Independence Farmers Market
  • Online Market
  • News
    • BLOG
    • Meet Our Vendors
    • About Us
    • Recipes
  • Events
  • Volunteer
  • Become a Vendor
    • Food Safety for Vendors
  • Contact Us
  • Grayson County Fair

Tag: vegetables

It’s back! Gro More Veg workshop January 21

Posted on January 3, 2023January 4, 2023 by Cynthia Taylor

Learn to pack a 21/2 X 5 foot raised bed with a huge amount of vegetables! It’s easy to multiply by 5 so this works for larger gardens too. This[…]

Posted in Crops, Events, Food, How to, Workshop Tagged gardens, planting. gardening, vegetables

Shopping Online is easy!

Posted on October 12, 2022 by IFM

The outdoor season ends after the Market on Friday, but you can still find lots of great products Online! In case it’s been a while since you placed an order,[…]

Posted in Food, How to, On-line Market, Uncategorized Tagged easy, eggs, food, fun, local, online, pasture raised, shop, vegetables

Recent Market Photos

Posted on September 15, 2021 by IFM
Posted in Crops, Food, Market Day, Uncategorized Tagged fresh, jam, local, shopping, vegetables

Veggie Creature Contest Winners!

Posted on September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 by IFM

I had great fun with these contests.  I hope you all enjoyed them as well.  Heidi Breedlove was the clear winner of the People’s Choice Veggie creature contest with 34[…]

Posted in awards, Contest, Events, Kids Tagged contest, fun, vegetables

2 Contests for August

Posted on August 17, 2020August 20, 2020 by IFM

We miss our contests! So we are announcing 2 contests for August: the Monster Tomato contest and a new Veggie Creature contest.  IFM is taking the Monster Tomato contest online. […]

Posted in Contest, Events Tagged contest, creatures, monster tomato, play with your food, vegetables

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

POSTPONED/Cooking Day

Join us the first Friday of the month, beginning in June, for Cooking Day. We make an array of dishes from whatever is available at the Market.  Learn how to[…]

Leave a comment

Posts navigation

← Older posts

First Market of the Season!!

$30 Match For Snap Purchases

The Independence Farmers Market is pleased to offer up to a $30 match of SNAP purchases for fresh fruits and vegetables funded by Virginia Fresh Match

 

Visit Us!

The 1st Friday in May Until the 2nd Friday in October, 9am – 1pm
temporarily located on Courthouse Street and the Gate Center parking lot during construction of Town Park

Year-Round On-line Market
Pick-up Wednesday 4pm – 6pm

Help Support the Farmers Market with a Donation  Donate Online

Newsletter

Categories

  • awards
  • Contest
  • County Fair
  • Crops
  • Events
  • Food
  • Fundraiser
  • How to
  • Kids
  • Livestock
  • Market Day
  • On-line Market
  • Recipes
  • Town
  • Town Park
  • Uncategorized
  • Vendor Info
  • Workshop

Recent Posts

  • Pre-season Vendor meeting Friday April 14 at 1908 Courthouse Auditorium
  • Welcome Laura Ratcliffe!
  • 2023 Schedule
  • Happy New Year!
  • It’s back! Gro More Veg workshop January 21

Tags

artisan crafts berries Chef Jen christmas tree fundraiser contest cooking cooking day cooking demonstrations county fair demonstrations event Farmers Market farming fiber day food free fun fundraiser gardening garlic kids kids activities kids bucks kids day livestock local monster tomato mushrooms online market peppers plants recipes samples seeds shopping SNAP squash tasting tomatoes town park vegetables vendors winter market wool workshop

Sponsored By

PO Box 373 Independence, VA 24348
[email protected]
(276) 768-0597

2023