We are excited to be able to offer Christmas trees grown by the Joyce family in Grassy Creek without pesticides again this year. It’s your chance to support local farmers who are working to protect the environment and provide a quality product. It’s also a way to support the Farmers Market, it’s one of the[…]
I’ve been going through the garlic I harvested in July. Damaged or diseased bulbs are salvaged for immediate use in salsa, sauted with lots of butter and frozen in small lumps for a quick addition into just about everything, or cut and dehydrated for garlic powder( thanks Suzanne Capone!) or if they are really bad,[…]
Grayson LandCare is the parent organization for the Independence Farmers Market. It also includes the Free Market, the Permaculture group, the new Food Independence Food Pantry and the new Seed saving group/seed library. If you’d like to support this organization, which also helps fund the IFM, check out the Online auction that is happening right[…]
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.[…]