Operating Guidelines
Updated 5/9/2006
Mission Statement
MARKET MEMBERSHIP: Membership is based on payment of the $30 membership fee. All Members must have a UBI number issued by the WA DOL in order to vend. Members have a vote on all issues and items brought before the Anacortes Farmers Market.
OPERATING DATES AND TIMES: The market is open on Saturday’s from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The market season starts the same Saturday as the Anacortes Waterfront Festival and ends the second Saturday of October.
LOCATION: The market is held in the area immediately surrounding the Depot Arts Center, in the graveled area north of the Depot building, the bricked area west of the Depot and in the indented parking area west of the Depot. There are no permanent structures for the market. There is one 10’ X 40’ awning set up during the market season, as well as one 10’ x 30’ tent and one 15’ x15’ tent. The market does not provide any other equipment for vendors.
MARKET ORGANIZATION: The Market is governed by a Board consisting of President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, two market members at large and three community members (non-vendors). Daily operation of the Market is performed by the Market Manager, who will have their own information tent where the cookbooks and cloth shopping bags will be sold.
Musicians wishing to put their hat out for performing can be from anywhere, with the approval of the Market Manager. If the musician wants to sell their music in any form they must be from a adjacent county, pay the booth fee and be a regular vendor.
VENDORS: Classification of vendors is defined by the Washington State Farmers’ Market Association publication “Getting Back to our Roots!” The Depot Arts Council has decided that the classifications known as “brokers” and “resellers” will not be allowed. The number and proportion of the various classifications of vendors at the market should be in keeping with the W.S.F.M.A. guidelines given in the publication noted above. The members of the Anacortes Farmers’ Market voted to allow growers to broker produce from other growers if they buy directly from that grower; brokered produce must be posted as such. There will be no brokering of craft items.
MARKET SET-UP: The goal of space assignment is to achieve an harmonious, attractive and inviting display of the vendors’ products. Location of vendors is determined based on seniority, with the most senior market members being given preference in selection of selling space. The Market Manager is responsible for space assignment. Vendors participating regularly may have their space assigned for the season. Vendors participating infrequently, irregularly or without prior notice cannot be assigned a “permanent” space. Every attempt will be made to accommodate the preferences of the vendors.
All vendors who wish to erect canopies (including umbrellas) on the farmers’ market site during a normal period of market operations, including the set up and break down period, are required to have their canopies sufficiently and safely anchored to the ground from the time their canopy is put up to the time it is taken down. Any vendor who fails to properly anchor his or her canopy will not be allowed to sell at the farmers’ market on that market day, unless that vendor chooses to take down and stow their canopy and sell without it.
Set-up time is from 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM. All vendor vehicles should be out of the market area by 8:45 AM. Vendors arriving after 8:30 AM may have their space reassigned for the day. The market closes at 2:00 PM. Vendors should not leave prior to close of the market. If you run out of product, prior to the close of the market, please notify the market manager and arrange to leave with minimum disruption.
Parking in front of the market is reserved for customers. Vendors must park south of the north end of the Preston snag boat and north of 6th St. Vendors can park behind the Depot building as well as the listed locations.
FARM INSPECTIONS: The Anacortes Farmers’ Market reserves the right to visit the farms of growers to confirm that the products brought to the market are their own products. Such visits will be set up at least 24 hours in advance. The same type of visit can be extended to the production site(s) of producers and crafters if a question should arise regarding the origin of merchandise offered for sale.
SELLING TIME: Selling shall begin at 9:00 AM and not before. A bell will be rung to indicate the opening of the market.
FEES: Booth fees are $20 per week per space for members and still to be decided for non-members. Non-profit organizations and vendors aged 14 and under, who sell their own products, pay no membership fee or rent.
SPACE CLEAN UP: All vendors are responsible for cleaning up all litter and debris from their space. There is a broom and dustpan in the Gallery office. There is only one trashcan available for the market. If necessary, please take your trash home with you.
MARKET SET-UP AND TAKEDOWN: It takes a lot of work to set-up and takedown the market equipment. Please sign up with the Market Manager for a regular job assignment to be done before or after the market. All members and non-members are expected to participate in the Market operations; if you do not have an assignment see the Market Manager.
Miscellaneous
Vendors shall not play amplified music. For vendors whose product consists of or includes taped music of their performance, the sound level should be such that it cannot be heard outside their space.
“Hawking” of products by vendors is not permitted.
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