AGRICULTURE VENDOR APPLICATION

Welcome to the Nacogdoches Farmers Market, operating year-round on Saturdays from 9 to 12. We are a members/vendors market governed by a board of directors with sole discretion over the market. The market manager is employed by the board to oversee operations on market days.

Becoming an Approved Vendor

1. Submit application.

2. A farm inspection will be scheduled upon receipt of your application and fee. Vendors may not set up at market without a farm inspection. All ag vendors are inspected quarterly.

3.When the board receives the farm inspection report and votes on the application, you will be notified of the decision.

Permitted Agricultural Items

All products sold must be grown, produced or otherwise handmade by the vendor within a 90-mile radius of Nacogdoches. Reselling is not allowed. If you have any questions about a proposed product you would like to sell, contact the board prior to bringing it to the market. The board may grant exceptions to this rule on a case-by-case basis. Approved items include plants, flowers, herbs (dried and fresh), fruit, meat, vegetables, eggs, honey.

100% of all items must be locally grown, produced, finished and processed by the vendor within 90 miles of the market. Keeping the market local is a primary objective of the board. In the case of meat, it must be processed in a local USDA facility and the animals must be raised and finished (beginning to end) locally within a 90-mile radius of the market.

We offer a co-op option where small farmers and back yard producers may share a membership and booth. They may sell as individuals or as a group. Each producer requires a farm inspection but only one application fee.

Becoming a Value-Added Vendor. 

Products that do not fall under the agriculture definition are value-added, At the Nacogdoches Farmers Market these items are limited to unique artisan-created original designs, handmade and locally sourced by the vendor. Samples of the artist's works/products must be submitted to the board for approval along with the vendor value-added application and the $100 fee.

Vendor Spaces

Space rental prices are set by the board annually. Currently pavilion spaces are $18 per day or $9 for a half-space. All spots outside the covered area are $8 per day. Rents are due each market day in advance(cashor check) and should be placed in the vendor envelopes at the end of market.

Vendor spaces are 10 x 10 including tents and canopies. All tents and canopies must have a 10-pound weight on each canopy leg. Spaces will be allocated FRIDAY to vendors who have indicated their participation in the market for that week. Vendors can indicate on the form in the vendor envelope whether they will be at the next market. Otherwise vendors must confirm their participation in the market weekly by THURSDAY AT 5 P.M.

If the market manager receives no indication from the vendor by that time, it will be assumed you do not intend to participate and you will not be allocated a space. If an emergency requires you to cancel you must notify the market manager immediately via phone, text or email. No-shows are very disruptive to the market and disappointing to our customers.

Setup/Cleanup

Set up must be completed by 8:30 with all vehicles removed by 8:15. Available market parking is reserved for customers-vendors may park at the park, police station, Banita Creek Hall or Appraisal District lot. Please be respectful of market flow and other vendors. The market manager may ask you to move your vehicle at any time.

Vendors are responsible for cleaning their spaces each market day. Trash goes into the dumpster. Do not dump waste water of any kind into the storm drains, landscaping or any other area on or around Main and Pearl Streets. All items must be removed from the site after each market day, as we do not have sufficient storage space for all our vendors.

Vendor Responsibilities

Vendors are responsible for their children, pets and guests at all times. Please supervise children and pets.

Vendors are responsible for their own merchandise, for maintaining security of booths and persons and for liability of their products.

Vendors shall indemnify and hold harmless the City of Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches Farmers Market Board and volunteers harmless from any and all loss. You may purchase your own product liability insurance.

NO SMOKING is allowed at the market.

Vendors must obtain all appropriate licenses and permits required for your business, including sales tax licensing, nursery or floral permits and health permits.

Vendors must receive instruction in accepting SNAP before setting up for the first time. Vendor contact information must be kept current; please make changes on the vendor slip in your market bag.

Memberships are renewable every year on June 1 and considered late after 30 days.

Conflicts

Any conflict or potential conflict that may arise between vendors and customers or between vendors must be brought to the attention of the board. Appropriate forms are available at the Welcome Center.

Violations

A vendor may receive citations for violating any provision that undermines the smooth operation of the

1st violation-verbal warning and a notation in vendor file

2nd violation-written warning letter

3rd violation-expulsion from market participation

The board reserves the right to make any and all decisions in the best interest of the market

Nacogdoches Farmers Market Agriculture Vendor Application Revised 6-23

$25 inspection fee with application and $15 due before set up first day (attach cash or check)

IMPORTANT: Please email all required certifications/licenses for your specific business to nacfarmersmarket@gmail.com upon completion of this form. This application cannot be fully processed without proper documentation

By signing this application you agree, and will comply, with the Nacogdoches Farmers Market Rules and Regulations provided.

Nacogdoches Farmers Market Agriculture Vendor Application Revised 6-23