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[…]
Author: Michelle Pridgen
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[…]
Food Independence: HERE WE GROW AGAIN!
Last Spring, demand for food assistance soared at Food Independence, as expected. Covid-era supplements for SNAP and other income/need related programs were ending. Food programs nationwide braced for an increase[…]
Fun in the School Garden
We recently adapted the Farmers Market’s “Grow more Vegetables” class for the 4th grade. We used various items to illustrate potential plantings in the raised bed garden. Then they went[…]