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Market is OPEN for June 27th pickup!


Good evening!

The Market is open and ready for your orders. Please join us THIS Sunday for our 2nd annual Ice Cream Social Fundraiser! All proceeds go to the Farmers Market (see below for more information).

Thank you for all of your generous donations to the Market. To date, we have raised $845.00!

To Donate: IFM Go Fund ME!.

To Shop: Independence Farmers Market.

Upcoming Events:

This Saturday, June 23rd, nature, goats, and yoga for the soul. A fundraising event. Join us for a fun and rejuvenating yoga class for all levels lead by skilled instructor Yvette Ladd of Wellness Pursuits. All funds are donated to further the work of The Center for Diversity and Common Ground! Suggested donation $20. Light refreshments post-yoga. Bring a Towel (yoga mat optional). For more information, click here.

Mark your calendars now and plan to celebrate Dairy Month with our 2nd Annual Ice cream social fundraiser THIS Sunday June 24th from 2-5pm. 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.

Join us for the 7th annual Kids Day June 29 from 9am to 1pm at Town Park. Kids Day features free fun for the whole family during the entire Market. Activities include learning to throw a lasso, printing with wood blocks, milking a “cow,” contests every hour with Miss Laura and more. All activities are free and open to kids of all ages. Community partners include Cowbody Don, 4H, Virginia Department of Health, Blue Ridge Discovery Center, local artist Ellie Kirby, hula hoops with Laura, Girl Scouts, and Bessie the wooden cow. Kids Day began in 2012 and was our 1st Farmers Market Event. It remains one of the most popular activities at the Farmers Market!

Thank you all so much for supporting the Independence Farmers Market!

Abby