Vendor Guidelines - Please review the following before completing the application:

• Read the Eastern Randolph Farmers Market Rules
• The Eastern Randolph Farmers Market is a producers-only farmers market, which means that vendors must grow, produce, bake, raise, or craft their products by hand. No direct sales vendors are accepted and the resale of goods or items by third parties is prohibited. Each vendor in the market must be directly involved with and be knowledgeable about the production of the produce or products being sold at the market and exemplify originality to ensure the integrity of our market.
• All vendors will be required to join our Zoom meeting hosted in late April. Meeting date to be determined.
• Vendors must list all items and products they wish to sell at the ERFM on their application. All items/products are subject to approval by market manager in order to be eligible for sale at the Market. Market staff may ask for further photos and documentation to verify compliance with the producer-only guideline. 
• Certifications, photos, and other support documentation are required to process applications.
• If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the Marissa, our Market Manager, at [email protected].

Possible Vendor Categories:

1. Farm and Garden Vendors: Includes fresh produce, herbs, plants, flowers, and nursery stock. Vendors must grow 100% of the produce/plants they sell.
2. Food Vendors: Includes baked goods, jams, jellies, honey, eggs, meats, and dairy products. Vendors must prepare all products themselves, adhering to local health and safety regulations. Various products, including prepared foods, acidified foods, meats and eggs require different certifications and procedures. Before submitting your application, please review the state's guidelines and details below.
   1. Prepared Foods (baked goods, breads, cookies, pies, jams/jellies, coffee, juices, granola, pasta):  These items are required to be produced in a certified kitchen. Acidified foods such as pickles and relishes require FDA certification. Home based food businesses including baked goods, jams, jellies, preserves, pickles, salsas are permitted but require an NC Home Processing license through NC Dept. of Agriculture. Learn more here. Please submit your additional necessary certifications by uploading below.
   2. Meat/Dairy: Meat sellers are required to have a meat handlers license obtained from NCDA Division of Meat and Poultry. Dairy sellers are required to have a NCDA kitchen inspection. If you need more information on selling meat, eggs or poultry, click here. Please submit your additional necessary certifications by uploading below.
3. Craft Vendors: Includes handmade and handcrafted items such as pottery, candles, woodworking, textiles, soaps, and jewelry. For products to be considered hand-crafted, the products must demonstrate a level of manual skills and originality, and the products cannot contain any type of industrial production.They must show evidence of a significant transformation of raw material into unique, finished goods. 
   • Categories of Craft Vendors:
     • Artisan Crafters: Pottery, candles, woodworking, or similar crafts where raw materials (e.g., clay, wax, wood) are significantly transformed into a finished product by the vendor. They must demonstrate a high level of skill and creativity. 
     • Assembly Crafters: Jewelry making, beading, wreath making, or other crafts where pre-manufactured components (e.g., beads, wires, florals) are assembled into a finished product. The items must reflect the vendor's personal creativity and craftsmanship. Products relying primarily on pre-made components (e.g., stringing beads, assembling pre-cut florals) should be of high quality and not mass-produced or made from kits.
     • Examples of unacceptable items would be, but not limited to: printed materials, t-shirts, photographs, ceramics or pottery from commercial molds, wood carvings using duplicating machines, kits in any form, and any other items, which clearly do not reflect originality of design and creativity.

By checking the box below, I acknowledge that I have read the Eastern Randolph Farmers Market rules - and that I will abide by these rules. I certify that I grow, produce, or make all products that I intend to sell. I understand my membership will be terminated for violation of Eastern Randolph Farmers Market Rules.