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  • Vendor Application Form

  • Thank you for your interest in becoming a vendor at Galveston's Own Farmers Market! We are thrilled to have you join our community of growers, artisans, and food producers dedicated to providing fresh and unique products to our community.

    To maintain the spirit of our market, we have a preference for vendors:

    • located within 150 miles of Galveston, Texas.
    • who grow/raise their own products
    • make their own food products utilizing local ingredients when possible and reasonable.

    Our definition of Local Ingredients are components that come from an agricultural producer (farmer/rancher/agrarian) within 150 miles of Galveston. GOFM will follow up with all claims by contacting the producer listed.

    We look forward to getting to know you and your business better. If you have any questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at info@gofarmersmarket.com.

  • Market Rules Agreement

  • Vendors are only eligble to vend at GOFM if they read and agree to our Market Rules. The Market Rules can be viewed here>

  • Basic Vendor Information

  • What Type of Vendor are you?

  • Vendors are broken up into 3 main categories.

     View the full Category Chart with descriptors & examples here>

    Agricultural

    Value-Added

    Artisan

    Grows, raises, and/or wild harvests a food product and whose majority of sales is of said product is considered an agricultural producer.

    ex: farmers, ranchers, agarian, floral/nursery

    Uses one or more ingredients to create a product by processing, blending, packaging, or alters a product using other preparation methods.

    ex: ready-to-eat, prepared foods, cottage foods, service providers

    Produces originally designed unique hand-crafted products and of high-quality, including crafts, artwork, inedible products such as herbal products, personal care, and beauty products.

    ex: health + beautfy products, craft
  • Farmer

    Rancher

    		 Agrarian 

    Floral/Nursery

    Growers of vegetables, herbs, fruits, nuts, mushrooms, cactus, nursery products, grains, pulses, and other horticultural crops

    Producers of animal-based products, including meat, eggs, and dairy products

    		 Producers of other raw, unprocessed products that are grown or raised on a farm or ranch or wild-harvested per relevant regulations, to include honey, seafood, and foraged foods.

    Growers of flowers or other plant nursery items requiring Texas Floral Licensing Permits

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    Ready-to-eat

    Prepared Food

    		 Cottage Food

    Service-Provider

    Any vendor who prepares foods either on-site or in an approved production facility and sells these foods with the intention of their consumption on-site

    ex: Food made on-site, warm food served from chafing dishes

    Any vendor who prepares foods in an approved production facility to be consumed off-site.

    ex: to-go meals, kombucha, pimento cheese

    Producer of foods prepared under the Texas Cottage Food Law (Texas Department of State Health Services, Health, and Safety Code, Title 6, Chapter 437).

    ex: baked goods, salsa made at a certain ph

    An individual or group that provides a specific service relevant to the mission and function of the market for customers and/or vendors.

    ex: knife sharpening

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    Health + Beauty Products Craft

    Any vendor creating products designed for the body (internal or topical use) that incorporate local agricultural components. Products are original in nature and produced by the seller. (beautycare, soap, tinctures, etc.)

    Any vendor creating all crafts offered for sale are original in nature and produced in whole by the seller. No crafts shall be permitted that are derived from kits.

    Craft items are created, sewn, constructed, or otherwise fashioned from component materials and have been significantly altered in a way that makes the item unique. These may include raw components that were purchased or that originated on a farm.

  • Agricultural Application

  • Product List

    We want to learn more about your products! Be as extensive & detailed as possible.

    Our definition of Local Ingredients are components that come from an agricultural producer (farmer/rancher/agrarian) within 150 miles of Galveston. GOFM will follow up with all claims by contacting the producer listed.

  • Include list of items you plan to sell. For reference:

    • Chicken Eggs, Duck Eggs, etc.
    • Beef, Pork, Poultry, etc.
    • Shrimp, Red Snapper, Tilipia, etc.
    • Honey, honey sticks, etc.
    • Flower bouquets, potted plants, etc.

  • Value-Added Application

  • Product List

    We want to learn more about your products! Be as descriptive as possible.

    Our definition of Local Ingredients are components that come from an agricultural producer (farmer/rancher/agrarian) within 150 miles of Galveston. GOFM will follow up with all claims by contacting the producer listed.

  • Health + Beauty Guidelines

  • Body-Product Artisans create products designed for the body (internal or topical use) that incorporate local agricultural components. Products are original in nature and produced by the seller. (beautycare, soap, tinctures, etc.) Approved vendors offer products that align with the spirit of GOFM’s mission including sustainability and stewardship of local agriculture.


    Agricultural or Value-added Goods vendor are eligible to vend Health & Beauty Craft products as well, and must complete separate applications.

  • Health + Beauty Artisan Application

  • Your product is ineligible for consideration; GOFM has a strict policy of considering vendors who produce originally-designed, hand-crafted products that are unique in nature and produced in whole by the seller.

    Thank you for your interest in GOFM and we wish you luck and prosperity!

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  • Craft Artisan Guidelines

  • Craft Artisans create crafts that are original in nature and produced in whole by the seller. No crafts shall be permitted that are derived from kits. Craft items are created, sewn, constructed, or otherwise fashioned from component materials and have been significantly altered in a way that makes the item unique. These may include raw components that were purchased or that originated on a farm. Approved vendors offer products that align with the spirit of GOFM’s mission including sustainability and stewardship of local agriculture.

    Basic artisan/service-provider vendor protocol is required to vend 1x a month. It is recommended to have a prescribed schedule (e.g. 1st Sunday, 2nd Sunday, Every Other Sunday)

    Approved Craft Artisan and Service-Provider vendors are eligible to vend up to 2 Sundays per month. The option to vend more might be opened up to the vendor pending discussion with GOFM staff and their first 3 GOFM appearances. Vendor appearances must adhere to a set schedule, agreed-upon before their first appearance.

    If an Agricultural or Value-added Goods vendor also wishes to vend eligible Artisan Craft products, they must maintain offerings that represent a minimum of 50% of the former at any given market in order to sell every Sunday. This will be periodically assessed by the Market Manager and GOFM staff.

    All eligible vendors are approved on a case-by-case basis by GOFM staff. In the case of Service-Provider and Artisan Craft vendors, these applications will be reviewed by the GOFM staff and are accepted at their discretion. In general, at any given market, GOFM will plan for their to be no more than 4 Artisan Craft vendors at market (this number excludes vendors who sell both artisan products + food products, such as a vendor selling honey + beeswax candles.)

  • Craft Artisan Application

  • Your product is ineligible for consideration; GOFM has a strict policy of considering vendors who produce originally-designed, hand-crafted products that are unique in nature and produced in whole by the seller.

    Thank you for your interest in GOFM and we wish you luck and prosperity!

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  • Addendum to Current Application

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  • Terms of Agreement

  • Please read the Market Rules fully here>

    By signing the box below, I hereby certify that all the information contained in this application is correct and that I have read and will abide by GOFM rules and regulations and agree to the Galveston's Own Farmers Market hold harmless agreement.

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