The Lents International Farmers Market is taking applications from prospective vendors for the 2010 market season, which runs from June 6 – Oct. 17. The market, which runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays, is located near the corner of SE 92nd Avenue at Foster Road in the Lents Town Center.
The market focuses on highlighting the diversity of the Lents neighborhood. Every Sunday there is a chef demo and music sponsored by New Seasons Market.
The market could not be possible without the help of the Northwest Health Foundation. Thank you!
Prepared food includes bakery and restaurant foods, coffee and wine. Preference will be given to prepared food vendors who use ingredients that were produced or processed in Oregon or Washington. Prepared foods must be made in a state certified kitchen. Prepared food vendors must provide proof of insurance as well as a current copy of a Temporary Restaurant License and a Food Handler’s Card. No prepared food vendor will be allowed in the market prior to providing these documents.
Agricultural vendors must grow, gather or propagate 75 percent of the product they sell over the course of the season. Vendors wishing to supplement what they sell with produce grown by other farmers may do so providing the supplemental produce is grown in Oregon or Washington, is purchased directly from the secondary farmer and does not exceed 25 percent of the vendor’s product for the season. Vendors selling supplemental produce must complete a Secondary Farm Form to be submitted with their application and must display the name and location of secondary farms on the products at market. The market’s Steering Committee reserves the right to conduct a farm visit at any point.
Nursery products and plants must be propagated by the vendor from plugs, seeds, cuttings, bulbs or plant divisions. Vendors who sell more than $250 annually in nursery products and plants are required by the state to obtain a nursery license.
The Lents International Farmers Market adheres to a ratio of 7:1, agricultural vendors to craft vendors. Priority will be given to craft vendors whose products incorporate agricultural or natural goods (i.e. wreaths, woolen products) or may be used in conjunction with food (i.e. honey pots, carved utensils). If a craft vendors inventory includes consumable goods, then that vendor must also apply as an agricultural vendor. All craft vendors seeking to participate in the market must submit a Craft Vendor Application.
Get a group together to “Adopt-a-Market” this season! You and your group would volunteer on the day of the market to help with all aspects of running the market (setup, community/info table, takedown etc).
For more information about the market or any of its programs, click here, or call Eliza Davenport at 360-292-5596, e-mail eliza@zengerfarm.org.
