Vendor Application - 2026 Feral Folk Winter Market

Vendor Application - 2026 Feral Folk Winter Market

Feral Folk is a collaboration between Kentucky Heartwood and Among the Oaks Herb Farm. Our vision with this market is to elevate land-based crafters and connect our communities to their work, as well as introduce folks to KY Heartwood.
Thanks for your interest in vending at the 2026 Feral Folk Winter Market!

Date: Sunday, November 29th

Time: 11 AM - 4 PM

Location: Greyline Station, Lexington, KY

Vendor Fee: $60

Space: 9' x 9' footprint, indoors (must bring your own tables, etc)

The success of this market is in part based on vendors being highly curated. Please do not take it personally if you are not selected! It is likely not due to the quality of your work, but rather that it does not fit our very specific theme or it overlaps too much with another vendor. We are selecting vendors based on the following criteria:
- Items for sale are both handmade and made with either a
  majority natural materials or inspired by a connection to
  land/nature
- Item parts/ingredients are thoughtfully and ethically
  sourced, supporting local producers when possible
- The following items are not accepted: items made with artificial fragrance, items made with mostly plastic, reselling rocks/crystals that you did not find yourself,
  items made with mostly imported crystals (for example, priority is given to jewelry makers who use some locally procured materials)
- General brand presence and booth aesthetic fits our market theme:
  nature, handmade, funky, whimsical
- Priority is given to makers based in Eastern Kentucky, then Kentucky as whole, then Appalachian regions of surrounding states
- We are especially interested in makers whose work is based in culturally important craft and/or craft that is based in land stewardship, i.e. crafts that utilize natural materials that you grow or wildcraft (weaving, dyeing, preserved foods, woodwork, leatherwork, etc)
- While we do value a well thought out booth setup and a certain degree of professionalism, we are not prioritizing makers who are well established. We care more about the craft itself being of high quality than the experience you have as an established business.
This market has limited space and we are not able to accept everyone who applies. Beyond the selection criteria listed above, we also prioritize selecting makers who have been supportive of the market's overall success, including returning vendors and those who have helped with organizing, marketing and advertising the event.

To apply, please fill out the following form. Applications close on Friday, Sept
18 at midnight! If you have any questions, please contact the Event
Coordinator, Sarah Barney, at kyferalfolk@protonmail.com
Email
example@example.com
Business Name
Applicant Name
Website
Instagram
Facebook Link
How did you hear about this market? If you have vended with us previously, just write "previous vendor"
How does your work fit our theme? Check all that apply.
List out the items or types of items you will bring to the market. If we approve your application, the approval is only for items you listed here so make sure to be thorough about what you will bring. This list is for internal use only, to make sure that we do not have too much overlap of items between vendors.
Describe your business and its creations in a few sentences (for promotional use). Write this answer in a way that we can copy and paste it for promoting your work on social media, without having to do any editing.
Are you able and willing to help advertise the market by making at least 1 Facebook or Instagram post and at least 2 story posts about the market?
Upload 5+ photos of your work or process (at least one photo must include you). These are used for advertising if you are accepted, so please upload your best shots. If you have vended with us previously, please try to include some new photos. *** In order to keep the vending fee low, we really need your help to minimize admin work for the organizers. Our biggest use of time for past markets has been in tracking down, editing, cropping, etc submitted photos to use for advertising. Quality photos are ESSENTIAL for the branding and marketing of this event and drawing in the crowd that we normally do. Please consider the following in your photo selection... Professional photos are best, but most cellphones can take good enough product photos if you know what you are doing. If you don't know what you are doing, consider having a friend help! Product photos look best in indirect natural light (i.e. in the shade outside). Your product should not fill the whole frame of the photo - leave background room around the product so that there is room to crop the photo to different sizes. For product photos, we need to clearly see the product. This could be a plain, head on photo, or the product can be in use (like more lifestyle photography style) but the focus needs to be on the product. Don't make it too artsy, we want your creation in the photo to shine. If the background of your photo is busy, trying using portrait mode to blur some of the noise. If you need some inspo - check out Sylvatica Forest Farm's instagram to see a mix of high quality phone and professional photos.

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If you have never vended with us before, upload a photo of your booth display. (If you have never vended before, that is okay, too. Please describe how your setup will look in the notes at bottom of this form.)

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Upload any good photos or videos from past Feral Folk events that you are willing to share for advertising. *THIS IS SO HELPFUL!!! Again, helps to keep vending fees low.*

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