IFM Tomato Festival, Fiber Day, & Chef Jen
Independence Town Park 108 E Main St 24348, Independence, VA, United StatesThree Events on one day! The Tomato Festival features a People’s Choice tomato salsa contest, free tomato tasting, and new this year,a Tomato pie contest. Chef Jen will be cooking with tomatoes. And the Fiber Guild joins the Market as well for this fun filled day. This is the last Fiber Day of the season[...]
First Friday Film Series: Inhabit A Permaculture Perspective
Church of the Good Shepherd 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA, United StatesFriday, July 6th at 7:00 pm, LandCare presents the film Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective. Inhabit is a feature-length documentary introducing permaculture: a design method that offers an ecological lens for solving issues related to agriculture, economics, governance, and on. The film presents a vast array of projects, concepts, and people, and it translates the diversity of[...]
IFM Ice Cream Social
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesThe first one was so much fun, we decided to do it again! Join us for another Ice Cream Social Fundraiser Sunday, August 19 from 2-5 pm. We close down Courthouse Street and serve ice Cream with delicious homemade toppings and desserts. $10, kids under 10, $5. All proceeds go to fund the Farmers Market.
County Administrator Bill Shepley
Church of the Good Shepherd 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA, United StatesJoin us for as County administrator, Bill Shepley discusses Grayson County's Future Initiatives. Shepley hopes to find solutions to energize the county as a whole. Efforts to address internet access, job creation, healthcare, businesses and other needs within the county are reflected in these initiatives. “I’ve been county administrator for the past year, and during[...]
IFM Cooking with Chef Jen
Independence Town Park 108 E Main St 24348, Independence, VA, United StatesIt’s the first Friday of September and time once again for Cooking with Chef Jen. She’ll make an array of dishes from whatever is available at the Market. Learn how to cook fresh, local food. Samples are available and donations are appreciated.
IFM Pepper Day
Independence Town Park 108 E Main St 24348, Independence, VA, United StatesHere’s your chance to taste the wide variety of sweet and hot peppers at our annual pepper tasting.
Stream & Wetland Restoration
Grayson LandCare Office 104 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA, United StatesDr. Curtis Richardson, Professor of Resource Ecology Nicholas School of the Environment, Director, Duke University Wetland Center, will give a presentation titled: Stream & Wetland Restoration: The Key to Improving Water Quality and Habitat Diversity on your Land. Dr. Richardson owns property in Grayson County and has spent many weekends here. Dr. Richardson's research interests in applied ecology[...]
IFM Cooking with Chef Jen & Squashtober
Independence Town Park 108 E Main St 24348, Independence, VA, United StatesThis is the last Cooking with Chef Jen for the season. She’ll be cooking winter squash today for Squashtober. There are so many different varieties and they are great keepers so you can enjoy eating them all winter. Samples are available and donations are appreciated.
Independence Farmers Market
Independence Town Park 108 E Main St 24348, Independence, VA, United StatesThe Independence Farmers Market began in 2007. A local grower and producer market, the Independence Farmers Market is open seasonally on Fridays from 9am to 1pm and features local meats, vegetables, herbs, plant starts, preserves, baked goods, crafts, and more. The seasonal market offers special events, featuring Farm Fresh Kids Day, the Berry Festival, Tomato Day,[...]
IFM Apple Festival
Independence Town Park 108 E Main St 24348, Independence, VA, United StatesThe Apple Festival is a community-wide event that celebrates apple season. The highlight is a community cider pressing—bring your apples to press with our presses! We’ll have three-one just for the kids! The Market also offers fresh pressed cider for donation as a fundraiser. The apple dessert contest is always hotly contested and it open[...]