Farmers Market is OPEN, we’re on Courthouse Street!
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[…]
Category: Vendor Info
Vendor Map
To make it a little easier to find your way around the Market after such a long absence, here’s a vendor map. We’ll also have a table set up in[…]
A Holiday Poem
In the weeks around Christmas, all around town, The vendors are planning and writing things down. What should I plant? What should I bake? What was a failure? What should[…]
On-line Market IS Open
We are taking the Corona Virus seriously as well as our commitment to bringing you fresh, healthy local food. Here is our plan. Independence Farmers Market Customers/Vendors/Staff, Considering all of[…]
Please support Farmers Markets-sign the letter!
Sign-on Letter: Urge Sec. Bettina Ring to equate Virginia Farmers Markets with grocery stores and other retail outlets for the purposes of COVID19 containment policies Dear Secretary Ring, The Virginia[…]
Meet our vendors: Arwen Cayton, Cranberry Acre
Arwen & Wayne Cayton of Cranberry Acre describe their business like this: We are purveyors of Revisioned – Operative – Art: Handmade, one of a kind, quality merchandise from our[…]
Why Save Seed?
Saving your own seed allows you to select plants that meet your needs. You can choose for size, color, taste or growth patterns. Save money! Seed prices seem to rise every year. While you will probably not save everything that you need, or want, you can save a few varieties every year to ensure that you’ll always have seed. Some cultivars seem to disappear from the catalogs every year, to be replaced by hybrids or patented plants. As long as someone is growing a variety, and saving the seed, the genetics are somewhat safe.
Fertilizer Calculator
Thanks to Don and Michelle Pridgen for this resource. The fertilizer calculator helps growers determine how much Lime, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, or Potassium to apply to the land based on soil[…]