2024 Beaumont Alberta Thanksgiving Farmers Market

Beaumont Alberta Thanksgiving Farmers Market

Beaumont Community Centre, 5204 50 Ave, Beaumont, AB T4X 1E3

Thursday, October 10th, 5pm - 8pm

Vendor Business Name*

Vendor Classification*

(Farmer/Producer, processor, artisan, out-of-province re-seller/product representative, prepared food concession)

Contact Name*

Address (Required)

Mailing Address

Street Address Line 2

City

Province*

Postal Code*

Telephone*

Cell*

Email*

example@example.com

Website*

Social Media*

New or Returning vendor?*

Check all that apply*

Commercial Products (please explain):

Commercial products include commercially available products as well as products that come from out-of-province, even if the seller is also the grower.

Please give a detailed explanation of all goods/products you intend to sell. (Items not listed will not be permitted)*

Where is your product available? List other Markets, consignments, retail, wholesale, etc.*

Do you make it, bake it or grow it yourself?*

YesNo

Are your goods/products from Alberta?*

YesNo

Beaumont Alberta Farmers Market may use photos of me/products for advertising purposes:*

YesNo

PAYMENT

Is due via etransfer at the time of application approval.

BOOTH SPACES

There are approximately 50 6ft tables at the venue (not enough to cover every vendor). Indicate below if you will be bringing your own table.

Each vendor will have two chairs at their booth space.

There should be space in each booth to form an "L" shape with tables (ensuring to keep your space within 6ft).

Space Required (choose only one):*

I will bring my own table(s):*

YesNo

Setup & Parking

Setup begins at 3pm and must be completed by 4:45pm. Vendors are welcome to shop and/or sell once setup is complete.

There are two doors to unload and load. Vendors can park at the doors to unload but must remove vehicles immediately to allow other vendors to unload. Vendors must move their vehicles to the designated vendor parking area as soon as unloading is completed.

Vehicles must be moved from the doors no later than 4:30pm.

Takedown

Vendors can pack up no earlier than 8pm. Vendors cannot move their vehicles to load until their booths are already packed up and ready to load into their vehicle. This avoids congestion at the door. Vendors must be off the premises no later than 930pm.

Farmers' Markets

All Accredited Alberta Farmers Markets must follow the 80/20 rule:

- 80% of vendors must be Albertans selling Alberta products that they. or their immediate family member or staff member have made, baked or grown within

- 20% of the vendors can be out of province vendors and/or resellers.

Vendors approved to be at this market are dependent on a variety of factors such as"

- Availability of space in the marketplace Quality and uniqueness of products (we want a variety of vendors)

- The personal conduct of the Vendor and the presentation of product in the marketplace

*The Market Manager does not guarantee that all Vendors will be accepted or approved and may be subject to the Boards Approval. *

1) All products to be offered for sale must be listed on the application form and are subject to approval. Vendors may be limited to selling only certain products (initial below)*

2) Preference will be given to Vendors whose products are homemade, home baked or homegrown and the vendors whose conduct. presentation, and display meet market place requirements (initial below)*

3) There are NO Exclusivity Rights to be guaranteed to any vendor (initial below)*

4) Out of province products must be clearly labelled as to the province and country of their origin. Vendor Selection decisions are made by a committee made up of Board Members and the Market Manager (initial below)*

5) Food Vendors must include a copy of their Alberta Farmers' Market Home Study Course on food safety available through AHS. Proof of course completion must be available at the market and a copy of the certificate must be kept by the manager and accessible to Alberta Health. The course can be found here: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/eph/page3151.aspx (initial below)*

6) Concession operators must include a copy of their food safety certificate and have it displayed at their concession as per AHS requirements (initial below)*

7) All food vendors, including low risk, high risk and concession vendors, must follow all guidelines set out by AHS regarding safe food handling. Food vendors must follow all regulations, failure to do so may lead to the removal of the vendor from the market (initial below)*

8) Liquor vendors are able to sample on site. Besides sampling, no open alcohol is permitted. A copy of their AGLC and proserve of those sampling must be provided to market manager (initial below)*

