Author: Donna Ardizzoni

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. 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. 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. 1. The Vendor fee is non-negotiable. Payments for missed attendance are non-refundable, unless otherwise

determined by the market committee.

2. 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. 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. 4. Payments may be made in cash or by check made out to the Magnolia Community Farmers Marke
5. 5. Any vendor who misses two (2) markets without giving notice to the committee will not be allowed to

participate in future markets.

6. 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. 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.

3. 2. All non-food vendors must obtain a $200 Transient Vendor Permit from the Gloucester City Clerk’s office.
4. 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.

1. 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. 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. 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. 5. Vendors who require electricity to comply with health department requirements will have priority over

electrical uses not required to ensure product safety.

6. 6. Vendors must provide their own tables, 10×10 tents (if using), and any other equipment/supplies needed for

individual booths.

7. 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. 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. 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. 10. Bathrooms will be available at the Magnolia Library and Community Center.
11. 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. 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. 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