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Last Cooking Day of the Season October 2

Posted on September 29, 2026September 29, 2026 by IFM

Join us for the final First Friday Cooking Day of the season on October 2. Chef Jen will cooking whatever looks good at the Market. It is peak produce season[…]

Posted in Events, Food, Fundraiser, How to, Market Day, Recipes, Town Park, Uncategorized Tagged Chef Jen, cooking, free, free samples, recipes

4 IFM events in September!

Posted on August 24, 2026August 24, 2026 by IFM

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[…]

Posted in awards, Contest, Events, Food, Fundraiser, How to, Market Day, Recipes, Town Park, Uncategorized Tagged contest, Farmers Market, free, fundraiser, recipes, shopping, vegetables

4th Friday Evening Market ONLY on THIS Friday May 22 3-7pm

Posted on May 20, 2026May 20, 2026 by IFM

IMPORTANT! There will NOT be a Market from 9am to 1pm on May 22! This is our first “4th Friday Evening Market. The Market will only run from 3-7pm on[…]

Posted in Events, Food, Fundraiser, Kids, Town Park, Uncategorized Tagged 4th Friday Evening Market, BBQ, food, IFM, IFM Kids Bucks, music

2026 Schedule of Events!

Posted on April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 by IFM

all events are Fridays during the Market from 9am to 1pm unless noted otherwise March 27-Pre-season Vendor Meeting and potluck, VFW Hall, Klondike Rd, 11am-2pm May 1- Grand Opening, Mother’s[…]

Posted in Contest, Events, Food, Fundraiser, Kids, Market Day, Town Park, Uncategorized Tagged Farmers Market, kids activities, shopping, vegetables

It’s seed shopping time!

Posted on January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 by IFM

Is your mailbox full of seed catalogs?  Mine is and I can’t be happier!  I love reading the descriptions, looking at the pictures, dreaming of the garden this year, tidy[…]

Posted in Crops, Fundraiser, On-line Market, Uncategorized Tagged germination test, Independence Farmers Market, organic, seeds

Cooking Day-Squashtober

Posted on October 3, 2025October 24, 2025 by IFM

Guest Chefs Loren and Dean cooked an array of squash focused recipes including Italian Pork Squash Wells, Delicata squash medallions, Squash soup, squash fritters and sauteed squash and cheese. Italian[…]

Posted in Events, Food, Fundraiser, How to, Market Day, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged cooking, free, recipes, squash

It’s October and time for the Harvest Moon Social! Join us Saturday October 18 at 5:30pm

Posted on October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 by IFM

Please bring your friends and an appetite! Enjoy delicious food and beverages, have fun, learn more about LandCare, and support our initiatives in the community.   Join us SATURDAY, October[…]

Posted in Events, Food, Fundraiser, Uncategorized Tagged auction, free, fundraiser

3 events in September!

Posted on August 28, 2025August 28, 2025 by IFM

We are excited to hold the first Garlic Festival on September 5. Our First Friday Cooking day will feature recipes with lots of garlic. Geshe Morley will be the guest[…]

Posted in Contest, Events, Food, Fundraiser, How to, Market Day, Recipes, Town Park, Uncategorized Tagged apples, contest, Farmers Market, free, fundraiser, online market, peppers

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