Information for Vendors

Oxford Farmers Market Uptown ~ Vendor Information & Rules 2008
Saturday Market is in the municipal parking lot near Oxford Uptown Parks at Main and High Streets, May 3 through November 1. Set up at 7:00am. Selling hours 7:30am – 11:30am.
Vendors must vacate the Market area by 12:30pm.
Tuesday Mini Market is held in Memorial Park (uptown park with the band shell). Vendor booths are set up in the park on the grass. Tuesday Mini Market runs May 6 through October 28. Set up at 3:00pm. Selling hours 4 – 7pm. Vendors must vacate the Mini Market area by 8:00pm.
1. Oxford Farmers Market Uptown (hereafter referred to as ‘Market’) has no geographical limitations – vendors, including conventional and organic farmers, are welcomed from any area.
2. All items must be local and homegrown or homemade by the vendor, the vendor’s employees or immediate family. Members of the vendor’s family or the vendor’s employees may work in the booth. Covering an absent vendor’s booth or having another vendor’s items in your booth is allowed.
3. Reselling at the Market is limited to complementary non-food items approved by council. Plant vendors must grow bedding plants and potted plants from seed, plug, cutting, bulbs, or bare root. No resale of pre-finished plants is allowed.
4. If the majority of your products are produce, meat, eggs, flowers, or plants, you are a
FARM PRODUCT VENDOR.
If the majority of your products are baked or processed foods, you are a BAKED/PROCESSED FOOD VENDOR.
If the majority of your products are art/craft related, you are an ARTISAN/CRAFTER.
5. Scales must be legal for trade.
6. Meat & eggs - Refer to ODA/USDA regulations and guidelines.
7. Prepared foods - Use proper precautions. Sampling is permitted but cutting portions of an item or creating single servings for sale on site requires a food vendor license.
Create individual portions BEFORE coming to Market: refer to
Ohio Dept of Agriculture Cottage Food Production Operation.
8. Arts/crafts - Must be designed and executed by the vendor.
9. FARMERS WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PRIORITY FOR VENDOR SPACES at Oxford Farmers Market Uptown and Market Council has final say on acceptance/rejection and placement of vendors.
10. Individual insurance coverage is the responsibility of the vendor. If a customer or fellow vendor is injured because of your actions or products, it is your responsibility, not the responsibility of the Market or the City of Oxford.
11. Taxes, licensing, permits, certifications, inspections, liability, safety, etc. are the responsibility of the vendor.
12. No vehicles are allowed on the grass at any time and no stakes are to be driven into park ground.
13. Vendors must remain in assigned spot. The Market Manager has the authority to reassign vacant spots within 30 minutes from the starting time. If you will be late or absent please contact the Market Manager 513 505 5238.
14. Vendors are encouraged to stay for the entire Market and if leaving early regularly, will be assigned an easy-exit spot.
15. Neither smoking nor soliciting are allowed at this market.
16. Clean up your area. Remove all waste, leftovers, equipment and personal items from the Market area.
17. The Market Council/Market Manager has authority to assign vendor spaces, settle disputes, enforce rules, disqualify vendors for violations of rules and issue other policies for the smooth functioning of the Market. Violators can be dismissed from Market, and future right to vend denied. Fees will not be refunded. Market Council holds the right to refuse membership to a new vendor and to refuse the right to sell specific items if the product does not complement the Market as
a whole. Council is responsible for all inspections, as needed, to ensure that products are actually produced by the vendor.
Contact Information: Larry Slocum, Market Manager, 513 505 5238
Email Information: info@oxfordfarmersmarket.com

The Mission of the Oxford Farmers Market Uptown is to provide fresh and local farm items, strengthen the relationship between farmers and consumers, and support small farms by providing an outlet for farm products.

Oxford Farmers Market Uptown ~ Vendor Application 2008
Vendor’s Name: ___________________________________________________________________________
Business/Farm Name: ______________________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________________________
City: _______________________________ State: ____________ Zip Code: __________________________
Phone: (____) _______________________ Cell Phone (____) ______________________________________
E-mail: ____________________________Emergency Contact: _____________________________________
Market day(s) I will attend: Saturday _____ Tuesday _____ Both _____
Please provide the following information to help us assign booth locations:
Type of Booth: Farm Product Vendor ______ Baked/Processed Foods ______Artisan/Crafter______
(see rules for details on these classifications)
Type of Vehicle (Saturday vendors)
Full size Truck/Van _____ Light Truck/Small Van _____
Cube Truck _____ Trailer (list size) _____
Car _____ Other (specify): ______________
Were you a vendor in 2007? No ____ Yes ____
If yes, do you want you same booth location? No ____ Yes ____ Doesn't Matter____
List of any special requests on booth location (e.g. need to leave early regularly):
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Please provide a specific list of all items you plan to sell (use back if necessary):
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Are you interested in Oxford Farmers Market Uptown WINTER MARKET? No ________ Yes _________
I have read, understand, and agree to follow the attached rules.
Signature: _________________________________________ Date: __________________________________

Please return application and check payable to:
Oxford Farmers Market Uptown
P.O. Box 691
Oxford, Ohio 45056

Annual Membership Fee
Vendors with 2007 gross sales less than $2500 - $50
Vendors with 2007 gross sales $2500 or greater and less than $5000 - $100
Vendors with 2007 gross sales $5000 or greater - $150
Weekly Stall Fee for Saturday Market $5/day
Vendors participating in Tuesday market only $5/day
Artisan/Crafter Flat Rate $7/day

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