IFM Celebrates Grand Opening May 3 in Town Park!
Great news! IFM will return to Town Park for the Grand Opening of the 2024 season on May 3 at 9am. We’ll have a full house of vendors including 4H[…]
Author: Michelle Pridgen
Congratulations to Business Challenge Winners!
Grayson LandCare created a Business Challenge this year to help support a new or existing business in Grayson County. Starting or sustaining a business is a daunting enterprise and this[…]
LandFair winners announced
Congratulations to all our 2024 LandFair Contestants! The Oakhill Academy team of Hugo Ng, Cooper Behmer, Mide Oyeniyi and Elizabeth Khath took 3rd place, Galax students Phoebe Fant and Emily[…]
HOW MUCH STUFF DOES THE FREE MARKET KEEP OUT OF THE LANDFILL?
We just completed a year of sampling the weight of items taken from the Free Market; we weighed one week a month to estimate the total and average. Final results: […]
Seed Library is fully stocked!
We had a great time at the Seed Library Open House on April 13th. The library provided a beautiful gift basket as a door prize. The seed library is fully[…]
Prizes will be awarded to LandFair Contestants April 20 at 11 am.
Your are invited to meet the contestants of the 16th annual LandFair April 20, at 11am at the Gate Center on Davis Drive. The focus of this year’s competition is[…]
IFM opens in Town Park May 3rd!
The Independence Farmers Market will have a grand opening celebration May 3rd in Town Park. We will have a full house with vendors under the pavilion as well as under[…]
The Free Market – One Piece of the Environmental Puzzle
As we all try to do our part decrease waste and pollution, there are many small steps we can take—looking for products without excess packaging, avoiding disposable cleaning supplies, buying[…]