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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[…]

Need an idea for dinner?

Posted on January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 by IFM

Sometimes I have a hard time thinking of what to cook. This is great resource from the NY Dept of Health that has healthy recipes in both English and Spanish![…]

Posted in Food, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged cook, easy, greens, produce, recipes

Cooking Day-Squashtober

Posted on October 3, 2025October 24, 2025 by IFM

Guest Chefs Loren and Dean cooked an array of squash focused recipes including Italian Pork Squash Wells, Delicata squash medallions, Squash soup, squash fritters and sauteed squash and cheese. Italian[…]

Posted in Events, Food, Fundraiser, How to, Market Day, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged cooking, free, recipes, squash

Recipes from Cooking Day with Chef Jen July 5

Posted on July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 by IFM

 Roasted beet salad with tangerines Remove the beet greens if needed. Place scrubbed, whole beets in a single layer on a cookie sheet with a  little olive oil to lightly[…]

Posted in Events, Food, How to, Market Day, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged Chef Jen, cooking day, recipes

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