Travelers Rest Farmers Market Season 2016 Application
May 07, 2016 - September 24, 2016
First/Last Name (please print):_______________________________________________________________
Business Name as it would appear on vendor sign:
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Address:________________________City:___________________State:____________Zip Code:__________
Phone:(____)______________Website:________________________________________________
Email:___________________________________________________________________________
Please check the box that best represent your product(s): (check only one box)
□ I am a conventional farmer (produce, dairy, meat, fish and nursery/plant items).
□ I am an artist.
□ I am a bath and body products vendor.
□ I am a value added product vendor (baked goods, pimento cheese, teas, spice mixes, nut butters, popsicles,
pickles, salsas, jams, etc.).
Products that I will sell at the Market are as follows with the understanding that I may not sell any item not
specified below. Adding products not listed below requires approval from the Market Manager 2 weeks before
bringing a new product to Market. Please specify all your ingredients including which ingredients are locally
sourced:
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Crops or products I sell at Travelers Rest Farmers Market will be grown or produced only at the following
location and I accept that a site visit to this premises scheduled or unscheduled is required by TRFM. Write
Address of farm Or Production Site:
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Please check one box below for market attendance:
□All season vendor (I plan to attend every Saturday Market) *Seasonal discount only available to All
Season Vendors.*
Dates I expect to be absent:__________________________________________________________________
□Rotating vendor (I would like to attend the Market every other Saturday).
Dates I expect to be absent:__________________________________________________________________
□Occasional vendor (I would prefer to choose specific Saturday Market dates).
Please specify dates you plan to attend for the 2016 Saturday Market (2016 Saturdays Listed Below):
May: 7, 14, 21, 28…June 4, 11, 18, 25…July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30…August 6, 13, 20, 27…Sept 3,
10, 17, 24.
2016 Market Season Payments and Methods
Please check one box below. Accommodating vendors is of utmost importance. Final vendor placement is at the discretion
of TRFM Management..
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Season 2016 – A one-time vendor fee of $55.00 is required for a processing and signage. If you are not selected
for the 2016 vendor line-up this fee will not be processed and returned via mail. Please send the vendor
processing fee via checks only.
Festival Lawn
□Weekly payment: $18.00
□ $330.00 Season pass (Discounted to $15.00 per week and includes all 22 weeks, May 7th to September 24th).
Festival lawn vendors are responsible for bringing a white festival grade tent, tent weights for each leg of
festival tent, and a table.
Pavilion
□ $25.00 weekly
□Season Pass $440.00 (Discounted to $20.00 per week and includes all 22 weeks, May 7th to September 24th).
One 6’ table shall be provided.
Payment Schedule
● Weekly fees are due each Saturday morning and will be collected by a TRFM Team Member during the
Market.
● Season pass for May 7 – September 24, are due at or before the TRFM Mandatory vendor meetings in
April 2016.
The Harvest Market (October Market) and The Very Merry Local Christmas Market are special events and not
included in the full season prices:
Harvest Market Cost for month for October…..................$100.00.
*only monthly payment accepted. …………………………………. Due: September 3, 2016.
The Very Merry Local Christmas Market is Saturday December 10th……………$45.00.
Hours: noon-4pm…………………………………………………………Due: November 12, 2016.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
READ CAREFULLY AND SIGN BELOW:
I HAVE READ THE RULES, REGULATIONS & POLICIES AS DESCRIBED FOR THE TRAVELERS REST FARMERS
MARKET AND HEREBY AGREE TO ABIDE BY THEM. I ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PRODUCTS I WILL SELL
MUST BE OF MY OWN PRODUCTION AND PRODUCED AT THE LOCATION DESCRIBED IN THIS APPLICATION. I
ACKNOWLEDGE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL MY ACTIVITIES AT THE MARKET (AND FOR THOSE ASSISTING
ME) THROUGHOUT THE TERM OF THE 2016 AGREEMENT. I ACKNOWLEDGE THE AUTHORITY OF THE MARKET
MANAGER TO IMMEDIATELY SETTLE ANY DISPUTES REGARDING PRODUCT LEGITIMACY, PROCEDURAL AND
VENDOR CONDUCT VIOLATIONS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE TRAVELERS REST FARMERS MARKET DOES NOT
CARRY ANY INSURANCE POLICIES TO COVER INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS AND THAT I ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY
FOR CARRYING SUCH INSURANCE. I FURTHER PERMIT THE TRAVELERS REST FARMERS MARKET TO USE
PHOTOGRAPHS OF ME FOR PUBLICITY. I AGREE TO HOLD HARMLESS THE TRAVELERS REST FARMERS MARKET,
IT’S EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, OFFICERS, AND CONTRACTORS FOR ANY AND ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, SUITS,
LIABILITY AND CAUSES OF ACTION RESULTING FROM PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND FROM PERSONAL INJURY OF
MYSELF ARISING FROM OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE TRAVELERS REST FARMERS MARKET AND COVENANT NOT
TO SUE OR TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE TRAVELERS REST FARMERS MARKET, EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS,
OFFICERS, AGENTS OR CONTRACTORS. I AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THE ENCLOSED TRAVELERS REST FARMERS
MARKET RULES AND REGULATIONS. FURTHERMORE, I HEARBY AGREE, IF I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS REGARDING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS, THAT IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT THE
TRAVELERS REST FARMERS MARKET VIA THE CONTACT INFORMATION PROVIDED IN A TIMELY MANNER.
