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TCCF funds Healthy Kids Bucks in 2026

Posted on March 2, 2026March 2, 2026 by IFM

A grant from The Twin County Community Foundation will fund the return of Healthy Kids Bucks to the Market this year! We are excited to work with WIC on this[…]

Posted in Events, Food, How to, Kids, Market Day, Uncategorized Tagged cooking day, fruits, fuits, healthy kids bucks, recipes, Twin County Community Foundation, vegetables, WIC

Tomato Festival AND First Friday Cooking Day with Chef Jen, August 7

Join us Friday August 7 for The Tomato Festival AND our “First Friday Cooking Day” with Chef Jen. She’ll be focusing on tomatoes and probably other delicious foods from our[…]

Garlic Festival and bonus Cooking Day July 17

Join us Friday July 17 for our 2nd Garlic Festival and a bonus “Cooking Day” with Chef Jen. We’ll have information on growing garlic and Jen’s recipes will feature  garlic.[…]

Potato Festival AND First Friday Cooking Day with Chef Jen, July 3

Join us Friday July 3rd for our “First Friday Cooking Day” with Chef Jen.  This will also be our 1st Potato Festival. Vendors will have potatoes for sale and we’ll[…]

1st Friday Cooking Day with Chef Jen, June 5,

Join us Friday June 5th for our “First Friday Cooking Day” with Chef Jen.  We are thrilled to have Jen back at the Market.  She’ll be focusing on greens and[…]

Garlic Day Recipes

Posted on September 10, 2025September 10, 2025 by IFM

  Garlic Piperade Soup  Adapted from Jane Brody’s Good Food book 40 cloves, or ~250 grams of fresh garlic cloves 2 cups of sliced yellow onion 4 cups of sliced[…]

Posted in Events, Food, How to, Market Day, Recipes, Town Park Tagged cooking day, food, garlic, Garlic Fest, Independence Farmers Market

A Garlic Cooking Day Recipe

Posted on August 27, 2025August 28, 2025 by IFM

Garlic Mashed PotatoesCooks magazine, September October 2000, number 46Avoid using unusually large garlic cloves, which will not soften adequately during roasting. Yukon Gold, red, russet, or white potatoes can be[…]

Posted in Events, Food, How to, Market Day, Recipes, Town Park, Uncategorized Tagged cooking day, demonstration, donate, free samples, garlic, garlic festival, recipe

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

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