Membership

There is an annual fee of $20.00 due and payable upon joining.

Membership is limited to the space available at the Market Site. A waiting list will be established for others seeking membership, after those limits have been met. New members are to be voted in.

Hours of Operation

The Market will be open on Thursdays from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM. The market area will be available for members one half hour before market opens and one half hour after closing, to set up tables and display produce and then take down. (Unloading at Park Street for Dustin Park, Main Street, Pittsfield) (Market opening day the 3rd Thursday in June and closing day the 2nd Thursday in October, rain or shine)

Saleable Products Definition

NH agricultural products only will be sold with exceptions if needed. In addition small animals and fowl may be sold. Produce and items below must be grown /made locally by the market member or a member of their family. If not offered already, a friends'/neighbors produce is allowed.

Dairy products, wool, baked goods, fresh fruits and vegetables, processed foods, eggs, seeds, agricultural crafts, cotton cloth goods/crafts, wood crafts & products, fresh & dried flowers and herbs & plants* are all acceptable. (/=and, /=or) (*which may also include their products)

Members who wish to sell produce-other than their own, grown by a commercial, agricultural, business establishment and this produce is not already offered, need to ask for an "approval of the product" by a ¾ vote of the Advisory Panel, beforehand. A one-time fee of $10.00 may be asked, payable to the farmer’s market treasurer. The member can then sell the product. (i.e. the commercial growers corn, strawberries, apples, tomatoes, blueberries etc.). These “outside” products can be sold when a member cannot guarantee that they will have it or be there to sell it on the market days, especially when in season.

Member Responsibilities

Each member is responsible for complying with the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture regulations pertaining to items sold at the Market.

Each member is responsible for being at the market on time and setting up before it opens. Please ask early customers to wait until 3:00 PM when we officially open before selling your produce. Each member is responsible for staying until the market closes. Special exceptions allowed as needed.

Each member will be responsible for providing his or her own display and removal of trash. The area must be left clean and neat at market day’s end. All guidelines apply to anyone attending your area.

Revised/Updated March 2006
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