Generally, items for sale should be grown or made by the vendor. Vendors who sell food items should have produced at least 70 percent of those items; the rest should be from relatively local sources (no Washington state apples, for example, but
a nearby New York, Connecticut or Massachusetts source is usually acceptable). Items sold by artisans must
be self-produced.

Space is available by advance reservation. The market manager reviews applications from prospective vendors and presents them to the steering committee, which makes the final decisions. The committee reserves the right to make occasional exceptions to its guidelines to get a product it considers of unusually high quality or of special value to the market and its customers.

Two vendors are welcome to share one space, and one vendor may represent several others, provided those others each meet the steering committee guidelines. Individuals who have only one or two items to sell, such as some garden surplus or a few dozen eggs, are welcome to use the Backyard Farmers table at no cost; the space for this table has been funded by an anonymous donor.

The Norfolk Farmers Market is nonprofit. The Town of Norfolk keeps farmers market receipts in a separate account and vendor fees, grants and donations are earmarked to pay for the services of the manager, advertising and promotion, signs and any other necessary expenses. Any extra funds are used to keep vendor fees as low as possible.

To become a vendor, contact manager@norfolkfarmersmarket.com or telephone 860-542-5044.

Accepted vendors will receive a sheet with the facts above, and other information about the market. Each vendor is responsible for having any license(s) that may be required, and for its own canopy, table and any other furnishings needed.

For more information, contact manager Lisa Auclair at 860-542-5044 or manager@norfolkfarmersmarket.org.

Next Market: May 18, 2013
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rain or Shine