farm [fahrm]

a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.

mar·ket [mahr-kit]

an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers’ market.

Join AgriAdvocates and Mountain America Credit Union in celebration of one of Utah’s greatest assets: agriculture. Thousands of people are invited to gather at Pioneer Park in Salt Lake City for the annual Farming at the Market event, on Aug. 20 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The event will bring together diverse agriculturists and representatives from organizations such as Utah Natural Meats, Wasatch Community Gardens, and Augason Farms.  Master gardeners, animal experts, and some retail representatives will also be on site to answer questions from farmers’ market visitors.

Farming at the Market will also provide entertaining agricultural experiences for the whole family. Carver’s Cove will be on site with their petting farm, full of goats, sheep, piglets and roosters.

Children will also have the opportunity to create a living necklace made of cotton and a wheat seed. Educators from the Utah Agriculture in the Classroom will help visitors to understand the process of growing and milling wheat into flour to make bread.

To make the experience full circle agricultural retail specialists from Utah’s Own, Caputos and Dan’s Market will be on site to sample refreshing local products.

Various prizes will be offered to visitors throughout the day, including grow kits, farmers’ market products and t-shirts for the entire family.

The Farming at the Market event hopes to entertain, gain interest in the cause and educate the public about agriculture, self-sufficiency, food production and supporting Utah’s economy.