Friends of the Ithaca Farmers Market

11/17/2024

Looking for a fun and unique way to support the Capital Campaign for parking lot improvements? Get your hands on this limited edition Ithaca Farmers Market art whose design was commissioned by an anonymous donor and created with inspiration from vintage WPA-stle national park posters. Designed by Artist Tyler Nordgren, astronomer, artist and Cornell alumni with a true affinity for IFM, this poster makes the perfect gift, souvenir or special treat for your own home.

Best yet --- every penny of your $30 purchase will be contributed directly toward our $750k fundraising goal (Did you know we're more than halfway there? Every contribution matters!)

Posters are available beginning this weekend both online and at our merch table at the pavilion.

10/22/2024

Family Fun Day at the Ithaca Farmers Market!

Join us on Sunday, October 27, 2024, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a day of fun-filled activities for the whole family! We’ve got something for everyone to enjoy: storytime, pumpkin painting, face painting, a scavenger hunt, and much more.

Schedule of Events:
10:30 a.m. Story time with Tompkins County Public Library
11:00 a.m. Parade on through the pavilion (meet at the dock)
11:30 a.m. –2:00 p.m. Pumpkin painting, crafts, trick or treating with the vendors, and a scavenger hunt
Noon–1 p.m. Face Painting w/ Marina

🎉 Don’t forget to come dressed in your costume for our Parade! We can't wait to see you there! 🍂🎃

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10/11/2024

Our first Oktoberfest was a joyous success! 🍻 Thanks to all who came out to celebrate the harvest season while supporting Friends of the Ithaca Farmers Market and the Capital Campaign to improve the parking lot! 🙌

Special thanks to our sponsors and vendors, without you we couldn't have made it happen! Of course a shout out to the Cast Iron Cowboys for providing the tunes 🎶, and to the Norther Lights for the spectacular event closing display above Cayuga Lake! 🌌

10/09/2024

Join us TOMORROW for Oktoberfest 2024 at Ithaca Farmers Market, and get your tickets TODAY while they are still just $25
at https://givebutter.com/fWLdmV

Enjoy beers, ciders, and wine from Hopshire Farms and Brewery, Aurora Brewing Co, Liquid State Brewing Co, New York Cider Company, Bellwether Hard Cider, Redbyrd Orchard Cider, and Red Feet Wine Market & Spirit Provisions!

Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door; children 12 and under are free. All proceeds will support Friends of the Ithaca Farmers Market and the Capital Campaign for the IFM Parking Lot Improvement Project.

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10/07/2024

Join us THIS THURSDAY for our Oktoberfest FUNdraising Event at the Ithaca Farmers Market!

Featuring Oktoberfest-themed food samplers from IFM market vendors such as:
• Sausages, Bratwursts, Beef, & Hot Dogs from Autumn's Harvest Farm, Cayuta Sun farm, Outryder Farm, Glenwood Farms, Bottomland Farm, Shannon Brook Farm, and Van Noble Farm
• Spaetzle, Sauerkraut, and Other Fresh Veggies from Silver Spoon Farm, Food & Ferments, Stick & Stone Farm, Sabol's Farm, Valley View Farm, and more
• Donuts from Littletree Orchards and Apple Pie from the Backyard Bake shop

Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Children 12 and under are free! https://givebutter.com/fWLdmV

All proceeds will support Friends of the Ithaca Farmers Market and the Capital Campaign for the IFM Parking Lot Improvement Project.

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10/04/2024

Thanks to Tompkins Weekly and Jaime Cone Hughes
for the fantastic article on the Parking Lot Improvement Project at the Ithaca Farmers Market, and for promoting our Oktoberfest fundraising event - coming up next Thursday!

Tickets for Oktoberfest are available via the link in our bio or at ifmfriends.org

09/27/2024

Reposted from

A special thing about all of our vendors is that when you bring them all together into one beautiful community space, something magical happens. The whole becomes worth more than the sum of its parts and the space becomes a home to a warm and vibrant energy, week after week, that welcomes community members and visitor from afar.

We are intentional in trying to cultivate the markets as a place for community, in addition to being a reliable place for you to find locally-grown produce, farm goods, and handcrafted artisanal goods from within 30 miles of Ithaca.

So we are deeply honored to be named in the “Best of” issue of the Ithaca Times as the Best Place To Meet Someone”

We’re very glad to be seen for what we’ve been trying to foster, And we hope to see you at the market soon, as we all keep making memories here💜