August 19 is the last Fiber Day of the season as well as the Christmas in August Craft Fair. Local fiber artisans will anchor the Craft Fair. This is a great opportunity to purchase yarns, roving, raw fiber, baskets, and an array of knit, woven, and felted goods. Come and meet the artisans who often[…]
The Online Market continues all year for your shopping convenience. We offer credit card ordering and curbside pickup. In addition, some of our vendors are only Online. Market founder, Maureen Madden of Mt. Meadows Farm still sells online even though she retired from the outdoor Market. Her full range of baked and canned goods as[…]
Grayson County Schools are closed for the summer and IFM Kids Bucks are back! The first 20 kids to come by the managers tent, that’s the red tent on the 58 end of Courthouse street, will receive 5 dollars worth of Kids Bucks to spend on fresh fruits and vegetables and eggs. We’ll continue this[…]
Have you missed the Market? We’ll be back on Courthouse street and the area behind the Gate Center for our 2 Winter Markets. The first one is always the Friday after Thanksgiving, which we call Green Friday. This year, that is Friday November 26. The 2nd Market is always the first Saturday in December, which[…]
The construction of Town Park has started! The Timber framers will arrive October 1st to begin building the pavilion. In the meantime, the IFM has moved right across the street onto Courthouse Street (that’s where the GLC/IFM office is located) and the parking area behind the buildings. All your favorite vendors are still with us,[…]
Thanks to everyone who sent in a testimonial, and who shopped online and helped us keep going during the worst of the pandemic. Here’s the press release I shared with the paper in case you missed it. The season is winding down for the Outdoor Independence Farmers Market, there are only 4 remaining. Fortunately, the[…]
We were brain storming about what we could do instead of our usual Kids Corner this year since the majority of kids aren’t vaccinated yet. The solution was IFM Kids Bucks. The Family Nutrition Program introduced the idea of Kids Bucks at the Market a few years ago and we saw how much fun the[…]