It’s almost Berry Day. Fortunately, the warm weather recently helped ripen the berries and wineberry sorbet will be available! Berry Day will be held Friday July 23 during the regular Market and will feature our annual Sorbet Fundraiser. We will be selling sorbet for $1 a scoop or $5 for a frozen pint. Please bring[…]
The On-line Market will keep operating right on through the winter until we open( fingers crossed!) the 2nd Friday in May. Our schedule will stay the same- Fridays from 2-6pm until November 6 when we will shorten it to 3-6pm to reduce operating costs. Please let us know if that will cause anyone problems. There[…]
Grayson LandCare is the parent organization for the Independence Farmers Market. It also includes the Free Market, the Permaculture group, the new Food Independence Food Pantry and the new Seed saving group/seed library. If you’d like to support this organization, which also helps fund the IFM, check out the Online auction that is happening right[…]
Join us and sponsor River Ridge Organics for the 8th Annual Berry Festival Friday, July 17 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[…]
The Apple Festival is a community-wide event that celebrates apple season. The highlight is a community cider pressing—bring your apples to press with our presses! We’ll have three-one just for the kids! The Market also offers fresh pressed cider for donation as a fundraiser. The apple dessert contest is always hotly contested and it open[…]
The first one was so much fun, we decided to do it again! Join us for another Ice Cream Social Fundraiser Sunday August 25 from 2-5 pm. 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.
Eat cake and ice cream for a great cause! Please join us for a lovely afternoon eating delicious homemade peach and blueberry ice cream, homemade desserts and toppings (yes, Jen’s wild turkey surprise) while listening to the Grayson Ramblers. We close down Courthouse street, set up the tents and tables, pull out the bubble wands[…]
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.