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July is a tasty month at the Market

Posted on June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 by independencefarmersmarket

We have 2 cooking demonstrations, free berry tastings, pie and jam contests and our sorbet fundraiser this month! Plan to attend Cooking Day, Wellness Day, the Berry Festival and the[…]

Posted in Contest, Events, Fundraiser Tagged cooking day, cooking demonstrations, fundraiser, jam, jam contest, logjam, pie contest, sorbet, wellness day

See you THIS Friday for our Grand Opening!

Posted on May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 by independencefarmersmarket

It’s hard to believe that opening day is here at last.  We have a great day planned! Chef Charles Parker from Heartwood is now the Local Food Ambassador for Friends[…]

Posted in Market Day Tagged artisan crafts, cooking demonstrations, food, plants

Chef Charles Parker cooks at the Market this Friday!

Posted on May 8, 2019 by independencefarmersmarket

Chef Charles Parker is the new Culinary Ambassador with Friends of Southwest Virginia and he will join the Market for Opening Day! You may have enjoyed Chef Charles’s talents when[…]

Posted in Events, Market Day Tagged cooking demonstrations

Cooking with Chef Jen-Squashtober

Posted on October 17, 2018 by independencefarmersmarket

In addition to Cooking day, we also had a winter squash tasting.  We cooked them very simply to let the flavor of the squash come out.  The basic recipe is[…]

Posted in Recipes Tagged Chef Jen, cooking day, cooking demonstrations, mushrooms, squash

Cooking with Chef Jen THIS Friday!

Posted on October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 by independencefarmersmarket

Be sure to come out for the last cooking day with Chef Jen this season!  Recipes from the last cooking day are here We are highlighting squash for Squashtober but she’ll[…]

Posted in Events, Market Day Tagged Chef Jen, cooking day, cooking demonstrations, squash, tasting

Fermentation Friday, September 28

Posted on September 19, 2018 by independencefarmersmarket

We are very pleased to have Bird and Hopper Farm present 2 fermentation demonstrations on Friday September 28 at the Market.  The first will begin at 10 am, the second[…]

Posted in Events, Market Day, Recipes Tagged cooking demonstrations, fermentation

Tomato Festival This Friday!

Posted on August 1, 2018August 2, 2018 by independencefarmersmarket

What a busy day! The Tomato Festival features a People’s Choice tomato salsa contest, Monster Tomato weigh in, free tomato tasting and Cameron from Baywood Forest will will be cooking[…]

Posted in Events Tagged contest, cooking demonstrations, fiber day, tomatoes

Cooking Day and Squashtober

This is the last Cooking Day for the season.  We’ll be cooking winter squash today for Squashtober. There are so many different varieties and they are great keepers so you[…]

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