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Welcome Laura Ratcliffe!

Posted on March 5, 2023March 6, 2023 by IFM

The Town of Independence has hired Laura Ratcliffe as the new Town manager.  Many of you know Laura because of her work with the 1908 Courthouse Foundation and Food Independence.[…]

Posted in Town, Town Park, Uncategorized Tagged manager, Town of Independence Leave a comment

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 3, 2023January 4, 2023 by Cynthia Taylor

  Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone, vendors and customers, who took the time to answer our 15th year survey.  The one thing everyone agreed on was the desire to[…]

Posted in Town, Town Park, Uncategorized Tagged advocate, Timber Frame, Town Council, town park

We have a roof but we can’t move to Town Park yet!

Posted on May 10, 2022 by IFM

We are all excited to see a roof on the pavilion! However that is only step one of many tasks still to be completed before we can move to Town[…]

Posted in Market Day, Town, Uncategorized Tagged Courthouse street, IFM, roof, town park, Town Park construction

2022 is our 15th season!

Posted on May 3, 2022May 4, 2022 by IFM

Time flies when you are having fun!  We are looking forward to celebrating IFM’s 15th season this year. We will hold our birthday party on October 14, our last market[…]

Posted in Events, Market Day, Town, Uncategorized Tagged 15 years, 2012, birthday, history, town park

Winter Market December 4

Posted on November 29, 2021 by IFM

Have you missed the Market? You have 1 more chance!  We’ll be back on Courthouse street and the area behind the Gate Center for our last Winter Market on December[…]

Posted in Events, Kids, Market Day, Town

WOW! The Frame is up!

Posted on October 16, 2021 by IFM

60 timber framers from all over the country worked from October 1-10, in sunshine, drizzle and pouring rain, to complete a beautiful white oak frame for the pavilion at Town[…]

Posted in Town, Uncategorized Tagged Timber Frame, town park

Farmers Market is OPEN, we’re on Courthouse Street!

Posted on September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 by IFM

The construction of Town Park has started! The Timber framers will arrive October 1st to begin building the pavilion. In the meantime, the IFM has moved right across the street[…]

Posted in Market Day, Town, Vendor Info Tagged Farmers Market, shopping, vendors

How to volunteer to make the Timber Farmers Guild build of the IFM pavilion a success

Posted on August 22, 2021 by IFM

Farmers Feeding Framers, an ad hoc committee of the Independence Farmer’s Market, is offering multiple opportunities for individuals, churches, and community groups to participate in the Timber Framer Guild raising[…]

Posted in Events, Town, Uncategorized Tagged build, community, cook, serve, Timber Frame, volunteer

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