East Atlanta Village Farmers Market Policies
Application Fee
Processing Fee for new vendor applications: $30
Vendor Fees
Week-to-week$15
Season (30 weeks)$275
Fees are based on a 10X10 booth space. Additional space may be available for $1 per linear foot of increase width of booth space.
Certifications and Licenses
Vendors are required to provide copies of all certifications and licenses with application to the market.
Dates and Hours of Operation
EAVFM will operate on Thursdays from 4PM and to Dusk May thru November. There will be no market on Thanksgiving Day. All vendors will break down at the same time unless prior arrangements have been made with the market manager.
Attendance
If a vendor cannot participate in the market any week, the vendor is required to notify the market manager via e-mail the Monday evening prior to Thursday at the latest as to their inability to attend the market for that week.
Priority and seniority will go to vendors who maintain a consistent and regular schedule and attend at least 25 of the 30 weeks at market.
The person selling your product must have direct knowledge and experience with its production.
Booth and Parking
- All vehicles must be out of the parking lot where the market is set up by 3:50PM.
- Vendors may park in the parking lot across Joseph street and may not park in the Ace Hardware lot.
- Vendors are responsible for their own tables, tents, money and materials.
- Vendors must clean their space of any debris or trash prior to leaving the market.
- Vendors must post pricing for all items.
- All vendors selling by the pound must use a scale certified by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Scale certification are available free of charge by the Department.
Food Stamp Tokens and WIC
The 2008 EAV Farmers Market is a pilot program in Georgia for accepting food stamps at the farmers market. Food stamp recipients will swipe their card at the market booth in exchange for wood tokens. Farmers and packaged food vendors are required to accept the wood tokens as cash. Farmers will be reimbursed by check on a bi-monthly basis directly from the East Atlanta Village Farmers Market.
The market will be certified to accept WIC vouchers, which are only good for fruits and vegetables. Vendors will accept vouchers, and then turn those vouchers into the Market Manager to receive a check from the EAV Farmers Market of equivalent value.
EAV Farmers Market Fruit, Vegetable & Plant Producer
Vendor Application
Farm Name: ______
Farm Manager: ______
Phone Number: ______
Mailing Address: ______
Farm Address: ______
Website: ______
Size of farm: ______Size of space under cultivation: ______
Distance of farm from market: ______Certified Organic: Yes No
Certified Naturally Grown: Yes No Live Plant License: Yes No
Other Certifications: ______
Please provide copies of all certifications and licenses.
**If you plan on selling products from any other producer, that producer also needs to fill out the appropriate application and be approved by the EAV Farmers Market.
1. Please attach or scan and e-mail copes of your Production Schedule for 2009
- Please describe how you manage and build nutrients in your soil. Be specific with products/inputs used and the geographic location of their original source of production.
- Please describe your system(s) or practices for managing pests.
- What, if any, synthetic, chemical or organic pesticides, fungicides or herbicides do you use on your farm? Specify amount and regularity for each.
[USDA requires, and states enforce, the following records for all applications of restricted use pesticides: name of applicator, date, field location or area, area treated, pesticide name and EPA registration number, total amount applied, and crop.]
- Please provide name, e-mail and phone numbers for all those selling for the farm at market. All sellers are required to spend a minimum of eight hours per month involved in on the farm labor.
EAV Farmers Market
Livestock, Dairy and Eggs Vendor Application
Farm Name: ______
Farm Manager: ______
Phone Number: ______E-mail: ______
Website: ______
Mailing Address: ______
Farm Address: ______
Size of farm: ______Distance of farm from market: ______
Products from your farm: ______
Name and location of processor: ______
Certified Organic Farm: Yes No Certified Organic Processor: Yes No
Certified by the State of Georgia: Yes No Certified by USDA: Yes No
State approved Candler: Yes No
Please attach or scan and e-mail copes of all certifications and licenses.
**If you plan on selling products from any other producer, that producer also needs to fill out the appropriate application and be approved by the EAV Farmers Market.
- Provide a copy of your 2008 production schedule for your farm.
- Does the farm employ pasture or rotational grazing systems? Yes No
Please describe your system.
- How are your livestock fed throughout the year? Where do you source each of your feeds that are purchased and are they organic?
- Do you use hormones with livestock? If yes, for what purposes and how often.
- Do you use antibiotics with livestock? If yes, for what purposes and how often.
- How do you manage animal manure on the farm?
- Please provide name, e-mail and phone numbers for all those selling for the farm at market. All sellers are required to spend a minimum of eight hours per month involved in on the farm labor.
EAV Farmers Market
Processed &Prepared Foods and Bath & Body Products Vendor Application
Business Name: ______
Contact Person: ______
Phone Number: ______
Email Address: ______
Mailing Address: ______
Kitchen/Facility Address: ______
Website: ______
Are you a For-profit or Not-for-profit organization? ______
If Not-for-profit, what is your current tax status? ______
**If you plan on selling products from any other producer, that producer also needs to fill out the appropriate application and be approved by the EAV Farmers Market.
Legal Compliance
All food must be produced in a certified commercial kitchen that has been inspected by the Department of Agriculture or Department of Health depending on your classification.
Please attach or scan and e-mail copes of all certifications and licenses.
Product Inputs
Please submit an expense sheet for your last month of operation that lists all ingredients for products or types of products you plan to sell at the EAV Farmers Market. Cost, certification status, name and distance of farms, and point of production are required to be included for major input/ingredient. All information will be confidential with the EAV Farmers Market.
Approved vendors are required to submit the above document on a monthly basis. This needs to be submitted by the 7th of the month for the previous month’s purchases.
Questions
1.Describe the products you want to offer at the market and send pictures or links to pictures if available.
2.Please talk about your sourcing strategy for your product inputs?
3.Please discuss in the value that you add to the materials used for your product and the process you use to do it.
4.Please provide name, e-mail and phone numbers for all those selling for your business at market. All sellers are required to spend a minimum of eight hours per month involved in the production of the product.
EAV Farmers Market
Arts & Craftsperson Application
Business/Organization Name: ______
Contact Person: ______Phone Number: ______
E-mail Address: ______
Mailing Address: ______
Website: ______
Are you a For-profit or Not-for-profit organization? ______
If Not-for-profit, what is your current tax status? ______
Please include website and/or photos of your products.
- What are the products you want to offer at the market?
- Who produces the products you want to offer at the market?
- From who and where do you source the materials for your products and how are they produced?
- What are the environmental and social impacts of your products and the materials used to produce them?
- Please provide name, e-mail and phone numbers for all those selling for your business at market. All sellers are required to spend a minimum of eight hours per month involved in the production of the products offered.
Returning Completed Applications
Complete and return the application form along with the application fee in one of the following ways:
1. Mail to East Atlanta Village Farmers Market P.O. Box 5687, Atlanta, GA 31107
2. E-mail application to and mail application fee only to the above address payable to East Atlanta Village Farmers Market. Payment may be made by check or money order.
I agree to:
(i)Comply with the Rules and Regulations of the EAV Farmers Market provided in the “EAV Farmers Market Policies” and contained on the EAV Farmers Market website as revised from time to time,
(ii) To obtain liability insurance,
(iii)Procure and maintain any and all PERMITS and LICENSES (where applicable)
(iv)Comply with all applicable laws.
(v)Indemnify, defend and hold the East Atlanta Village Farmers Market, its representatives, board of directors, employees and volunteers (collectively, the “Market Parties”) harmless from any and all liability, loss, expense or claims for injury or damage (collectively, “Costs”) as a result of my participation with the EAV Farmers Market to the extent such Costs are not caused by the negligence or intentional acts or omissions of the EAV Farmers Market.
(vi)That the EAV Farmers Market shall indemnify, defend and hold me harmless if I incur any Costs as a result of the EAV Farmers Market’s actions relating to my participation with the EAV Farmers Market to the extent such Costs are not caused in by my negligence or intentional acts or omissions.
(vii)Only sell products listed on my application. I understand that I may expand my line of products/offerings beyond what is described in my application only upon prior written approval of the Market Manager.
Print Name: ______
Signed ______
Date ______
For Office Use Only
Application Received ______Application Fee ______
ACCEPTED______(Date) NOT ACCEPTED ______(Date)
Reason Application not accepted:______
Confirmation Letter ______(Date mailed)
Proof of business licenses and permits ______(Date Received)