9) If a vendor is unable to attend the market, they must contact the market manager via email no later than one week prior to the market (by 5pm on October 3rd). There are no refunds for cancellations with less than a week notice (initial below)*

10) As per the rules of the Community Centre; Vendors shall not attach or hang any materials or items from the ceiling, windows, or floors. Masking tape, tacks,command strips, nails and/or staples are not permitted. Use of painter’s tape, sticky tack, and window decals are permitted. No Confetti, rice, glitter etc., is to be thrown inside or outside of the facility. No open burning candles allowed. All candles must be in approved enclosed containers only (initial below)*

11) If a vendor causes damages to another vendor's property or products, or part of the grounds, it must be reported to the Market Manager ASAP and an incident report will be written up. The person causing the damages is responsible for all costs and repairs (initial below)*

12) The Beaumont Alberta Farmers Market requires ALL vendors to carry vendor insurance. The vendor must supply a copy of an up to date certificate to the market manager upon application approval, and must keep a copy available at their booth. Duuo.ca is who AFMA (Alberta Farmers Market Association) is partnered with, however, to get the AFMA deal you must have an AFMA membership (initial below)*

13) No Smoking Rule: According to the Province of Alberta Subject to section 5. no person shall smoke (a) in a public place, (b) in a workplace, (b.1) in a vehicle in which a minor is present. (c) in a public vehicle. or (d) within a prescribed distance from a doorway. window or air intake of a public place or workplace. There is no smoking of any kind on the marketplace grounds, this includes the use of marijuana being strictly prohibited (initial below)*

14) The requirements of food sampling at the farmers market for pre-packaged/pre-wrapped at the location/facility where the product is produced - samples must be in a closed, single serve container and/or individually wrapped (NO open containers - MUST have lids) - NO dispensing or wrapping of product at the market- NO cutting or reheating of samples on site - replace samples displayed longer than 1 hour - keep perishable foods below 4°C - discard leftovers or contaminated samples. With all sampling please ensure that you are following the Safe Food Handling guidelines (initial below)*

15) Vendors supplying food samples and assembling bite size food portions on-site must: - provide a basin with an adequate supply of water (container with a hands-free spigot) - have soap and disposable towels available - have a sanitizer (bleach and water solution available with test strips) for cutting boards and utensils - wash their hands prior to handling food - keep perishable foods below 4°C - replace samples if they are displayed longer than one hour - discard leftovers or contaminated samples. With all sampling please ensure that you are following the Safe Food Handling guidelines (initial below)*

16) Vendors are asked to conduct themselves in a professional and courteous manner. ANY misconduct including rude behaviour towards the market manager or volunteers or any other vendors will not be tolerated and may result in the removal of the vendor (initial below)*

17) Vendors must take responsibility for their stall and area around it. To keep it clean and orderly and free of garbage during and at the end of the market. Failure to maintain responsibilities or abide by the rules established in this application may result in the removal of the vendor (initial below)*

18) If a vendor has complaints, concerns, or questions regarding the market, its operations, the rules, or has something to report, they are asked to write a formal email to the market manager. If it is urgent and during market hours, please ask the market manager to chat in private away from market customers (once the market manager is available) (initial below)*

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

By my signature, I declare the information on this form to be complete and accurate and I

HAVE READ THE MARKET POLICIES PROVIDED TO ME WITH THIS APPLICATION FORM AND AGREE TO FOLLOW ALL REGULATIONS DESCRIBED THEREIN AS WELL AS TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO BE IN ULL COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND

PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION. I agree to pay the rates as set out in this document. The personal information collected on this form will be used to manage the farmers' market and will only be shared with those individuals responsible for managing and sponsoring the market as well as with the Farmers' Market Specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. I understand that not all applicants are granted space at the Beaumont Alberta Farmers Market and that it is the right and responsibility of the Market Manager to decide allocation of stalls. If you have any questions about the collection and use of your information, please contact the Market Manager at beaumontalbertafarmersmarket@gmail.com

We reserve the right to reject applications with or without reason. Decisions of the Farmers’ Market Manager are final. You will be notified by email of approval or rejection.

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