November 15, 2024

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Kids Corner-Nature Crowns

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Join us this week at the Kid’s Corner from 10-11 am to make NATURE CROWNS! Kids of all ages are welcome to participate and activities are always free.  

Ice Cream Social Fundraiser

Celebrate Dairy Month with our 3rd Annual Ice cream social fundraiser Sunday June 23 from 2-5pm. We close down Courthouse Street and serve ice Cream with delicious homemade toppings and desserts. $10, kids under 10, $5.  All proceeds go to fund the Farmers Market.

Kids Day

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Free fun for the whole family during the entire Market!  At Kids Day, learn to throw a lasso, print with wood blocks, milk a “cow,” and have fun hula hooping and playing games. All activities are free and open to kids of all ages. Community partners include Cowbody Don, 4H, Virginia Department of Health, Blue[...]

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Kids Corner-Make your own garden snack!

Join us Friday, July 5th, from 10-11 am, at the Kids Corner to put together your very own healthy AND tasty garden snack! Children of all ages are welcome to participate and activities are always free.

Cooking Day at the Market

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Come to the Market and see what's cooking today!.  Learn how to cook fresh, local food.  Samples are available and donations are appreciated.

Wellness Day

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Wellness Day features many local healthcare providers and offers free health screenings and activities for the community and vendors. Community partners include VDH, Twin County Hospital, In Total Health, Virginia Tech Family Nutrition, and more. Wellness Day began in 2015 in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health. 

Kids Corner-DIY Stress Balls For Kids!

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Join us Friday, July 12th from 10-11 am at the Kids Corner to celebrate Wellness Day by making your very own stress ball! Kids of all ages are welcome and activities are always free.    

Berry Festival

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Join us and sponsor River Ridge Organics for the 7th Annual Berry Festival Friday, July 19  Featuring a berry pie contest, free berry tasting, berry pancakes and a berry sorbet fundraiser for the Market. Vendors highlight berries and berry products. River Ridge Organics is USDA certified berry farm near Mouth of Wilson. You can find[...]

Kids Corner- Berry Day!

Join us Friday, July 19th at the Kids Corner from 10-11 am for all things BERRIES!  Berries are super healthy and really tasty, so why not indulge? We'll be tasting a variety of berries and using their beautiful, vibrant colors to PAINT!  Seriously, though, this is a day you won't want to miss!  All ages[...]

JAM Day and Take a Break from the Interstate

JAM Day is a new event this year.  We've invited the Junior Appalachian Musicians(JAM) to the Market.  We'll also be showing you how to make and can jam, have a jam contest, and LogJam will set up their portable mill and cut slabs and timber at the Market.  AND, it's the annual HWY 21 yard[...]

Kids Corner-Trash to Treasure!

Please join us at the Kid's Corner between 10-11 am on Friday, July 26th.  We'll be celebrating "Jam Day" by making our own instruments out of recyclables!  Feel free to jam out with us!  Kids of all ages are welcome to participate and activities are always free.

Tomato Festival

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 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 both events are $100- first,[...]

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