Our First Friday Cooking Day will be on September 4. Chef Jen will cooking whatever looks good at the Market. It is peak produce season so she’ll have lots of options . Enjoy free samples. Donations are always appreciated and help fund the Cooking Program. Recipes are posted on the website, independecefarmersmarket.org. Click on “news”.
The Apple Festival is September 11. The Market will be pressing apples and offering fresh cider as a fundraiser from 9:30- 1pm. We open at 9am as usual, but it takes a little while to get everything going. The Festival also features an apple dessert contest. Entries will be judged on “appleness”, overall flavor and appearance. Please bring your entry to the Market by 9:00am and be sure that your name is attached to the bottom of your dish so it can be returned to you. Judging will begin at 9:30. Winners will be announced once the judging is complete. First prize is $100, 2nd prize $30 and 3rd is $20. Pie will be sold by the slice as a fundraiser after judging.
September 19 features the annual Pepper tasting. While the selection isn’t quite as extensive as our tomato tasting, it’s a great way to taste lots of sweet and hot peppers. Don’t worry, we’ll label the hot ones! We’ll have water, but if you plan to eat lots of hot ones, bring your own milk or cheese. Dairy quenches the heat, water can just spread it around.
September 25 is our last 4th Friday Evening Market. Taco Trolley will be providing food. Be sure to join us for the last evening market of the season.