Independence Town Park
Events at this venue
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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.
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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.
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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[...]
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IFM Berry Festival
Independence Town Park 108 E Main St 24348, Independence, VA, United StatesJoin us and sponsor River Ridge Organics for the 6th Annual Berry Festival Friday, July 20 Featuring a berry pie contest, free berry tasting, berry pancakes and a berry sorbet fundraiser for the Market. Vendors highlight berries and berry products. River Ridge Organics is USDA certified berry farm near Mouth of Wilson. You can find their[...]
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IFM Wellness Day
Independence Town Park 108 E Main St 24348, Independence, VA, United StatesWellness Day features many local healthcare providers and offers free health screenings and activities for the community and vendors. Community partners include VDH, Twin County Hospital, In Total Health, Virginia Tech Family Nutrition, and more. Wellness Day began in 2015 in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health.
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Chef Jen Cooks @ the Market
Independence Town Park 108 E Main St 24348, Independence, VA, United StatesCome to the Market and see what Chef Jen will cook today!. She’ll make an array of dishes from whatever is available at the Market. Learn how to cook fresh,[...]
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IFM Kids Korner: Painting with Fruits & Veggies
Independence Town Park 108 E Main St 24348, Independence, VA, United StatesJoin us for a fun morning of painting with fruits and veggies! Here at the Farmers Market, we believe any time you can involve paint AND produce, is a pretty[...]
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IFM Kids Day
Independence Town Park 108 E Main St 24348, Independence, VA, United StatesFree fun for the whole family during the entire Market! At Kids Day, learn to throw a lasso, print with wood blocks, milk a “cow,” and have fun hula hooping[...]
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IFM Kids Korner: Shoe Planters
Independence Town Park 108 E Main St 24348, Independence, VA, United StatesThis week at the Kid’s Corner we’ll be planting in old shoes! We’re always looking for ways to teach kids to re-use old items. What better way to impart this[...]
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IFM Kids Korner: Garden Design
Independence Town Park 108 E Main St 24348, Independence, VA, United StatesJoin us June 15th at the Independence Farmers Market to design your own garden! We’ll be exploring seed catalogs to pick out the tastiest fruits and veggies as well as our favorite flowers and cutting and pasting the pictures onto our very own garden design and garden journals! We’ll also learn more about companion planting!