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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[…]

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POSTPONED/Cooking Day

Join us June 5th for the first Cooking Day of the season. We cook at the Market the first Friday of the month, beginning in June. Learn to make an[…]

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Grow More Vegetables class, Jan 11

Posted on January 2, 2020January 3, 2020 by IFM

It’s back. 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[…]

Posted in Crops, Workshop Tagged succession plantings, vegetables, workshop

Companion planting

Posted on February 24, 2019 by independencefarmersmarket

Companion planting was a topic we barely touched in our recent workshop.  Here are 2 charts that might be helpful.  .   

Posted in Crops, Workshop Tagged companion planting, vegetables

Did you miss our Grow More Vegetable class?

Posted on January 24, 2019 by independencefarmersmarket

I have a waiting list for another Grow More Vegetable class. If I have 5 more folks sign up, we’ll do it again on February 9 am-noon at the GLC/IFM[…]

Posted in Events Tagged intensive planting, vegetables, workshop

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