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Vendor Application

Applications Are Closed

Weekly season applications will reopen January 2025

Vendor Interest Form:

While our applications are closed, please fill out our Vendor Interest Form.

If any openings for your product come up mid-season, and our staff has capacity, we will contact you. Otherwise, you will be informed when our applications re-open.

Must Read:

Please read our 2024 Vendor Handbook before applying to the Montavilla Farmers Market. Quick Read 2024 Handbook.

Vendors Selection Priorities:

  • Farmers: Products grown/raised/foraged locally (Oregon/SW Washington) by the vendor 

  • Food Artisans/Hot Food/Bakeries: Processed products made with local ingredients purchased directly from a farmer (not distributor/store)

  • Beginning farmers and start-up businesses

  • Uniqueness of product, with small-scale, locally based production 

  • Precedence to BIPOC, immigrant and/or queer owned businesses within vendor category

  • Demonstrated effort to provide adequate wages, working conditions, health benefits, and chances for economic stability to workers

  • Environmentally responsible and sustainable production methods 

  • Offerings are based on seasonal products

Please note craft vendors may only apply for Winter Season markets November–April.

How to Apply (Applications Close January 31st 2024)

  1. Create a vendor profile on Marketspread.com (make sure to add all of your products to you vendor profile)

  2. Click here (or search for Montavilla Farmers Market)

  3. Click “Apply Here”

  4. Answer application questions, choose which dates you are applying for (craft vendors are Nov–Apr only), and add your products

  5. We will reach out in February with next steps

After You Apply

  • If your application is selected for next steps, you will receive an email inviting you to jury your product or participate in a short farm interview

    • Product Jury: all vendors who sell a value added food product (ie no raw agricultural products or crafts)

      • Outlined in the email, you will be asked to bring samples of your product(s) for our jury on a specific day

      • Jury members will taste the samples and provide feedback to market staff

      • Based on feedback and your application, you will be approved, denied or put on a waitlist

    • Farm Interview: all farms being considered for approval

      • Market staff will set up a short interview with potential farms to get to know their business and farming practices before approval

 

Business Considerations When Applying:

1. Our application will be open January 1st to January 31st, there is a one time $10 management software fee for all applications.

2. If you are not a farmer, you will need to make all of your products in a licensed kitchen.

3. If you plan to prepare food on site (hot food vendor), you will need a temporary restaurant license if accepted.

4. If you are not a farmer, you will need to purchase your raw ingredients from a farm (ingredients that are grown in PNW like fruits, veggies and animal products).

5. If accepted, you will need to have liability insurance with a minimum $1,000,000 policy. General liability insurance resource.

6. For your first market, you will need a 10x10 tent, tables, signage (business name and for products), cash box and 20lb tent weights for each leg. You might want display props as well as a credit/debit card processor.

7. There is a stall fee each week, check our current vendor handbook for your rate.

Vendor Resources

Helpful links for preparing to bring your product to market: