The virtual Monster tomato contest attracted a record 9 entries! We usually only have 3 or 4 people brave enough to give Jen Cavey a run for the money. As luck and tomato blight would have it, she didn’t enter this year. The suspense is over! Our new reigning tomato champion with 2.16 pounds is Donna[…]
I had great fun with these contests. I hope you all enjoyed them as well. Heidi Breedlove was the clear winner of the People’s Choice Veggie creature contest with 34 votes. Her entry was a zuchinni/sunflower creation resembling a hula dancer. Congratulations Heidi! Caroline Clough’s tomato/cucumber entry received 11 votes and her watermelon entry received[…]
Just a reminder to enter the Grayson LandCare(GLC) pest and beneficial bug photography contest. The last day to submit entries is Wednesday September 16th. The winners will be announced via Zoom during the regular monthly GLC meeting Monday September 21 at 7pm. Winners will also be posted on the GLC and IFM facebook pages, webpages[…]
We miss our contests! So we are announcing 2 contests for August: the Monster Tomato contest and a new Veggie Creature contest. IFM is taking the Monster Tomato contest online. The rules are the same: it doesn’t have to be pretty or ripe, just BIG and grown by you. To enter, take a picture of[…]
The Farmers Market has been able to accept Senior Farmers Market coupons for several years. This year, we are able to WIC Farmers Market coupons as well. Thanks to Megan Williams at VDH for including the IFM in this program. Just a reminder, these coupons can only be used to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables.[…]
Friends of the Market, to thank you all for sticking with us Online, we are adding a raffle! If you spend $30 or more dollars in any week with us, we’ll give you a raffle ticket. You may have noticed tickets stapled to your order description on your box. (Don’t worry if you haven’t collected[…]
As of July 20, there are still about 87 frost free days left. I was surprised when I saw the LONG list of crops you can still plant now and get a crop before fall. If you’d like to plant a row for the hungry-there is definitely plenty of time! It might be faster to[…]
If seed sales this year are any indication, most of you planted a garden this year. The IFM and Grayson LandCare would like to encourage you to “Plant a row for the hungry”. Plant A Row for the Hungry (PAR) is a national people-helping-people program that encourages gardeners to grow a little extra and donate[…]