2014 Farmers Market Application Guest Vendor

HOWARD COUNTY FARMER'S MARKET
GUEST VENDOR APPLICATION 2014
PRODUCERS ONLY FARMERS MARKETS

Thank you for your interest in the Howard County Farmers Market. Those wishing to participate in the Market must complete an application form. Space at the market and the items a vendor offers will be factors in determining approval. Fees will be collected once acceptance to markets have occurred.

GUEST VENDORS: A guest vendor is a once a month spot at the market. A vendor space is considered three parking spaces.
A limited number of guest spaces are available for $20.00 daily.

1. Point of Contact Name:

2. Business/Farm Name:

3. Mailing Address:

4. Address of Farm where products for markets are produced:

5. Additional address of land where products for market are produced: (all land that produced products for market must be listed)

6. Best Phone Number to reach POC:

7. Email Address:

8. Website URL:

9. How do you prefer to be contacted?

10. Do you grow and produce ALL your items?

11. If No, to previous question about growing and producing all products please explain:

12. Are your products certified organic?

13. Are you selling any processed food items? Processed food items may require a license from the MD Department of Agriculture.

14. Do you currently have appropriate licensing for goods being sold? You will be asked to provide documentation of licensing. (More information on needed licenses can be found: http://www.mda.state.md.us/md_products/farmers_market_dir.php )

15. Do you have season extenders?

16. If yes to previous question to season extenders, please explain below: (Include the size of season extender, and crops planned to be in the season extender)

17. Do you have any greenhouses?

18. Please give more information on greenhouses: (Specify the number of greenhouses, square footage of each greenhouses, and crops that are grown in greenhouses)

19. Description of Produce or Goods: Please list the number of Acres or Rows the produce is given. Otherwise just fill in yes or no in acres/rows is not applicable to your produce

Space Cell	Yes	No	Acres	Rows
Baked Goods	Yes	No	Acres	Rows
Flowers	Yes	No	Acres	Rows
Fruits	Yes	No	Acres	Rows
Herbs	Yes	No	Acres	Rows
Meats	Yes	No	Acres	Rows
Plants	Yes	No	Acres	Rows
Vegetables	Yes	No	Acres	Rows
Other (Coffee, Cheese, etc.)	Yes	No	Acres	Rows

20. Upload your list of products that you will be producing for the markets.

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21. Which Farmers Markets would you like to participate in? Select all that apply

Wednesday - Miller Library, Ellicott City,
Friday - Howard County General Hospital, Columbia
Sunday - Oakland Mills Village Center, Columbia
Saturday - Maple Lawn

22. Please list the date in which you would like to attend the market as a guest Choose one date per month as a guest vendor. If interested in being a full time vendor that application was due March 15th, 2013.

Space Cell	Wednesday Market Date	Friday Market Date	Saturday Market Date	Sunday Market Date
July	Wednesday Market Date	Friday Market Date	Saturday Market Date	Sunday Market Date
August	Wednesday Market Date	Friday Market Date	Saturday Market Date	Sunday Market Date
September	Wednesday Market Date	Friday Market Date	Saturday Market Date	Sunday Market Date
October	Wednesday Market Date	Friday Market Date	Saturday Market Date	Sunday Market Date
November	Wednesday Market Date	Friday Market Date	Saturday Market Date	Sunday Market Date

23. Do you sell at any other Farmer's Markets?

24. If you entered yes to selling at other farmers markets please list the markets, the day the market occurs and the hours of the market.

25. I AGREE TO SELL ONLY ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED AND APPROVED BY THE MARKET. ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT I WISH TO SELL MUST BE MADE IN WRITING TO THE MARKET AND APPROVED. I HAVE READ AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE MARKET RULES.

TYPE FULL NAME HERE:

26. I agree to sell only produce that I, and or my immediate family have produced on my property and or property that I lease (IF YOU LEASE LAND YOU HAVE TO SHOW IN WRITING WHO YOU LEASE IT FROM.) I will not re-sell any produce purchased from a wholesale warehouse, retailer or other grower, I realize that failure to comply will result in my expulsion from the HOWARD COUNTY FARMER'S MARKET.

*NOTE: IF YOU SELL ANY BAKED GOODS YOU MUST HAVE AN INSPECTION CERTIFICATION
TYPE FULL NAME HERE:

27. Please list email for County Extension Agent/Agriculture Specialist - For Verification of producer only rules/regulations.

THE COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT WILL CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE NAMED PERSON (S) IS TO THE BEST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE, GROWING/PRODUCING THE CROPS/GOODS DESCRIBED ABOVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES/ REGULATIONS OF HOWARD COUNTY FARMER'S MARKET, FURTHER, THEY AGREE UPON REQUEST THAT THEY WILL ASSIST AN INVESTIGATION DUE TO ANY QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT THE AUTHENTICITY OF SAID CROPS/GOODS MADE BY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE (S) OF SAID MARKET.

28. Howard County Libraries, Howard County Government, or Howard County Farmers Market Limited.
I, (TYPE FULL NAME HERE)

shall indemnify and agree to hold harmless Howard County Libraries, Howard County Government, or Howard County Farmers Market. Limited from and against any and all liability, damage, expense, cause of action, suits, claims, penalties or judgments arising from injury to person(s) sustained by anyone as a result of consuming food acquired from me and/ or arising in any way from the operation of my stall / stand and or vehicle.

I shall, at my own cost and expense, defend any and all actions which may be brought against me and the Howard County Libraries, Howard County Government, or Howard County Farmers Market Limited, That may be impleaded with other in above mentioned matters, and in the event of my failure to do so, the Howard County Libraries, Howard County Government, or Howard County Farmers Market Limited may at my cost and expense, defend any and all such judgments, suits or actions.

2014 Farmers Market Application Guest Vendor

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