The Free Market, Matchmaker for Your Treasures
Our usual procedure at the Free Market is to clean, sort, and put your donations on the shelves for anyone who comes through the doors. However, some items deserve special[…]
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Food Independence: A healthy 4 year old!
Sometimes it is hard to believe Food Independence celebrates its fourth year of food assistance to our community this month. Given huge growth in demand and survival during and after[…]
How YOU can help the Free Market help those in need!
Since we began six years ago, we have had a special “Outreach” section with new and like-new dishes, cookware, linens and blankets that are available to people just starting out[…]
What drove the post-Covid surge at Food independence?
As discussed in the July GLC newsletter, Food Independence, and other food/feeding programs, saw huge increases in client numbers last Spring, usually our slow season. Demand levelled off this summer[…]
Happy Birthday Food Independence!!!
Wow!!! It’s hard to believe Food Independence Food Pantry celebrates its third birthday in July after a successful 36th monthly food distribution in June. We were conceived in March 2020,[…]
Annual meeting and Auction October 16 at the Fries Theatre, in Fries VA
We look forward to seeing everyone-please invite your friends and neighbors-to the Harvest Moon Dinner, Auction and annual meeting! We are happy to showcase the Historic Fries Theater at 316[…]
SNAP returns to pre-Covid payment levels: Impact on Food Independence and our Clients
We planned to discuss how we source about 12,000 lbs of food for over 300 households each month, our “new norm”. Instead, we want to provide a local perspective on[…]
Food Independence: A look back at 2022 and what it may mean for 2023
2022 was quite a year in the food assistance business. High inflation rates, especially for food and fuel, were hard on all but hardest on lower and/or fixed income households.[…]