Where to Buy
In addition to sales through farmers markets and our CSA, New Roots has a wonderful community of buyers that support farmers year after year.
The following businesses go beyond a commitment to buy local; they support the broader New Roots mission to support refugee and new American farmers as they build businesses and feed themselves and their communities.
Please consider patronizing the wholesale partners who support our program!
Spice on 9th – B.U.G. Farms – Neighborhood House – Salsa Del Diablo – School Districts – Small Axe Peppers – Snuck Farm – Vessel Kitchen – Whole Foods
Spice on 9th
Spice on 9th
Address: 422A West 900 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 (map)
Open Daily: Monday-Friday from 8am to 3pm
Website
Spice on 9th is a Market, Café and Small Business Hub located in the Artspace Greenery in Salt Lake City’s Granary District. Spice on 9th is a project of the IRC’s Spice Kitchen Incubator and is operated by Spice entrepreneurs on a rotating basis, giving the public the opportunity to try different world cuisines. Many Spice Kitchen entrepreneurs will be selling packaged food products, grab-and-go items, and basic coffee drinks.
New Roots refugee farmers will be offering their seasonal produce at Spice on 9th from June through October.
Additionally artisan products from IRC’s Small Business clients will be available at Spice on 9th.
B.U.G. Farms
Backyard Urban Garden (B.U.G.) Farms
Address: 1415 South Cheyenne St, Salt Lake City, UT 84104 (map)
Website – Email
Backyard Urban Garden Farms or B.U.G. is a CSA farm based in the Glendale neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah. Established in 2010, B.U.G has been cultivating on just under an acre of previously unused backyard space to produce food for the community.
New Roots supports B.U.G. Farms by occasionally providing supplemental produce, such as Chinese and Italian eggplant, for their CSA program.
Check out B.U.G.'s website and be sure to explore their CSA model if the New Roots CSA isn’t the right fit for you!
Kristen Kropp - Co-Owner
Zach Hartlyn - Co-Owner
Neighborhood House
Neighborhood House
Address: 1050 West 500 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 (map)
Phone: 801 363 4589
Website – Facebook
Initially founded in 1894 under the name Free Kindergarten Association, Neighborhood House has been providing affordable day care and support services for adults using a sliding fee scale for over 100 years. Every year, they provide more than 55,000 days of care and serve more than 100,000 meals to more than 500 children and adults.
Some of those meals are made with New Roots produce! In 2024, farmers will be growing salad mix, summer squash, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, watermelon, peppers, and turnips for Neighborhood House and the children and elderly that they serve. Learn more about Neighborhood House on their website or various social media.
Salsa Del Diablo
Salsa Del Diablo
Address: 2163 South Richards St., Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 (map)
Phone: 602 315 9411
Website – Facebook
Daniel and his wife Jennifer have been supporting the New Roots program since 2016. They love to work with local farmers and source up to 70% of their ingredients locally during the summer. Their commitment to local has even made them willing to pay higher prices for New Roots produce! Salsa Del Diablo purchases a variety of New Roots peppers, heirloom and cherry tomatoes, and tomatillos to include in their salsas and other dips. If you’ve got a bag of tortilla chips looking for a partner, search no further.
You can learn more about Salsa Del Diablo and order online on their website. Salsa Del Diablo products can also be found at Good Earth Natural Foods (all locations), Harmons, Whole Foods, Macey’s Market and several other smaller grocery stores!
While browsing, look for the following salsas made from local ingredients:
Heirloom Lima (Medium spice level)
Green Goddess (Medium & Hot)
Burnt Tomatillo (Medium)
Pumpkin and a Pepper (Medium)
Hot-Blooded (Hot)
Kitchen Sink (Extra Hot)
Special Reserve (Mild, Medium, or Hot)
Poblano Pesto
School Districts & U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
On an annual basis, U. S. Department of Agriculture awards competitive Farm to School grants that support planning, developing, and implementing farm to school programs. USDA's Farm to School Grants are an important way to help state, regional, and local organizations as they initiate, expand, and institutionalize farm to school efforts.
New Roots was formally awarded an USDA grant to support farm to school in Utah in 2019. Farmers funneled fresh produce such as green beans, lettuce mix, cucumbers and more directly into cafeterias in the Tooele and Jordan school districts. New Roots staff and farmers also had the opportunity to facilitate some taste testing and education during meal times!
Small Axe Peppers Hot Sauce
Small Axe Peppers Hot Sauce
Address: New York City (Bronx), New York. (map)
Website – Facebook
Small Axe Peppers Hot Sauce sources their peppers from over 70 community gardens in 15 cities across America. They provide seeds and cover the cost of shipping, so that small scale producers can grow peppers as a cash crop. Established in the Bronx in 2014, Small Axe has added new garden and farm sites to their network of sources year after year, including New Roots in Salt Lake.
New Roots farmers grew over 3,500 lbs of Serrano peppers for Small Axe in 2020, and plans to provide a similar amount in 2021!
Read more about Small Axe Pepper’s Garden Partners, including New Roots in Salt Lake City.
Snuck Farm
Snuck Farm
Address: 504 West 1100 North, Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062 (map)
Phone: 801 899 9568
Website – Facebook
The mission of Snuck Farm is to be a force for good in the community while working to:
Produce the freshest, highest quality food in the local marketplace.
Teach industrious ideas about life and food while promoting sustainable, community-based food production that benefits us all.
With only three acres left of the original property, they wanted to revitalize their farm, preserve a piece of their family history, and give back to the community. Hydroponic and organic farming methods were chosen to take full advantage of the limited acreage left on the family farm and for its low environmental impact. Snuck Farm is a place to disconnect and reconnect with nature. It’s there that “we eat well, and do good.”
New Roots farmers occasionally provide kale and Swiss chard to supplement Snuck’s salad CSA shares.
In addition to growing greens, Snuck runs a farm shop and offers a variety of workshops on site. Explore their website to learn more.
Vessel Kitchen
Vessel Kitchen
Address: Park City, Salt Lake City, Sandy & Midvale
Website – Facebook
Vessel Kitchen was founded in 2016 and has been sourcing produce from New Roots since 2018.
Vessel works to source local ingredients each season whenever possible. Not just because they are ‘local’, but because fresh ingredients taste better and supporting local vendors is a huge part of Vessel’s identity.
Vessel Kitchen’s co-owner Roe’e Levy first reached out to the New Roots program in 2018 with the goal of finding the best local ingredients and supporting the IRC and New Roots missions and programming. For 2021, Roe’e and the chefs at each of Vessel’s four locations are planning an original dish made with all New Roots produce.
Be on the lookout for the following New Roots vegetables on their menu between May and September:
Radishes
Turnips
Italian Eggplant
Zucchini & Summer Squash
Cherry tomatoes and more!
Visit their website to find out more about how you can support Vessel Kitchen. Enjoy dining with Vessel at the following locations:
Vessel in Midvale: 1146 East Fort Union Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047 (map)
Vessel in Sandy: 11052 South State St, Sandy, UT 84070 (map)
Vessel in Salt Lake: 905 East 900 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84105 (map)
Vessel in Park City: 1784 Uinta Way, #E1, Park City, UT 84098 (map)
Brian Reeder, Co-Founder
Roe’s Levy, Co-Founder
Nicholas Gradinger, Co-Founder
Whole Foods Market
Photo credit: New Roots staff member Sara Valerious, taken at the Whole Foods Market located in Trolley Square in Salt Lake City, UT. 6/14/2019.
Whole Foods Market
Website – Facebook – Instagram
Whole Foods Market represents a substantial portion of New Roots farmer sales, and they have been supporting New Roots since 2019. The Whole Foods Market Rocky Mountain region has made a concerted effort to nurture a relationship with the New Roots program. We are happy to be part of the community of local producers that they support.
Keep an eye out for the following New Roots vegetables available at Whole Foods Market between June and October every year:
Green Curly Kale
Dino Kale
Rainbow Chard
Italian Eggplant
Shishito Pepper and more!
You can find New Roots produce at any of the following locations:
Whole Foods Market Trolley Square: 544 South 700 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 (map)
Whole Foods Market Sugarhouse: 1131 East Wilmington Ave, Salt Lake City, UT 84106 (map)
Whole Foods Market Cottonwood Heights: 6930 South Highland Dr, Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121 (map)
Whole Foods Market Park City: 6598 North Landmark Dr, Park City, UT 84098 (map)
Look for these tags when you’re looking for vegetables in the store. New Roots produce will have a label saying that it was grown in Draper, UT:
Photo credit: New Roots staff Sara Valerious, taken at Whole Foods Market located in Sugarhouse in Salt Lake City, Utah. 7/12/2020.