Announcement
New Roots, a national program of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) with a robust set of programs in Salt Lake City, is excited to announce the opening of its third farmersmarket in Salt Lake County, located in front of the IRC office in Salt Lake City (221 South 400 West). The addition of two New Roots Farmers Markets in the past year, has been made possible with the support of a Farmers Market Promotion Grant from the USDA.
The two New Roots Farmers Market will run every Wednesday from 4-6:30pm July 8 through October 7. Take a look at which location is most convenient!
It will be the second year for the farm stand at Central Park, 2797 South 200 East, South Salt Lake, Utah, 84115.
The funds from USDA support New Roots to now operate three farmers Markets in Salt Lake County. New Roots expanded the existing Sunnyvale Farmers Market in Millcreek’s Sunnyvale Park (4013 South 700 West) which runs every Saturday, 11am-2pm June 27 through October 24th.
All New Roots Farmers Markets offer Utah’s statewide healthy food incentive program, Double Up Food Bucks. With this program, customersshopping with their SNAP benefits card are eligible to receive up to $30 in market tokens that can be used to purchase Utah-grown fruits and vegetables. The program works by matching SNAP benefits, dollar-for-dollar, up to $30 per market day. This means low-income households can receive $60 of fresh produce each market day for only $30. All New Roots operated markets offer this incentive as well as over 20 other farmers markets across Utah.
Customers enjoy freshly grown, culturally appropriate produce grown by New Roots farmers at the new Central Park Market.
Photo: Sara Valerious/IRC
Produce sold at the IRC office, Central Park in South Salt Lake and the ongoing Sunnyvale Farmers Market is grown by refugee farmers who participate in the IRC in Salt Lake City’s New Roots Farm Incubation program. Refugee farmers in the program grow and sell culturally relevantproduce to the neighborhood’s largely refugee and new American populations. The farmers specialize in growing specialty crops: common in countries around the world but difficult to find and grow in the United States. All New Roots operated markets provide an avenue for local refugee farmers to sell their produce, develop marketing and business skills, and give back to the community.
A special thank you to the Salt Lake Community for supporting New Roots and making these programs possible! Learn more about the IRC in Salt Lake
City’s New Roots programming, including both farmers markets, by visiting Rescue.org/NewRootsSLC.
If you want to volunteer or donate to support our food access initiatives like the farmers markets, email us at [email protected].