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Opening Day, Fiber Day AND Artisan Craft Fair.

We will open the 2024 season the First Friday in May again this year to give everyone extra time to shop with our fabulous vendors for Mother’s Day gifts and[…]

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We open THIS FRIDAY, May 6!

Posted on May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 by IFM

Opening Day is almost here!  We hope to see you THIS Friday, May 6th.   We have a record 37 vendors planning to join us! We will be set up on[…]

Posted in Events, Food, Market Day, Vendor Info Tagged artisan crafts, grand opening, honey, local food, Mother's Day, plants, vendors

Meet our vendors!

Posted on May 4, 2022 by IFM

We have a record 37 vendors signed up for our Grand Opening and Mother’s Day Artisan Craft Fair! Here’s the list of vendors with the code of what they sell.[…]

Posted in Events, Food, Market Day, Vendor Info Tagged artisan crafts, eggs, food, honey, meat, Mother's Day, opening day, plants, vendors

IFM opens the 2022 season May 6

Posted on February 21, 2022 by IFM

Surprise! IFM will open May 6 ,a week early, with our traditional Mother’s Day Craft Fair.  Mother’s Day is early this year and we didn’t want to miss a chance[…]

Posted in Events, Market Day, Vendor Info Tagged craft fair, flowers, gifts, IFM, May 6, opening day, plants

It’s almost planting time!

Posted on March 22, 2020March 23, 2020 by independencefarmersmarket

We talked about using the broad fork for bed preparation in our “Grow More Vegetable” classes. Here are some pictures I took last spring.  Mid to late March is the[…]

Posted in Crops, How to Tagged broad fork, cabbage, carrots, fertilizer, garden beds, gardening, growing, kale, lettuce, peas, planting, plants, rows, seeds, spinach, starts, transplant, vegetables

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

Kids Corner-Nature Crowns

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.  

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Kids Corner-Seed Bomb Lollipops

Join us at the Kid’s Corner on June 14th at the Independence Farmers Market between 10-11 am to make SEED BOMB LOLLIPOPS!  Kids of all ages are welcome to participate[…]

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