Park Silly Sunday Farmers Market Offers Easy Access to Healthy Food and a Bolstered Local Economy

July 22, 2011

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Park City, UT—Park Silly Sunday Market offers something more than just an eco-friendly street festival and a silly good time. Although, it definitely does offer all of that, it also offers a diverse mixture of local farmers, bakers and food creatives with its Farmer’s Market.

Most all of the vendors at the Silly Farmers Market are local. And according to a recent New York Times article, buying local not only means friendly on the environment, but it also means healthier food and a bolstered local economy.

Park Silly’s Farmers Market has plenty of local Utah and Park City flavor and spirit to go around, ranging from Jensen Farms, who offer 100 different varieties of peaches, and The Sweet Brigadier, who can tell you 10 reasons why chocolate can save your life, to Red Bicycle Breadworks, an artisanal bread maker claiming to be “keeping PC crusty.”

“Park Silly’s Farmers Market is a great way to support the local economy while stocking your supply of healthy produce and gourmet baked goods,” says Alexandra Bassett, Park Silly’s Vendor Fairy.

Large food companies do not typically produce local Utah foods. Large food companies tend to use a variety of chemicals to help mass produce their produce, and add refined sugars, carbohydrates and preservatives to processed foods. By buying local consumers can avoid unhealthy foods and enjoy fresher foods that do not have to be transported great distances, according to a New York Times article.

And according to farmersmarketcoaliton.org, local farmers markets stimulate local economies and strengthen communities “Approximately 25% of vendors at farmers markets derive their sole source of income from farmers market sales, and 80% of vendors at farmers markets said that farmers markets provide them a greater source of business development than any other possible marketing outlet,” according to the coalition.   

“We are hoping to grow the Farmer’s Market soon. We’re getting several requests by local farmers and consumers alike. And because the Park Silly Sunday Market is a community market, we are looking at the possibility of offering food stamps at the Market as well,” said Kimberly Kuehn, Co-founder of the Park Silly Sunday Market.

The Farmers Market portion of the Park Silly Sunday Market is located on 5th Street, next to the post office, on Park City’s Historic Main Street up from the main portion of the Park Silly Sunday Market. Happening every Sunday (except August 7th) through September 25th.

For more information about the Park Silly Farmers Market, please contact Alexandra Bassett at (435) 655-0994 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .       

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Park Silly Sunday Market is an eco-friendly, open-air market and street festival and community forum where neighbors and friends come together to celebrate the local flavor of fun and funky Park Sillians.

Our vision and mission are to grow and expand the experience of the inclusive quality of community while creating worldwide recognition of Park City, Utah as the place where local, national and international causes are brought to light and addressed in the spirit of celebration and connectedness.