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Vendor Application

The Vendor Application is Open!

January 1st–February 8th 2026

How to Apply

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

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

  3. Click “Apply Here”

  4. Answer application questions, pay the application fee, choose which dates you are applying for, and add your products

  5. We will reach out by the end of February with next steps

Must Read:

Please read our 2026 Vendor Handbook before applying to the Montavilla Farmers Market.

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.

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

      • Outlined in the email, you will be asked to bring samples of your product(s) for our jury to sample 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 February 8th, 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

Beginning Vendor Tips and Tricks Video Series

Vendor Interest Form:

When our applications are closed, you can 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.

Helpful links for preparing to bring your product to market: