Magnolia Community Farmers Market
Vendor Application & Guidelines
Vendor Location & Hours
Call Out for Vendors
1. Magnolia Community Farmers Market will be held every Sunday morning beginning June 9, 2019 and
running through September 15, 2019. Hours of operation will be from 9AM to 12PM.
- 2. The Market will be hosted on Lexington Avenue in Magnolia. The space provided for vendors will be from the
end of the Dunkin Donuts parking lot at 3 Lexington Ave to the Flume Road intersection.
- 3. Vendor parking will be provided in “Lot B” of D. Myers Pub, which is located to the right of the restaurant
and accessible by Flume Road.
Vendor Attendance & Payment
- 1. The Vendor fee is non-negotiable. Payments for missed attendance are non-refundable, unless otherwise
determined by the market committee.
- 2. Vendors who choose to pay the seasonal rate of $300 must pay in full prior to the first market date of June 9,
2019 (submitted with application).
- 3. Vendors who choose to pay weekly for market space must inform the market committee of their planned
attendance seven (7) days prior to the market, and payment for vendor space is required to confirm. $25 per
week
- 4. Payments may be made in cash or by check made out to the Magnolia Community Farmers Marke
- 5. Any vendor who misses two (2) markets without giving notice to the committee will not be allowed to
participate in future markets.
- 6. The Vendor fee guarantees each vendor a 10×10 reserved space. Vendors wishing to seek a double space
must pay a double fee.
Vendor Permitting & Ordinance Requirements
- 1. Health/Food Permits: Vendors of any prepared or ready to eat foods must provide a copy of the following
with this application:
Board of Health Permit from their hometown, proof of liability insurance, and a Gloucester Mobile
Food Unit Permit. The Gloucester Board of Health requires that MCFM vendors obtain the Mobile
Food Unit Permit. Food must be served using ServSafe methods. Call the Gloucester Health
Department for permits and ServSafe instructions at 978-281-9771. Additionally, if you will be
cooking at the market, you must apply for a Fire Permit through the Gloucester Fire Department.
978-281-9760.
- 2. All non-food vendors must obtain a $200 Transient Vendor Permit from the Gloucester City Clerk’s office.
- 3. Per Gloucester city ordinance vendors may not use single use plastic bags, unless the bag complies with the
requirements of being either a recyclable paper bag, a compostable and marine-degradable plastic bag, or a
reusable check-out bag.
General Vendor Guidelines
1. For the safety of our customers, there will be no vehicular traffic inside the market from 9am – 12pm.
- 2. Vendors should arrive no earlier than 7:30AM and should be set up and ready to greet customers for the
Market opening at 9AM.
- 3. The Market will be held “rain or shine”, unless the weather is dangerous or extreme. The Market Committee
will notify all vendors via email of a cancellation due to extreme weather.
- 4. Assume electricity is not available unless MCFM receives prior notice and approves its use. If electricity can
be provided, Vendors must supply their own extension cords and mats/tape to secure any portion of the cord
that lie in any walking area used by market customers.
- 5. Vendors who require electricity to comply with health department requirements will have priority over
electrical uses not required to ensure product safety.
- 6. Vendors must provide their own tables, 10×10 tents (if using), and any other equipment/supplies needed for
individual booths.
- 7. MCFM seeks to provide consumers with locally produced, hand crafted products, crafts and wares. For all
non-food/craft vendors, products that are manufactured, commercially produced, assembled from
commercially available parts, plans, kits or cast from commercial molds will not be accepted into the Market.
- 8. Non-vendors who come to the market to educate or to entertain can apply to attend the MCFM as an
educational organization or as a performer, specifically but not limited to: local history, fine arts, musicians,
gardening, sustainable living, and conservation of natural resources and recycling.
- 9. MCFM will not accept any political activity. Specifically, booth space for the purpose of elections, gathering
signatures, distributing political agendas, or campaigning to consumers of any kind will not be allowed into
the Market.
- 10. Bathrooms will be available at the Magnolia Library and Community Center.
- 11. All vendors are required to provide their own trash/recycling receptacle and honor the City of Gloucester’s
“carry-in, carry-out” policy.
- 12. The Market Committee reserves the right to deny/cancel any vendor application due to the lack of
compliance to any of the aforementioned rules and regulations set forth by the MCFM.
General Policy
The Magnolia Community Farmers’ Market {MCFM} reserves the right to refuse application to, or to revoke
application of any vendor or non-vendor for any reason, if it is believed to be in conflict with acceptable selling
practices or the welfare of the market.
All authorized vendors participating in the MCFM agree that they are independent operators and not partners or
participants in a joint venture, and shall be individually liable for any loss, personal injury, deaths, and/or any other
damages that may occur as a result of the vendor’s negligence or that of its employees, agents, and associates. All
vendors agree to indemnify and save the MCFM and its volunteers,Support Committee, and the residents of
Lexington Ave harmless from any loss, costs, damages, and other expenses, including attorney’s fees suffered or
incurred by MCFM by reason of vendor’s negligence or intentional misconduct or that of its employees, agents, and
associates.
Vendor agrees to save, hold harmless, and indemnify the MCFM, its agents, members, and volunteers from and
against any and all liabilities, claims, demands, expenses, fines, penalties, suits, proceedings, actions, and causes of
action of any and every kind and nature arising out of or in any way connected with the vendor’s use of occupancy of
the premises, or any of the vendor’s activities in the market, or those of vendor’s agents, contractors, employees,
customers, and invitees while in or on the premises and/or the market.
Vendor agrees that no individual member, volunteer, or agent of the MCFM shall have any personal liability with
respect to any of the provisions of this Agreement. Under no circumstances shall vendor have a claim or cause of
action against any individual member, agent, or volunteer of MCFM with respect to any breach of this Agreement by
MCFM, or for any injury or damage sustained by vendor, its employees, contractors, agents, customers, or invitees
arising out of or in connection with vendor occupying and/or operating retail business on the premises or in the
market. This provision shall inure to the benefit of the MCFM, its successors and assigns, and their respective
principals.
- 7. “I have received and read Magnolia Community Farmers’ Market policies and agree to abide by them.
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Signature(s) of all owner(s) of Farm/Business Date
Additionally, Signee must be authorized by any partnership or corporation to execute this agreement
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Please print name(s) of all owner(s) of farm/business
Good Morning Gloucester 