Grayson County Fair seeks volunteers
The Grayson County Fair will be August 9-10 this year. Once again, it will be held at Bottomly’s facility in Elk Creek. The Fair committee is working with the Elk[…]
Category: Ag & Gardening
3 IFM Events in June
June events at IFM include First Friday Cooking Day with Chef Jen, the first “Second Saturday” Market and Kids Day. June kicks off with First Friday Cooking Days with[…]
School Garden update
The school garden had a large impact this year. We were able to reach 48 4th graders in Ms Aldred and Ms Grubbs classes and 25 5th graders in Ms[…]
CANCELLED: Pallet craft make & take workshop THIS Thursday MAY 9
Due to low registrations, the workshop has been cancelled Join the Permaculture Group to re-purpose pallets into herb, planters, and tea cup bird feeders for your patio, deck, or garden. […]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]