IFM events in September
We are excited to hold the first Garlic Festival on September 5. Our First Friday Cooking day will feature recipes with lots of garlic. Geshe Morley will be the guest[…]
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Leadership change approved by Food Independence Steering Committee
The Food independence Steering Committee approved changes to our leadership effective January 2026 at its August 14 meeting. Tom and Anita Simpson announced last December they would step down as[…]
Meet the new leaders of Food Independence, Shannon & Mark Miller
As you read in the previous article, Tom and Anita are finally stepping down from Food Independence after creating and leading it for 6 years. Shannon and Mark Miller have[…]
Weed the Park and potluck
Join the Grayson Permaculture Group, Grayson Landcare and the Town of Independence for a potluck and weeding session at Town Park July 24 from 5-7 pm. Are you curious about[…]
Permaculture Workday July 12
Join the Permaculture group for their monthly workday July 12 from 9:30-noon. All workdays are in the Permaculture garden at the Church of the Good Shepherd located at 9441 Grayson[…]
The Free Market is Building Community
Our initiative to keep usable items out of the landfill is in its 8th year, and its impact just keeps expanding! Our wonderful receptionist Hannah remembers customers, gets to know[…]
Happy Birthday Food Independence!
Food independence distributed our first boxes in July 2020. Under a hundred but the beginning of a wonderful and fulfilling journey. We now distribute close to 400 boxes of food,[…]
Want to get involved? Here’s how!
Food Independence– contact Shannon Miller, 199shannonmiller@gmail.com They can usually use help packing boxes the 3rd Thursday and with distributions the 4th Tuesday of each month. Free Market-contact Kathy Cole, colekathy4@gmail.com The can[…]