The market takes place in Ancestor Square, in the corner of Main St. and St. George Boulevard, the same square that houses the Painted Pony Restaurant (one of the finer dining options in our fair town), the Pasta Factory (a local favorite with the college crowd; there's also a location in Provo, UT), and the Panama Grill (famous for its fish tacos).
The vendors change, as with most farmers markets. Today I browsed plentiful vegetable stands full of onions, heirloom tomatoes, squash, bok choy and potatoes (best to get there early for the best selection), artisanal cheeses, jams, tamales (too early in the day for me, but they smelled wonderful), fudges, handmade soaps, funky aprons, soy candles that supposedly melt into soy hand cream (unlike wax candles that melt into, well, wax I suppose). I wasted no time buying a pastry from "Authentic Danish Delights and More." Being of Norwegian descent, and she of Danish heritage, we shared words about our love of simple flaky pastry with intoxicating almond fillings and our genetic inability to tan.
And there is always live music, a requirement for the easygoing but family friendly atmosphere. This was a good weekend for business, I imagine, as the "snowbirds" have all started their grateful descent out of the higher climates and the risk of snow down to our warm and sunny oasis.
There was also a fair showing of local artistry. (The sculpture above is regrettably not for sale.) The usual showings of sketch artist and yarn art, but also a few jewelry booths. My favorite was a gentleman forming beautiful bracelets out of old silverware. Silverware! Shiny, wiggly tines wrapped around a piece of turquoise. I'll admit, my intentions were more food related than trinket related, so I came quite unprepared to buy a bracelet. But I'll be back next week!
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