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Seed Library Open House

The open House at the Seed Library will be 11am to 1 pm Saturday, March 29 at the Library in Independence.  The notion of the seed library is that you’ll[…]

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Seed Library Open House April 13

Everyone is invited to join us for an open house at the Wythe-Grayson Public Library Saturday April 13 from 1-3pm. The library is the host for the seed library which[…]

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New Seeds are here and Christmas trees coming soon to the Online Market.

Posted on September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 by IFM

It’s hard to believe the holidays are around the corner.  We will be offering a limited number of pesticide free Christmas trees from Brookgreen Farm again this year.  They should[…]

Posted in Events Tagged Christmas trees, heirloom, organic, pesticide-free, seeds, wreaths

It’s time to plant for fall

Posted on July 19, 2020July 20, 2020 by IFM

As of July 20, there are still about 87 frost free days left.  I was surprised when I saw the LONG list of crops you can still plant now and[…]

Posted in Crops, How to Tagged gardening, how-to, seeds, starting seeds

Seed starting 101

Posted on March 23, 2020 by IFM

There is increased interest in gardening right now, so here is seed starting 101 LIGHT is the key ingredient. Whether it’s a shop light, a rope of leds, or a[…]

Posted in Crops, How to Tagged lights, seeds, sowing, starting

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

Test your seeds before you plant!

Posted on February 19, 2020March 18, 2020 by IFM

  Did you save your own seeds last year?  Or maybe you have seeds left over from last year or several years ago.  A germination test is a great and[…]

Posted in Crops Tagged germination, planting, seeds, vegetables

Celebrate Seeds and Pollinators May 17

Sarah Ross, founder of Social Roots will join the Market from 9am to 1 pm Friday May 17.  Social Roots promotes heirloom plants that are particularly well adapted to the[…]

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