Please read the following rules before completing the 2023 Vendor application.
General Information- Petal Farmers’ Market is located at Grand Central Outfitters in 128 Main St. Petal, MS 39465.
- The Market committee will have the final authority regarding the acceptance or rejection of vendors, their
- applications, and their products.
- Vendors are encouraged to check the following Facebook page for current information on the market.
- Petal Farmers’ Market Vendors Group
Contact: Market Managers
Keeley Morgan/Petal Healing Garden601.408.3856 or 769.237.1557
Amy Ward/Petal Healing Garden504.344.9708
Payment for vendor booth space must be submitted by the
Wednesday prior to market day. Cash payment is
preferred. You can also pay by PayPal, Cash App or Venmo, our username is petalhealinggaren for all three.
Check-In Requirements
- The Market opens for vendors at 3:00pm.
- Set-up must be complete by 4:00 pm. Vehicles should be parked in the designated area either behind Grand Central close to Corner Market or across the street.
- The Market officially opens at 4:00pm, but sales before officially opening are permissible.
- If a vendor arrives late, availability of a booth space is not guaranteed.
- Booths are assigned on a first come basis.
2023 Fee Schedule: $10.00 per booth space. Save today by renting a space for $150.00 for the entire year, that is a $30 discount. If renting space for the entire year, it has to be paid upfront. All proceeds from the market benefits the Petal Healing Garden's mission to combat food insecurity.
- NO REFUNDS due to weather, no shows, or cancellations!
Products to be sold: The Market strives to achieve a balance of products.
Food Items: All processed foods sold to the public must be manufactured in a commercial food processing facility with appropriate permits and licenses. Vendors must adhere to government-approved methods for preparing, storing, handling, and packaging of food products. “Low risk” prepared foods, which include baked goods, honey, jellies, jams, cider, and sauces may be brought by farmers if the foods contain produce from their farm. Except for these “low risk” items, farmers must utilize an approved commercial food processing facility to sell all prepared foods.
Original Art Work and Crafts: Welcomed.
Civic Organization Participation: Nonprofit, charitable organizations are welcome at the Market. All charitable
organizations must complete an application and be approved by the Market Manager. Organizations setting up
information, donation-only tables, and organizations selling a product in order to raise funds will be subject to the same regulations as other vendors. The Market is a public space, not a public forum. Organizations espousing controversial and/or incendiary messages are not allowed.
Products Not Allowed at the Market: Seafood, Fireworks, firearms, knives, used products, any type of
drugs/paraphernalia, tobacco products of any kind, pharmaceuticals, legal or otherwise, stolen merchandise of any kind, CDs, DVDs, videos which are pirated or dubbed new, used products or clothing, mass produced items sold in bulk (i.e. tshirts, sunglasses, posters, etc.), pornographic materials, any items that by sale or possession are in violation of city, county, state or federal laws.
VENDOR RULES AND REQUIREMENTS
- Vendors are responsible to collect sales taxes, licenses, permits and fees required for operation and will abide by
all local, state and federal laws.
- Sales tax revenue must be reported and will be collected at the end of the market
day.
- There may be vendors selling similar items at the market. There are no “exclusive” vendors.
- NO SMOKING in the market area.
- Vendors will supply their own tables, chairs, signage, scales, tents, displays, bags for customers, and money for
change.
- Vendors must supply their own electricity.
- Each booth area is approximately 10’ x 10’
- Separate vendors shall not share the same booth space.
- The booths must be occupied by the vendor or designee while the Market is open. Early pack-up or departure is
only allowed at the discretion of the Market Manager.
- Market Staff or volunteers may ask that you move your vehicle once you are unloaded.
- Vendors are responsible for the cleanliness of their areas during AND after operation. Upon closing of the market,
spaces are to be cleaned by the vendor.
- To the fullest extent allowed by law, each vendor shall indemnify, defend, save, hold harmless, protect and
exonerate the City of Petal, the Market Managers, the Petal Healing Garden, the Petal Area Chamber of
Commerce, property owners and the State of Mississippi from and against all claims, demands, liability, suits,
actions, damages and losses for personal injury, death or property damage, including, without limitation, court
costs, investigative fees and attorneys’ fees arising out of such vendor’s operation on the City of Petal’s grounds,
and whether caused by the vendor or his agents, employees, or subcontractors. Each vendor shall be solely
responsible for all costs and/or expenses associated with such defense.
Rights Reserved by the Market Manager
- The Market Manager reserves the right to reject a vendor application if, in the Manager’s judgment, the goods,
merchandise, or participation are not compatible with the overall concept of the market or are inappropriate.
- The Manager shall have the authority to oversee and enforce the Market Rules and has the right to refuse a
vendor’s participation at any time for any reason violating the market Rules. The Market Manager retains the right
to immediately deny a vendor the privilege of selling at the market for any of the following re
reasons:
misrepresentation of products, poor quality of products or produce, or disorderly conduct.
