This is your last chance this season to eat cake and ice cream for a great cause! Support your favorite Farmers Market THIS Sunday from 2-5 pm on Courthouse Street. We close down the street for our Ice Cream Social Fundraiser and set up tents and chairs and have sidewalk chalk for artists of all[…]
The Fiber Folks will join the Market August 24t! Fiber Days were one of the earliest events at the Market. Libby Kahn offered great classes and Kids activities and she and Nancy Liebrecht recruited other local fiber artisans to come to the Market. That same group of talented folks just hosted their first Fiber Festival[…]
Friends of the Market, thank you very much for helping us meet our fundraising goal for our Go Fund Me campaign. We’re wrapping up the paperwork and you’ll be getting your premiums soon. Thanks again for helping to make the IFM what it is today. It does take a village, and we have a fabulous[…]
The 13th annual Grayson County Youth Livestock Show had 58 participants . Beef and dairy cattle, lambs, pigs and chickens were exhibited. In addition, the County Fair had 95 entries! There were youth and adult classes in baked goods, canned goods and vegetables. 7 area agricultural organizations also had informational displays. Thank you to everyone[…]
The Grayson County Livestock Show and Fair will be held next Saturday August 11. Hours are 9am to 4pm and admission is free. The location is Bottomley’s Evergreens and Farm, 10278 Elk Creek Pkwy, Elk Creek, VA 24326. There is still time to prepare an exhibit and enter the fair. You will find all the[…]
Suzanne Capone and Cameron Christensen stepped in for Chef Jen. The goal today was to show easy recipes you can easily and quickly cook outside so you don’t have to heat up the kitchen when it’s hot! And use herbs too! Suzanne started the day with a Marinated cucumber salad with tarragon. 4 large Japanese,English[…]
August 5th through 11th is the perfect time to support the Independence Farmers Market! Friday, August 11th marks the end of our “Go Fund Me” campaign. To Donate: Please visit https://www.gofundme.com/IndependenceFarmersMarket or give your donation directly to the Farmers Market Manager, Michelle Pridgen. Checks may be written out to Independence Farmers Market. Your donations will provide[…]
What a busy day! The Tomato Festival features a People’s Choice tomato salsa contest, Monster Tomato weigh in, free tomato tasting and Cameron from Baywood Forest will will be cooking with tomatoes and mushrooms. Wait, there’s more! The Fiber Folks will join the Market as well for this fun filled day. Fiber Days were one[…]