WESTMINSTER FARMER’S MARKET

RULES AND REGULATIONS

 

  1. The goal of this Farmer’s Market is to support producers within our locale. We encourage locally grown and/or produced products. Seedlings and potted plants are acceptable, as well as crafts which serve a functional purpose.

 

  1. The hours of operation will be from 3:00 to 7:00 pm on Fridays. Vendors are encouraged to arrive ½ hour before opening time to set up. No selling, selection, or bagging (in other words, nothing leaves your stand) before 3:00, except by general consent among all vendors that they are ready. Please enforce this yourself by explaining to your customers that it’s unfair for you to sell to them before other vendors are set up.

 

  1. Membership in the Farmer’s Market is contingent upon acceptance by a jurying group, and payment of an annual fee of $50.00. The year will run from August to August. The fee must be paid at the time of the application.

 

  1. The Market Manager reserves the right to take on per diem vendors throughout the season to assure our customers a full selection of produce, baked goods, flowers, fruit, and whatever else a well-stocked market should be offering at that point in our season. The per diem fee is $2.00 and must be paid before vendors are allowed to set up.

 

  1. All necessary licenses, permits and insurance are the vendor’s responsibility to obtain. Anyone selling baked or processed goods must have a “Permit to Operate a Food Establishment” issued from their town’s Board of Health, as defined in the state sanitary code, Chapter X, and have a copy in their possession during the market. A photocopy must also be provided to the Market Manager accompanying payment of membership fee, or per diem fee.

 

  1. You may not advertise yourself as “organic” unless you are certified. The word “organic” is now defined and enforced by the USDA, and has a very specific meaning. You are free to use “non-sprayed”, “sustainable”, “all-natural” or any other term that is not so regulated.

 

  1. The use of household scales will not be permitted. Any scale used will have a seal by an official City or State Sealer of Weights and Measures. The Market Manager will ensure vendor’s scales have been sealed.

 

  1. Any violations as determined by the Market Manager shall subject the violator to removal from the Farmer’s Market.