, as its home undergoes a facelift.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1075\">Miraculous rescue of Everest Sherpa defies all odds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There will also be new faces, as some familiar vendors deal with the impacts of a \u201cfruit famine\u201d and others step aside for the next generation of businesses when the Salt Lake City Downtown Farmers Market returns this Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings will be laid out really differently &#8230; but we are maintaining the same size of market as we have in the past,\u201d said Carly Gillespie, director of Urban Food Connections of Utah, which oversees the market.<\/p>\n<h3>A new layout<\/h3>\n<p>Salt Lake City broke ground on its $18.4 million Pioneer Park project in February. Market organizers explored alternative locations when they learned about Pioneer Park\u2019s construction timeline, as the weekly event brings over 10,000 customers every week, but they ultimately settled on staying at the park and working with the space they had.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s market will be a partial street affair while construction is carried out, but it\u2019s not expected to affect the number of vendors at the event this year. The downtown market attracts 250 to 300 vendors annually, and Gillespie told KSL that she expects that to remain close to the same this year, though she said some veteran vendors pulled out over this year\u2019s challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was really important to us not to decrease the size of our market and to maintain the same capacity,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>Downtown Farmers Market changes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pioneer Park&#8217;s south field is still open, which will host arts and crafts booths, while some will also be scattered across park spaces near 300 West and 400 West that are still open.<\/li>\n<li>Farm and food vendors will set up at spaces near 300 West and 400 South that are still open.<\/li>\n<li>Northbound lanes of 400 West will be temporarily closed between 300 South and 400 South for food trucks and other food vendors to set up.<\/li>\n<li>A beer garden and musicians will be scattered throughout the market space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some street parking is available for $3.50 per hour for up to two hours. Customers are urged to park at The Gateway, which offers free one-hour parking and $2 per hour thereafter, or take transit. Utah Transit Authority\u2019s TRAX and several bus routes each stop within a few blocks of Pioneer Park.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s market runs every Saturday (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.) through Oct. 24. Salt Lake City\u2019s park project is expected to be completed by the end of this year, creating a new permanent layout that will be visible next year.<\/p>\n<h3>Weird weather affects this year\u2019s market<\/h3>\n<p>Construction isn\u2019t the only hurdle for some vendors. Some notable names were forced out of this year\u2019s market after cold snaps in April and May \u2014 after an unseasonably warm winter \u2014 crushed many growers. Gov. Spencer Cox declared an emergency over it, noting that losses of 95% to 100% were reported from farmers who produce apricots, sweet and tart cherries, plums, peaches, pears and apples.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1073\">Church of Jesus Christ acquires daguerreotype some say is the only photo of Joseph Smith<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Smith Orchard, Wilson Peaches and Perfect Peach are among the companies that have pulled out of the Downtown Farmers Market this year due to the situation. Pioneer Valley Fruit Company, known for its jams and jellies, also pulled out over a lack of local fruit sources, organizers said.<\/p>\n<p>Fowers Fruit Ranch will sell some peaches and apples it was able to grow, with a few trees being spared, while others, like Pyne Farms, are scaling back to sell apple cider and doughnuts. Its owner, Kent Pyne, told KSL last month that his farm had a complete crop failure for the first time in over 50 years.<\/p>\n<p>A western Colorado vendor was still able to grow fruits that will be at the market, Gillespie said. Those who typically grow berries and other less-prone fruits, as well as vegetables, will also still be able to sell produce this year.<\/p>\n<h3>Rico moves aside<\/h3>\n<p>Rico Brand has also pulled out for a different reason. Jorge Fierro, the company\u2019s founder and owner, announced this week that his company will not be at the market this year for the first time since the Mexican food company was established in 1997.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have made the decision to go in a different direction,\u201d he said in a video posted to social media.<\/p>\n<p>The company has long been viewed as a success story of the Downtown Farmers Market, catapulting the brand from a stand at the park into products sold at many supermarkets across Utah. It\u2019s currently working to expand to other states as it continues to grow, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Fierro, who still serves on the market\u2019s board of advisors, credited the market for the business\u2019s position, calling it an \u201ceconomic tool\u201d to help new business ideas grow. The decision to leave, he explained, allows the next entrepreneur to come in and potentially have the same success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s exciting to see new faces, new people who want to start their own business and new products,\u201d he said. \u201cI think it\u2019s really exciting what\u2019s happening in our town.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1071\">Economists predicted slow U.S. job growth. 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