2012 Season Wednesday Bath Farmers Market Vendor Rights, Regulations, Rules, And Rates:

"Our goal is to properly economically boost the local area, support small business, and to give the community a sense of unity with a fun day in the park once a week."

Consequences for not following the B.F.M. regulations and rules:

*Each participating vendor is expected to follow these rules and regulations.

*These rules and regulations will be enforced and management reserves the right to not allow any vendor to return in the future if these rules and regulations are not followed.

*Management reserves the right to ask and require any vendor to leave the Bath Farmers Market if that vendor is creating an uncomfortable and/or threatening work environment.  That vendor may be asked to leave the market for good or for a brief time period depending on the severity of the situation(s) at hand.

*Each vendor shall be entitled to one written warning before action may be taken to have them leave the Bath Farmers Market.

*If a vendor is asked to leave for good or for the season, that vendor will not receive a refund of their season payment back.  Weekly payments will not be refunded.

Setup Rules And Rates:

*The B.F.M. starts the first Wednesday of May and continues until the last Wednesday of October.

*All payments must be received in full, applications must be approved, and the vendor contracts must be signed before setup will be permitted.

*Each vendor may only set up in the spot where they have been assigned.

*Vendors must be present to set up at the B.F.M. at 8:00am and must tear down at 3:00pm on Wednesdays.

*Vendor setup areas are 10 ft. by 10ft.

*Any vendor may choose to pay for a 20ft. walk way by 10ft. area for their setup.  This fee is $100.

*All vendors must leave a minimum of 3ft. to 5ft. of walking space between each setup area.

*One payment of $65 is a season pass for every Wednesday through out the entire season.

*One payment of $8 (with no cap throughout the season) is a daily pass for any vendor who wishes to setup for one day on a Wednesday.

*If any vendor does not show up for 3 consecutive weeks without any notice or discussion and approval from the manager, they automatically forfeit their assigned vending spot and another vendor may be assigned into that spot.

*Upon a vendors return after not showing up for 3 consecutive weeks without any notice or discussion and approval from the manager, that vendor will be assigned a new spot different from where they were before.

*Early Bird Special Season Payment Regulations:

*An Early Bird Special Payment is $55 instead of $65 for a 10ft. by 10ft. setup area.

*An Early Bird Special Payment is $85 instead of $100 for a 10ft. by 20ft. setup area.

*All Early Bird Special Payments and Applications must be received or post marked by the last day in November.

Rules And Regulations:

1.  Our goal is to keep the money made here at the B.F.M. within Steuben County.

*To participate as a vendor at the B.F.M a vendors business office must be from Steuben County with a few exceptions.

*A vendors business may also participate at the B.F.M. at any time if the business office is located outside of Steuben County but within the jurisdiction stated below.
    *No more north than Dundee
    *No more east than Montour Falls
    *No more south than Pine City

*Any senior citizen (65 years old and above) may setup at the Bath Farmers Market no matter where their business is from and no matter what they are selling.

2.  Our goal is to keep the B.F.M. dedicated to the hard working farmers within Steuben County and the previously stated jurisdiction.

*There is no limit to how many farmers can work at the B.F.M.

*Auction bought produce is permitted to be sold as long as farmers are providing their own home grown produce as well.

*Farmers are expected and encouraged to offer more of their own home grown produce as the season advances into July.

*Management reserves the right to check on any farmer and their produce fields to ensure that they offer produce of their own.

*All farmers must follow all market and government run program regulations for the farmers markets.

3.  Our goal is to keep a wide variety of products available to the community while making sure not to create an over abundance of competition and repeat products.  Competition is good for the customer but an over abundance of competition can hurt the vendors.

*Vendors will be chosen to participate in the B.F.M. upon their application and approval of their premier as well as their secondary products.  Approval is dependent upon what is needed and what is not needed at the market.  Applications may endure a vote by management before being approved.

*Senior Vendors are those who have participated in the B.F.M. the longest amount of consecutive years and will be the first to be approved for each following year.

*Senior Vendors have the right to keep their assigned spots to setup year after year provided they follow all guide lines and are present each year.

*If any senior vendor chooses not to work at the B.F.M. for any year in the future, then they choose to relinquish their position as a senior vendor and a new vendor may take their position.

*If any senior vendor chooses not to work at the B.F.M. for any year in the future, then they choose to start their senior vendor status over when they come back.

*If any vendor would like to offer secondary products along with their premier product then they must ask for permission and must get approval from the market manager first before making it for sale to the public.

*If any vendor would like to change the premier product they sell to a different premier product, they must ask for approval from the manager and get permission before placing the new premier product up for sale.

4.  Our goal is to keep the tradition of the "Farmers Market" alive by making sure all craft vendors are selling hand made products.

*75% of craft vendors products must be hand made.

*Craft vendors may use second hand items or base materials to make their craft.  However a well defined and personal touch must be appointed to each product being sold.

*Craft vendors must put their premier product for sale at the forefront of their setups.

*Manager approved secondary products for sale must be set to the side of the premier product for sale leaving the premier product as the highlight of the setup and in the front.

