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Cooking Day at the market June 6th

Posted on May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 by IFM

Join us at the market for our first cooking day of the season. Dean and Loren will whip up some delicious dishes that include items that can be found at[…]

Posted in Events, Food, How to, Market Day, Recipes, Town Park, Uncategorized Tagged cooking day, Farmers Market, free samples, vegetables Leave a comment

Permaculture Potluck, Plant sale, Tour and meeting THURSDAY June 19 6pm

Posted on May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 by IFM

You may have met some of the Permaculture group at our Preview Market. Join the Permaculture group and Grayson LandCare for an annual favorite. It’s a field trip, cookout, plant[…]

Posted in Events, Food, How to, Uncategorized Tagged garden tour, permaculture, plant sale, pot luck Leave a comment

Recipes from Cooking Day September 6

Posted on October 9, 2024 by IFM

Jen started the day with a protein rich snack- candied almonds Start by putting 2 cups raw almonds on a cookie sheet in a cold oven.  Set temperature for 350[…]

Posted in Events, Food, How to, Market Day, Recipes Tagged Chef Jen, cooking, cooking day

Recipes from Cooking Day with Chef Jen July 5

Posted on July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 by IFM

 Roasted beet salad with tangerines Remove the beet greens if needed. Place scrubbed, whole beets in a single layer on a cookie sheet with a  little olive oil to lightly[…]

Posted in Events, Food, How to, Market Day, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged Chef Jen, cooking day, recipes

Recipes for Cooking Day-June 7

Posted on June 24, 2024 by IFM

  Jen started the day with several batches of fruit pancakes.  The key to fluffy pancakes is gently mixing batter until just combined and allowing it to rest for 30[…]

Posted in Events, Food, How to, Market Day, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged Chef Jen, cooking day, recipes

Free Canning demo June 16

Posted on June 12, 2023 by IFM

June 16th features a free beginning introduction to water bath canning at 10:30am at the Managers tent.  It’s a great method for canning pickles, jams and jellies and fruit. This[…]

Posted in County Fair, Events, Food, How to, Market Day, Uncategorized Tagged canning, county fair, demonstration, free

It’s back! Gro More Veg workshop January 21

Posted on January 3, 2023January 4, 2023 by IFM

Learn to pack a 21/2 X 5 foot raised bed with a huge amount of vegetables! It’s easy to multiply by 5 so this works for larger gardens too. This[…]

Posted in Crops, Events, Food, How to, Workshop Tagged gardens, planting. gardening, vegetables

Pests, Diseases, Fertility and more on February 4

Posted on December 26, 2022February 15, 2023 by IFM

The Independence Farmers Market invites the public to an interactive vegetable growing workshop for all skill levels at the Grayson LandCare office, Saturday February 4th from 9 am to noon.[…]

Posted in Crops, Events, How to, Uncategorized, Workshop Tagged bugs, demonstrations, disease, fertilizer, irrigation, pest

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