Market Goals

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Market Goals

THE GOALS OF THE MARKET ARE:

To promote local agriculture and cottage crafts.
To create a direct producer consumer marketplace.
To provide the consumer with the assurance of quality we have grown to expect in Vermont produce, baked goods and crafts.
To provide a vehicle in which the rural and urban qualities of Rutland County can blend in harmony.
To provide a festive market place, adding color and diversity to our city, benefiting local merchants and townspeople alike.

WHAT CAN BE SOLD?

Any product that is homemade, handmade, homegrown, or gathered from the wilds of Vermont. Locally grown produce, vegetables, fruits, honey, flowers, herbs, maple syrup, home baked goods of any kind. Homegrown livestock, eggs, meat, cheese or dairy products. Paintings, pottery, stained glass, jewelry, woodcrafts and a multitude of other crafts, only limited by one’s imagination.

WHO MAY SELL?

We are an open market. Anyone may participate, from fulltime farmers to backyard gardeners, accomplished artisans to a novice craftsperson just beginning to find their creative juices.
No jobbers or wholesalers are allowed.
Vendors may sell for others on a cooperative basis in accordance with market policy.
All vendors must be properly insured and licensed, when required, under state or city regulations. If in doubt, please check with the coordinator.

CRAFT POLICY

All of the items for sale on a vendors display must be hand-crafted in the geographic area designated in the general policy.

PLUG POLICY

Purchased plugs and plants with which a vendor has labored for at least four weeks of their growth time shall be permitted.