Our rules are simple. Make It. Bake It. Grow It.
We welcome vendors from all over the Kootenays..so come, share your passion, share your talent...share your food and handmade goods with us! Whether you come as a farmer, a baker, or a hand-maker, we are excited to have you join us. Please take a moment to read over our policies and our new vendor packages. At the bottom of the page you will find links to our vendor application form and health regulations that all food sellers must abide by.
Rossland Mountain Market Policies
1) Set up begins at 2:00 pm and our market opens at 3:00 pm.
2) Market close is at 6:00 pm - please do not begin taking down until this time.
* If you anticipate that you may sell-out, please be prepared with a 'sold out' sign to place on your table.
3) Vendors provide their own tent, tables and garbage receptacles
* Our Market strives to produce as little waste as possible!!
4) Our market is unserviced, meaning no water and no power. Vendors must operate self-sufficiently.
5) All products sold at our Farmer's Market must be grown by, produced by, or handcrafted by the vendor who is selling the products. Vendors must confirm their product with the market manager prior to selling at the market.
*The Rossland Mountain Market Society has a mandate to provide a market that is high quality, fun, local, and family friendly. If a product is questionable or not hand made, the market manager may ask for the item to be removed from the table. If a problem arises, the product in question will be removed from the table and the Market Board will convene to fairly determine whether the product may be sold at the Market in the future.
6) Re-selling of products is not permitted at our Market. An exception may exist for vendors who re-sell fruit and vegetables that we are unable to grow in our area. The Rossland Mountain Market strives to provide the best possible access that we can to locally grown produce, and we acknowledge that our area of BC limits our ability to grow certain things. This exception exists to better our access to the foods we cannot grow here. All Re-sellers of produce must abide by the following rules:
i) The product you plan to re-sell must be cleared by the market manager prior to each market.
ii) You agree to use specific signage for each product, labeling where the product came from (Farm) and who grew it
(Farmer).
iii) You agree to not sell any produce that is being sold by the Farmers and growers at our Market.
** Please print out the Re-seller application found at the bottom of this page, and include it with the regular application.
7) Priority for truck-access spots is given to Farmers. If you require truck access, please speak to the market manager when applying.
8) Food vendors selling hot food, or any kind of prepared foods, must include a copy of their Food Permit with their application, and must display this Food Permit at their booth clearly visible for everyone to see, at all times.
9) If you are a vendor who prepares low-risk foods in your home kitchen, you must display a sign that reads "This food is prepared in a Non-Commercial Kitchen.", clearly visible for everyone to see, at all times.
10) Our Farmer's Market hosts one "hot food vendor" at each regular market, and two "hot food vendors" at each Festival. These positions are filled on a first come, first serve basis, with priority given to those vendors who opt for local and/or organic ingredients whenever possible.
11) All Food Vendors must abide by the regulations set out in the "Guideline for the Sale of Food at Temporary Markets 2014", as provided by the British Columbia Association of Farmer's Markets. This means that all vendors selling EGGS must keep them in a cooler at a temperature of 4 degrees or cooler. **New this year ~ The RMMS will be posting signs around the Market space that remind folks to "Ask their Farmer for Farm Fresh Eggs". We recommend placing a sign on your table that states "Eggs in the Cooler".
12) No illegal products of any kind are permitted to be sold at our Farmer's Market.
13) Our Market Space has very little shade. Our Market space, is also very hot. Please come prepared for this with a tent, hat and plenty of water/fluids. Also, be sure your products are prepared for the heat. Priority for the few "shade" spots we have goes to vendors with product most affected by the heat. Our vendor map will be changing this year. If you require "shade" please explain why in your application.
14) Our Farmer's Market operates with a zero tolerance policy for rude and disrespectful behavior. Everyone is to be treated with kindness and respect, including the market manager, market volunteers, fellow vendors and customers.
15) Our Market operates with a 'One-Warning Rule'. If any of the above policies are not followed, we will ask you One-Time to fix the problem. If the problem persists, you will no longer be permitted to set up as a vendor during that Calendar year. You will be welcome to re-apply the following year.
16) This year we have added a "Vendor Income Reporting" form to our website. We are asking every Vendor to fill this out after each Market so that we can generate a yearly report of the sales our Farmer's Market generates each year. We appreciate you taking a moment after each Market to do this. This can be done anonymously if you so choose. Each vendor who completes this form after each Market they attend, will be entered into a Vendor Draw at the end of each season. (thank you!!)
VENDOR FEE'S / PACKAGES:
SUMMER MARKET SERIES:
Drop-In Fee's:
Youth & Community/Non-Profit Groups: $5.00 / market
Small Vendor Space (4' or 6' table, no tent): $10.00 / market | $15.00 / Festival
Regular Market Space (10' x 10' w/ tent): $15.00 / market | $20.00 / Festival
Vendor Passes:
Full Season Pass (13 Markets, 5 Festivals): $280.00 / Regular Space | $195.00 / Small Space
*full passes receive one free market!
Five-Pack Punch Pass (regular markets): $75.00 / Regular Space | $50.00 / Small Space
Festival Pass (5 Festivals): $100.00 / Regular Space | $75.00 / Small Space
*combine a 5 pack punch pass + a festival pass and Save 5$!
GUIDELINES FOR SALE OF FOOD
PLEASE COMPLETE APPLICATION AND BRING TO YOUR FIRST MARKET, OR MAIL WITH CHEQUE TO:
ROSSLAND MOUNTAIN MARKET
PO BOX 2166
ROSSLAND, BC
V0G 1Y0
