Utah Farmers share local produce from South Jordan to Washington, D.C.

SOUTH JORDAN – At the South Jordan Farmers Market, the greeting is as fresh as the produce.

“How can we help you?” said Matt Hargreaves to a customer browsing baskets of fruit.

Of course, when it comes to produce, it doesn’t get much fresher than at a local farmers market .

And sometimes, what you really get is stories.

“I had a college roommate from Astoria,” Hargreaves said while looking at a customer’s shirt that had Astoria on it. “His dad was the police chief and got to meet and was like an extra in the movie.”

Hargreaves helps run McMullin Orchards in Payson, but what he really loves is meeting people at farmers markets like this one in South Jordan.

“It’s great. Like we sell to stores. We sell a lot of places. But it’s always good when you can sell right to customers and con