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Signature of Vendor
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Please Print Vendor Business Name (As registered with the Travelers Rest Farmers Market)
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Date
Required Permits
Vendors are responsible for their necessary permits, inspections (food, agricultural & nursery plants), and
license liabilities. Vendors must include a copy of all certificates and licenses with Application. *Vendors
selling value added items please see South Carolina Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Compliance
Guidelines.*
Baked Goods, Candy, Covered Nuts:
● Provide a valid DHEC kitchen license in your name with Grade A permit for the kitchen you are
preparing your items in or a valid RVC issued by The Department of Agriculture with application. Call
Angie Culler at SCDA office 803.737.9690 or SC DHEC 803.896.0640. An approved label is also
required.
● If you are selling canned foods, jams, pickles or jellies: analysis and approval is required by Clemson
Extension office and must be produced in a SCDHEC or SCDA approved and registered kitchen ONLY.
Call Angie Culler at SCDA office 803.737.9690. A copy of SCDA approval is required with application.
● Selling pickled items: provide approvals with application. 803.737.9690.
Meat, Dairy, Cheese, Honey and Corn Products
● Corn Meal and Grits – provide documentation of SCDA inspection and approval. Must have approved
labels. Corn Meal & Grits:803-737-9700
● Dairy – provide SCDHEC issued permit for fluid products (milk) 803.737.9690
● Cheese – provide SCDA license 803.737. 9690.
● Eggs – provide a SCDA wholesale license with application. Eggs must be washed, labeled, graded
according to USDA standards. Call 803.737.9690 with questions. Egg providers must keep eggs at 45
degrees and label display box as “not for sale, display only” A date of expiration or packed on date
must be labeled on each carton.
● Honey - provide current copy of SCDA Inspection Report and label must comply with SCDA
regulations including name, address and weight. Honey House registration required also with
application. 803.737.9690.
● Boiled Peanuts (off-sight) SCDA license needs to be provided with application. Call Angie Culler for
more information: 803.737.9690.
● Meats– All Meat must be marked with either SCNID# OR USDA#. (Inspection from Meat and Poultry
Inspection Division.) All meat vendors must be a registered meat handler (free registration
803.737.9690) and provide copy of registration with application.
● Meat (rabbit, quail, alligator) – SCDA certification required with application.
Produce
● Certified Organic Produce- Provide a Copy of Organic Certification with Application. To use the term
Organic you must be certified as such. Contact Sherry Aultman: saltmn@clemson.edu or call
864.646.2140.
Fish
● Fish (whole and unprocessed) –provide Wholesaler License with application plus copy of liability
insurance, contact DNR 803.734.3886
Fish Wholesaler License: 843-953-9036
Application Deadline is March 12, 2016.
Please fill out your application completely. Please include copies of certifications
needed and the $55.00 processing and signage fee. No Cash Please, Checks Only.
Mail to:
The Travelers Rest Farmers Market
P.O. Box 608
Travelers Rest, South Carolina 29690
*Final Vendor Line-up will be announced on March 19th, 2016*
Please Note: If you are not chosen for the 2016 market line-up, your $55.00 fee will be
returned to you via mail at the address listed on your application.
“Thank you for your interest in joining us for Season 2016 at The Travelers Rest Farmers
Market. We are looking forward to an exciting year!”
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The Travelers Rest Farmers Market Team
Adrienne Hawkins
Market Manger
Travelers Rest Farmers Market
Phone: 864.907.6924
Email: farmersmarketinfo@gmail.com
Fresh. Local. Friendly.