This
is a summary only. The entire policies are available from
the Market Manager or here.
All members of the Kingston Farmers Market will behave towards
market customers, staff, volunteers, and each other in a professional
manner that fosters a sense of market community and camaraderie,
a spirit of cooperative involvement, and that promotes the
market as a whole to the North Kitsap community.
TIME AND LOCATION: The Market runs every Saturday from April
22 to October 14, 9am-2:00pm, located on the Green at the
Port of Kingston Marina Park.
FEES:
Annual Fee $45.00 (paid before the first Market of the
season)
$50 (paid between Market opening and the second Saturday in
August)
$25 (paid after the second Saturday in August)
Booth Fees Farmers and Food Processors: $15
General Crafts and Others: $20
Junior Vendor (12 to 18 years): $6
Kids Market (under 12 years): $1
Guest Vendor (one time only): $20
TO APPLY TO KFM: To apply for the Kingston Farmers
Market Summer Market season, click on the link to the Vendor
Application . From there you may either apply by filling
out a form online or print an application and mail it in.
Don't forget that you can get a $5 discount on the Annual
Dues by paying before the opening day of the Market. When
the Market Manager receives your application, he will send
you a Welcome email or call you if you don't have email. He
will inform you of any concerns that may arise about the suitability
of your products and answer any questions you may have. Feel
free to email
the Market Manager or call any time if you have any questions.
ONCE YOU BELONG: Once you have paid your Annual Dues,
you are a member of the Market and may vote for the Market
Board of Directors at the next Annual Membership Meeting (the
first Monday in November). You may come to sell your products
at any of the regular summer Markets (not including the Special
Markets such as Special Spring Market, 4th of July, etc.).
You do not have to come to all the Markets or inform us if
you aren't coming on any particular Saturday.
As a vendor you will occasionally receive emails and mailings
about the Market.
You may also place a Vendor Ad in the Market Newsletter.
Our newsletter is published three times each summer and contains
fun and informative articles for our vendors and customers.
The newsletter is paid for by advertising by local busnesses
and our vendors. The newsletter is inserted in the North Kitsap
Herald newspaper once in April and is distributed to our advertising
sponsors and other business places in the local area. As a
paid member you will receive a copy of each newsletter in
the mail.
BOOTHS: Each vendor has a 10' x 10' space on the lawn;
space assignment is on a "first-come-first-served"
basis. There is a layout that we follow in setting up our
booths. So, when you arrive, ask one of the other vendors
or the Market Manager where you should be. Our Market is a
very friendly Market, so never be afraid to ask questions
of the other vendors. Vendors must provide their own umbrellas,
gazebos, tables etc. Umbrellas, canopies, or gazebos must
be secured to the ground at all times to prevent blow-overs.
There is no water or electricity available to vendors. Vendors
are not to start setting up their booths until 7:00 AM and
are required to be on site by 8:30 AM in order to participate
in that day's market. It is in everyone's interest for the
customers to learn that the market opens at 9:00 AM; therefore
vendors are urged to refrain from sales before 9:00 AM. Vendors
are requested to stay for the entire market day, unless all
goods are sold or the weather turns especially bad. In any
case, vendors are responsible for taking down their set-up,
disposing of their own garbage, and leaving their spot as
trash-free as when they arrived.
PARKING: Vendors may park next to the market area for
unloading and loading only. Vehicles must be parked elsewhere
during the market hours; vendor parking is available in the
commuter lot, up the hill on Central Avenue, for only $4.
There is also a free-on-weekends commuter lot on Ohio and
2nd Ave. If you need help finding a place to park, the Market
Manager can help you.It is very important that we leave the
2-hour parking near the Marina Park (especially the handicapped
spots) for our customers! There are only 40 stalls, clearly
marked as 2-hour parking, which will be the spots for our
customers. Vendors should not park there except to load &
unload. Also, do not park in slots designated for tenants,
KCYC, staff or others.
OTHER DETAILS: Weekly Booth Fees must be paid to the Market
Manager each week that you vend at the Market. The Market
Manager will come around to all the booths between 10:00 and
1:00 to collect.
No smoking is allowed by vendors on the Market property. Vendors
may not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs during
Market hours and may not have alcohol or recreational drugs
on the premises. Vendors may not bring dogs or other pets
to the market (except for sale).
PRODUCTS: As a juried market, the Board reserves the right
to screen the products sold at the market. Products must be
of good quality, and handcrafted or homegrown by the vendor,
who is a resident of the Olympic or Kitsap Peninsulas. All
food and farm products must meet the applicable regulations
of the Kitsap County Health Department. Produce must be grown
locally, except locally-out-of-season produce, imported from
other Washington counties and sold by member vendors. This
must be approved by the Board of Directors beforehand. If
you are a produce vendor, you may benefit from Joan Peter's
newsletter
article about growing for Market.
THE MARKET BOARD: The Board is made up of 11 current and
past vendors and other market supporters. The Board meets
monthly and meetings are open to vendors.
