IFM Schedule for June
Join us Friday June 5th for our “First Friday Cooking Day” with Chef Jen. We are thrilled to have Jen back to lead our cooking program. She’ll be cooking with the fresh,[…]
Category: Town Park
Help clean up the Pollinator Garden at Town Park April 18
The Town has designated April 18 as Spring Cleaning Day! If you’d like to join in, I can use help cutting back and weeding in the Pollinator garden surrounding the[…]
Workday at the Department of Forestry Chestnut Orchard April 25
Join us April 25 starting at 8am. We’ll be thinning the exisitng orchard on White pine road. There are many superior trees in the orchard. However, they were set up[…]
IFM opens May 1 in Town Park!
Don’t miss the Independence Farmers Market Grand opening THIS Friday, May 1st, at Town Park. We will feature our Mother’s Day Craft Fair AND Cooking Day. Bill Baldwin will be[…]
IFM pre-season vendor meeting and 2026 schedule
The 2026 schedule is Here. The 2026 Preseason vendor meeting on March 27, 11am to 2pm at the VFW. The VFW is at 115 Klondike Rd, Independence, VA 24348. It’s a potluck. Attendance[…]
4th Friday Evening Markets
We are excited to announce a new 4th Friday evening Farmers Market from 3-7pm at Town Park. This will REPLACE the regular 9-1 market on those 4th Fridays. All other[…]
Free Market Christmas Gift Shop Dec 6
The Free Market in Independence will hold its annual Christmas Gift Shop on Saturday, December 6th, from 11 am to 3 pm at the GATE Center, 122 Davis Street. The[…]
Last Winter Market Saturday Dec 6 11am to 2pm
The December 6th Market will be held on Saturday December 6, 11am to 2 pm to help kick off the Town of Independence events. We’ll have IFM Kids Bucks and a[…]