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Farmers Market Vending

A Guide For indiAnA speciAlty crop producers

indiana cooperative development center

Indiana Cooperative Development Center 225 S. East St., Suite 737 ? Indianapolis, IN 46202 ? 317-692-7707 ? icdc.coop

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Edited by Dave Gutknecht and designed by Pat Thompson, Triangle Park Creative

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b o t t o m : pat t h o m p s o n All farmers market photos inside are from the Bloomington community farmers market unless noted otherwise

Farmers Market Vending

A Guide for Indiana specialty crop Producers

Written by Jessica Merzdorf, Local Foods Program, and Jodee Ellett, Local Foods Coordinator, Purdue Extension

Published by Indiana Cooperative Development Center

icdc.coop This publication was funded by a Specialty Crop Block Grant

through the USDA Agricultural Marketing Services

Photo from the East bloomingfoods farmers market by Ellen Michel

Table of Contents

Introduction

1

C h a p t e r 1 : Are You Ready to Sell at a Farmers Market?

3

Things to consider

3

C h a p t e r 2 : Identifying Markets in Your Area

6

Choosing a market

6

C h a p t e r 3 : Selecting Your Specialty Crop Product

9

Assessing the field

9

Specialty crop categories

9

Things to consider

10

Product diversification

11

C h a p t e r 4 : Joining a Market and Learning the Rules

13

The market handbook

13

The market master

15

Other vendors

15

C h a p t e r 5 : Legal Issues

16

Insurance

16

Certifications

17

Taxes

18

WIC, SNAP, and SFMNP

19

Safety

20

Invasive species

20

Farmers Market Vending: A Guide for Indiana Specialty Crop Producers

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