October 31, 2024

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Take a Break from the Interstate

Join us Friday July 24th for "Take a break from the Interstate, the annual HWY 21 yard sale. In addition to our regular Farmers Market, it's the only day we let vendors sell things they have not grown or made themselves.  You never know what you'll find!

Tomato Festival

The Tomato Festival features a People’s Choice tomato salsa contest, free tomato tasting, Monster Tomato Weigh-in    This is your chance to sample all the different varieties we sell at the Market for free. You can also enter the People’s Choice salsa contest and Monster tomato weigh in. Prizes for the Salsa contest are $100-[...]

Cooking Day

Join us the first Friday of the month, beginning in June, for Cooking Day. We make an array of dishes from whatever is available at the Market.  Learn how to cook fresh, local food.  Samples are available and donations are appreciated. Chef Jen will cook a recipe 3 times during the Market at 10, 11[...]

Grayson County Fair

Join us for the 3rd Grayson County Fair! The 2020 Grayson County Fair will be held Friday August 7 from 6-8 pm and Saturday August 8 from 9am to 3 pm at Bottomley’s Farm and Evergreens in Elk Creek. We made great strides last year with more exhibits, vendors, and livestock categories.  This year look[...]

Fiber Day and Christmas In August Craft Fair

Last Fiber Day of the season. Don't miss it!   The Blue Ridge Fiber Guild  will join the weekly Farmers Market. This is a great opportunity to purchase yarns, roving, raw fiber, baskets, and an array of knit, woven, and felted goods.  Come and meet the artisans who often raise the animals providing fiber for the[...]

Cooking Day

Join us the first Friday of the month, beginning in June, for Cooking Day. We make an array of dishes from whatever is available at the Market.  Learn how to cook fresh, local food.  Samples are available and donations are appreciated. Chef Jen will cook a recipe 3 times during the Market at 10, 11[...]

First Winter Market

Independence Town Park

The Farmers Market is back in Town Park Friday November 27 from 11 am to 2 pm for our 1st of 2 Winter Markets. Kick off the Holiday season by shopping locally for delicious local products and beautiful crafts. Enjoy free Kids activities at the Market This is the first day to pick up your[...]

2nd Winter Market and Chili cook-off

Independence Town Park

The Farmers Market is back in Town Park Saturday December 5 from 11 am to 2 pm for our 2nd Winter Market and Chili Cook-off. Enjoy free kids activities, shop for delicious local products  and beautiful crafts and stay for the Parade and Town Activities.Be sure to enter or judge the Chili Cook-off. A $5[...]

Cook the Kit

Independence Town Park

Join  Arwen Cayton of Matthews Living History Farm Museum for Cook the Kit.  Everything you need to make a delicious breakfast or dinner of grits and greens with sausage and eggs in kit form.  Each box contains a recipe, a link to the cooking video, a colander, spices, butter and parmesan, plus fresh, local ingredients.[...]

Nutrition Day- June 4

Independence Town Park

Join Andrea Wann of the Virginia Family Nutrition Program and Sandy Stoneman of VA extension for healthy recipes using fresh Farmers Market products.

Opening Day, May 6, Mother’s Day Craft Fair

Courthouse Street

Surprise, we are opening a week early so we can celebrate all the wonderful women in our lives on Mother's Day.  We will be opening on Courthouse street this year.  In addition to our usual vendors, we'll be joined by other craft artisans as well. We are looking forward to moving to Town Park under[...]

Fiber Day June 17

Courthouse Street

We are happy to welcome the talented fiber artisans back to the Market for the first of 2 Fiber Days. This is always a wonderful chance to buy totally original handcrafted items for yourself and for gifts.  You can also buy yarn and even raw wool and if you are interested in raising animals for[...]