This article is excerpted from the Utah Eats newsletter, compiled by Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune’s food and drink reporter. To get the full newsletter in your inbox every Wednesday, become a subscriber by going to sltrib.com/newsletters .
Hello, Eaters! The frosts of fall may have arrived, but that doesn’t mean farmers markets have to call it quits for the season. They just move indoors. Last Saturday was the first day of the Downtown Farmers Market , winter edition, held at The Gateway shopping center at 32 N.
Rio Grande St., Salt Lake City. The large room that houses the market is slightly hidden, but it’s not hard to find — just head north from the Olympic fountain, following the signs and people, and the door will be on your right.
The winter market will be held at The Gateway every Saturday through April 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.
m. For opening day, the space was packed with shoppers browsing displays of fresh produce, baked goods, beeswax candles, spice blends, flash-frozen salmon, teas, honey and more, along with arts and crafts. When I entered the market, the first thing that caught my eye was a display of gorgeous sunflower shoots, pea shoots, radish sprouts and broccoli microgreens at the Urban Prairie Agriculture booth.
This venture is based in Ogden and is run by farmer and food access advocate Anne Dunaway, who is a newcomer to the winter market. In Ogden, Dunaway has an outdoor farm where she grows vegetables such as peppers and tomatoes, as wel.
