Our Online Market is open year round for your shopping convenience. Some of our vendors are ONLY vending online this year. If you have missed the meat and milk from Alleghany Food Initiative, meat from Mt. Memories, or Sylvia awesome sourdough bread, be sure to order online! Several new vendors have also joined the Online[…]
I hope you were able to sample the amazing array of tasty food Friday June 1st at the first in the series of our monthly First Fridays with Chef Jen. She and awesome sous chef Suzanne Capone created 3 fresh salads, a batch of grits and greens, a chicken, vegetable stir fry, a chicken stuffed jalapeno[…]
1st of ONLY 2 Fiber Days. Don’t miss it! The Blue Ridge Fiber Guild will hold 2 Fiber Days at the Market this year: June 15 and August 3 during regular Market hours from 9am to 1pm. Local fiber vendors will join the weekly Farmers Market. This is a great opportunity to purchase yarns, roving,[…]
Where else can you get a Farm to Table meal for a 10-15 dollar donation? (Of course if you are moved to donate more, we won’t say no.) The core purpose of Empty Bowls is to raise funds for local food charities and educate people around issues of poverty and hunger in their community. The[…]
Have you ever wondered how Rick and Jen grow such amazing produce? Farm Day is your chance to learn all about how they do things at Wagon Wheel Farm. We’ll show you how to bend hoops in case you want to experiment with growing in a tunnel. It won’t be as large as theirs, but[…]
Here’s your chance to enjoy fresh,local food AND support a worthy cause.The Independence Farmers Market is pleased to partner with the Arts Council of the Twin Counties to host the Empty Bowls fundraiser, Saturday, June 9 from 4 to 6:30pm at VFW Post 7726, 115 Klondike Road in Independence, Virginia. Just in case you didn’t[…]
2018 IFM Events May 5-Ag innovations expo and Land Stewardship Contest, Grayson High school May 11- Grand Opening Sunday May 27- Farm Day Sunday 2-5 pm at Wagon Wheel Farm-FREE June 1-Cooking with Chef Jen 1st Fridays June 8-KidsKorner with Abby opens for the season from 10-11 am Saturday June 9-Empty Bowls 4-6:30 Indy VFW[…]
Friends of the Market, Here’s another delicious recipe from Abby. Wilted Spinach and Rhubarb Salad Serves 2 1/2 pound fresh spinach — cleaned, stemmed, and dried ¾ c rhubarb, cut diagonally into thin slices ¾ c water 1 Tablespoon sweet red wine vinegar 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil Arrange the spinach leaves on a platter. Place[…]