VENDOR FEES

In order to participate at the Adams County Farmers Market, approved vendors are expected to pay a fee. The vendor fee is determined by the size of the space desired and the vendor’s level of participation. Vendor fees are invoiced as one lump sum and understood to be non-refundable once the invoice has been paid. The complete vendor fee schedule for Full Season (FS) and Half Season (HS) can see seen in the table below. Vendor fee rates are based on a formula of $15/space/day for 1- and 2- tent vendors at Full Season status, and $20/space/day for 3- and 4- tent vendors at Full Season status, as well as all Half Season vendors. The market season is assumed to be 27 Saturdays for Full Season and 14 Saturdays for Half Season. However, the vendor fee remains fixed regardless of any variation to the length of the season which may occur, or any vendor’s particular attendance schedule. Each space is approximately 10’ x 10.’

The fee for Guest Vendors is $30/space/day. Guest Vendors who have never participated with ACFM before may have their very first day’s Guest Vendor fee waived. Please note the Guest Vendor Fee waiver is only applicable to Guest Vendors who sign up for ≥ 2 market attendances, and this waiver is not applicable to Guest Vendors for any of ACFM’s special events. If a Guest Vendor reserves a space and does not attend, this waiver is forfeit.

The Adams County Farmers Market does not require vendors to pay a percentage of sales as a part of our vendor fee structure. However, the Adams County Farmers Market facilitates a high volume of food assistance and shopping incentive programs which help increase vendor sales by tens of thousands of dollars per year. The market does deduct a 5% administration fee for these token/voucher programs. You can learn more about our market’s various food assistance and shopping incentive programs HERE.

For more information about the Adams County Farmers Market’s vendor fees, levels of participation, or other details about participating in the market, please see our complete Vendor Terms & Conditions.

New Vendor Finders Fee: Existing vendors are encouraged to promote participation from new vendors at our market by referring them to us. A $50 “finders fee” will be issued to any existing ACFM vendor who refers a new vendor to our market. In order to receive the finders fee, the new applicant must be a vendor who has never participated at ACFM in any capacity before, and must apply as a Full Season Vendor. The new vendor must ultimately be accepted by ACFM for the finders fee to be issued.