Meet Christian Cooke, our new Online Market Manager
Christian is a recent transplant to the Whitetop area where she lives with her partner Kyle and their son, Oskar on their first generation homestead. She and her family took[…]
Category: Food
Pepper Day THIS Friday, September 9
Pepper Day was created to allow the public to taste the wide array of varieties that grow in our climate. Everyone is invited to a free pepper tasting at the[…]
Apple Festival September 23
The Apple Festival will be held Friday September 23 from 9am to 1pm. The Market will be pressing apples and offering fresh cider as a fundraiser. Due to space constraints[…]
Squashtober
October at the Farmers Market opens with Squashtober on October 7 during regular Market hours, 9am to 1pm. Market vendors will prepare their favorite squash and it will be available[…]
Tomato Festival THIS Friday!
The Tomato Festival is back! We’ll have a free tomato tasting, a People’s choice salsa contest and the Monster Tomato weigh-in AND Miss Andrea is back with Healthy Kids Bucks[…]
Berry Day-THIS FRIDAY the 22nd
It’s time for the Berry Festival! Fire up those ovens and bring your pie to the Market Friday between 9-10am. Judging starts at 10:30. You could win $100! It’s going[…]
July Events at the Market
The Independence Farmers Market features several special events on Fridays in July. Plan to attend Wellness Day, the Berry Festival and the HWY 21-yard sale. All events are free and[…]
Kids Bucks
IFM started our Kids Bucks program during the pandemic to replace our Kids Corner. We followed the same rules as the Healthy Kids Bucks distributed by the Virginia Family Nutrition[…]