5.  Our goal is to provide the community with a variety of one of a kind baked goods, jams, jelly, etc. that are home made, delicious. and healthy to eat.

*All baked goods, jams, jelly, etc. for sale must be properly labeled and meet all health board regulations and standards.

6.  Our goal is to provide the community and its workers with a wonderful day or lunch break in the park and something delicious and healthy to eat while spending time and money in the park once a week.

*Ready to eat food vendors must meet all health board regulations and standards.

*75% of all ready to eat food must be made on site.

*Ready to eat food vendors must offer at least two ready to eat dishes a month that include or are made from locally grown produce within the months of August, September, and October.

7.  Our goal is to keep parking for local patrons so that getting in and out of the B.F.M. is easily done.

*Only produce vendors and vendors with a handicap sticker may take free curb side parking.

*Parking must be assigned by the manager before used.

8.  Our goal is to support any organization or function that offers free services, financial help, or any other means of helping out people without personal benefit.

*Any function, benefit, or organization that offers a service or product that helps people for free may enter the market at any time without charge provided their business at the market provides benefit for people in need and does not draw a personal income from what they are doing at the market. A space must be assigned by the manager before used.

9.  Our goal is to make each important decision with plenty of insight, opinion, and equality by way of proper management and regular meetings.

*There must always be a manager, money manager, and treasurer/secretary who are consistent attending vendors.

*There may be as many advisers (vendors who pay a season payment and attend meetings) necessary for decision making purposes.

*Within the month of September a vote may be requested and held to find the manager for the following market season.  If no one chooses to request or enter themselves into the running for the manager position, the attending manager at the time is to take the manager position for the following season.  The vote is to be run and directed by a person who is not a part of the B.F.M.  The vote is to be taken by way of ballad from all vendors who have payed a season payment for the current year.

*If the money manager decides to leave, the treasurer/secretary may immediately have the money manager position and must choose a new treasurer/secretary to work with immediately.

*If the treasurer/secretary decides to leave, the money manager must choose a new treasurer/secretary to work with immediately.

*If the money manager and the treasurer/secretary decide to leave at the same time, the manager must choose the people to fill both positions immediately.

*The manager is responsible for keeping up to date, working properly, double checking, and enforcing all rules, regulations, contracts, applications, databases, decisions, and vendors.

*The money manager is responsible for directing and handling all occurrences that involve money within the B.F.M.  This includes keeping accurate records and moving money in and out of the B.F.M. account.

*The treasurer/secretary is responsible for double checking all works done by the money manager and is to act as the "right hand helper" of the money manager.  This may involve running errands, working with figures, keeping books, etc.

*The manager holds the right to relinquish any person on the management team of their position and part in the decision making process at any time.

*Please copy, paste, print, fill out, and snail mail these applications with your payment.

The Early Bird special is now available from October until the last day in November.  Please be sure your payment is sent and post marked by the last day in November.
Please send all payments with this form filled out to:

B.F.M. in care of David G. Clarke
16 Orchard St.
Savona NY 14879

Our new daily rate for our market will be $8 per day with no cap.  We will no longer be distinguishing future daily rates after a person reaches the total in daily payments equaling a season payment.

Please circle which payment you would like to pay.

One 10' by 10' space:  $65  (Early Birds pay only $55)

Two 10' by 10' spaces next to each other:  $100  (Early Birds pay only $85)

Name of person most frequently running your business at our market.


Name of business.


Business mailing address.


Business telephone number.


Business email address.


Business website address.


List of products to be sold.  (Please be thorough and include all items even seasonal ones.)





I, (print your name)___________________________________________________________
agree to follow all rules and regulations for the Bath Farmers Market and take full responsibility of any market or government program rules and regulations that I have broken.


Signature___________________________________________________________________


Date_______________________________________________________________________



*For Produce Vendors Only

Produce Vendor/B.F.M.- F.M.N.P. Sign Agreement


*I, (business owner only-print your name please)_____________________________________
agree to place all proper signs in full view for customers to see and agree to abide by all guide lines stated within this agreement while working at the Bath Farmers Market.

*I will always display any and all government program issued signs while my business is in operation within the B.F.M.


Business Owners Signature Only:______________________________


Date:______________________


*We have a website and Facebook page for the market and you can have your own page on our site that shows you as a vendor at the Bath Farmers Market (B.F.M.).  You must pay the season payment before you will be included on our website.  www.BathNYFarmersMarket.com  Now our customers can keep up with everything that is going on at the market and they can easily find what they are looking for from you!  We want to encourage potential patrons to shop at your tables so please fill out the profile application below.

Business Name:____________________________________________________________________


Business Owners Name:______________________________________________________________________


Most Frequent Table/Booth/Tent Attendant(s):____________________________________________

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What Year Did You Start Your Business?_______________________________________________


List all of your produce or products available through the summer please:______________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

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Website(s)?... We will link you on the B.F.M. site (better for listing status during search engine use):

_____________________________________________________________________________


Email Address?... We will link you on the B.F.M. site (possible sales via email during site search):

_____________________________________________________________________________


Is there anything you would like to personally say to your potential customers to draw them in?

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Thank you very much for your participation.  The B.F.M. is healthy and growing because of your dedication and presence.