Vendor Application

A single vendor space for the DOFM is 10’x10′. Vendors are required to supply their own table, table covering, and marketing materials. A tent with a minimum of 25 lb weights is required. All farmers market events are rain or shine. In the chance there is inclement weather for a majority of a Saturday, we will have a limited number of vendors set up inside the main floor of The Armory.

All vendors must apply each season to participate in the market for the year. Returning full season or legacy vendors will have preference to their previous booth space. The OFM accepts the following farmers market categories:

• Agricultural/Farmer – farmers and growers who raise, harvest and cultivate their produce, herbs, nursery crops, meat and flowers in the state of Michigan. This includes beekeepers, dairy, eggs, and fish producers who process their own local raw product to sell. Agricultural & Farming vendors must produce at least 80% of their products. No more than 20% of their products can be included as the following categories for all Agricultural/Farming vendors:

  • Representative Vendor: agricultural products purchased for resale from Michigan wholesale farms and greenhouses. Items must be grown and/or produced in Michigan and labeled with business name and/or location. 

  • Farmer Direct: purchased directly from the farmer who grew it, vendors must provide the farm name and/or location of each product sold at the OFM.

• Food & Beverage – concession vendors with prepared or cooked for consumption on site, value-added, or pre-packaged food and beverage items. Food trucks/trailers are under the jurisdiction of the local health department in their county. To participate in the OFM, you must submit a copy of your inspection document. All food truck vendors are required to provide their own waste bin and dispose of their trash off site at the end of each market. No more than 20% of your products sold can be wholesale, value-added.

• Artisan – handcrafted, non-edible products that are Michigan-made and designed or crafted by you. These products cannot be brokered or wholesale only items.

• Other – Vendors wanting to re-sell unique items or provide a specialty service. No more than 50% of your products can be direct or wholesale items and must qualify as the following categories: refurbished, antique, second-hand.

• Local Business – Michigan based non-profit organizations and local businesses that support the Market’s mission and vision. These local business must focus on: educating the public about sustainable food access, serving low-income communities, providing an engaging and relevant activity for families. Non-profits cannot sell anything. 

We are able to provide a limited amount of space for vendors in the “other” and “local business” category, no more than once a month.

Regular attendance is expected for seasonal vendors. Any vendor committing to a full season is allotted up to 6 missed farmers market Saturdays. Summer Pass vendors are not allowed to miss a date, but may transfer only one date to avoid an absence if needed. If a seasonal vendor misses more than the allotted amount, they will be subject to loss of their designated space. Attendance is a vital requirement for our vendors, this provides consistency to the our market customers and overall success of the farmers market as a whole.

The DOFM prohibits vendors from: any sales of raffle tickets, all forms of organized or intended soliciting and/or political activity or displays. Distribution of content-based literature or marketing is not permitted within the market. DOFM has a zero tolerance policy for any form of discrimination and harassment towards any staff member, volunteer, vendor or customer. All vendors, staff, volunteers are expected to act in a professional manner and to treat one another with respect. Smoking at a vendor space or inside the Farmers Market is prohibited.

There are no refunds for approved vendors under any circumstances.

Is your business a local non-profit? Please contact us here for opportunities specific to non-profits working with the Owosso Farmers Market during our season.  

Please be thorough and accurate when completing the vendor application! The information your provide and product items you list is what we base acceptance off of.