Ware Farmers' Market PLUS
2010 Vendor Guidelines and Application

Location and dates of operation:
CVS - Ware

Every Saturday, rain or shine, from 9:00am-12:00pm 

  June-October

Fees:

      First week is free.  Try out the market at no cost.

• Per week: $5.00
• For the year: $50.00

All fees go toward Market operating costs and promotion and include the additional online service of the "Visit our Vendors" showcase (link to your website, physical address, and a short promotional description) through our website - www.warefarmersmarket.org

Application directions:
Ware Farmers' Market strives to make the vendor environment as friendly, inexpensive, and easy to access as possible.

Types of vendors:
Ware Farmers' Market welcomes regional growers. In addition, the Market welcomes regional artisans, gardeners, and bakers.

Health permits:
All items for sale must be approved by the Market and be in accordance with local health regulations. For example, anyone selling crafts or fresh and un-processed fruit, flowers, syrup, vegetables, eggs, or honey does not need a health department permit. On the other hand, those wishing to sell processed foods such as pies or cakes will need to have a Residential kitchen permit, inspection, and training from their local Board of Health. For more information, contact us at info@warefarmersmarket.org.

Insurance:
Ware Farmers' Market operates under blanket insurance that covers the town and the marketplace itself. While we encourage all vendors to purchase insurance to cover their products, any vendors selling processed foods are required to show proof of liability insurance. For smaller vendors, this can sometimes be done as a rider on home-owner's insurance.

Application:
For consideration in the market, please

contact us.

Market Operating Regulations:

The Ware Farmers' Market operates with the permission of the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Select Board of the Town of Ware, with whom these rules are on file. Responsible and considerate use of town property is essential. The market is supervised by the governing committee known as the Ware Farmers' Market Committee (WFMC), and it operates for the benefit of the consumers and the region's small growers. The market is open to sellers only by permission of the WFMC.

1. Vendors coming to the market must plan on arriving by 8:30AM and staying until at least 12:00PM.

2. In order to use a space, vendors must be present with goods available for sale. Vehicles must be parked in spaces as directed by the Market Manager. When conditions warrant, vehicles MUST use a chock-block behind at least one wheel as a safety precaution.

3. Prices of goods will be determined by the vendor or negotiated by the vendor and the customer. Growers whose business is primarily wholesale are not permitted to participate in the Market, it being the intention of the Market to encourage retail operations and to promote Massachusetts' agriculture. Neither the Town of Ware nor the WFMC is responsible for arrangements made between vendors and customers. No warranty of any sort is made, expressed, or implied by the Town of Ware or the WFMC. Any warranty whatsoever is expressly denied. Vendors selling items by weight must supply a scale, sealed with an official Weights and Measures inspection sticker.

4. Each vendor is responsible for setting up, displaying, packaging, and protecting his/her products. Vendors may display their products in the area designated by the manager in a manner that will leave a minimum 16' wide walking path. Each vendor must leave his/her assigned space in 'broom clean' condition as determined by the Manager.

5. If a problem arises at the Market, disputes must be taken to and settled by the Market Manager as the authorized representative of the WFMC. Disputes between vendors and harassment of individuals of any kind are not permitted. If a complaint is not settled at the Market it must be submitted in writing to the WFMC, whose decision will be final. Failure to comply with said decision shall subject the individual(s) involved to sanctions including exclusion from future participation in the Ware Farmers' Market.

See you at the Market!

Every Saturday on the lawn next to CVS on West Street - Mark your calendars!