2021 Crossroads Farmers Market Vendor Application
CROSSROADS FARMERS MARKET - Wednesdays 10:30am-2:30pm, April 14th-November 24th, 2021
Takoma/Langley Crossroads Anne Street @ 1021 University Blvd. Takoma Park, Maryland
Mailing Address: 6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 426, Takoma Park, MD 20912
Thank you for your interest in becoming a vendor at Crossroads for our 15th season! Applicants should be enthusiastic about participating in our programs and serving our diverse customer base. We are looking for vendors who are willing to navigate possible cultural and language barriers in order to ensure good sales from week to week. For example, some shoppers like to bargain, as it is a cultural norm for them. Handling such situations requires both patience and proper signage, especially consistent listings of prices.
We suggest that medium-large sized vendors have at least two workers at their booth, at least 1 of whom can communicate with our majority Spanish-speaking customer base. We can identify a bilingual community member or volunteer to work with you if that would be helpful. Please let Sara know if you would like to be matched with a community member to work as a sales associate!
Last year, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, our larger-scale produce vendors averaged $1,460 per week, small-scale produce vendors averaged $500 a week, and hot prepared food vendors who came every week averaged $840. In 2021, we will continue to implement health and safety procedures recommended by local, state, and national public health officials.
Because word of mouth is the main promotion tool for our (majority) off-line shopper base, you should expect to have lower than average receipts in the start of the season, and higher than average receipts in July, August, and September. Sales traditionally slow down in October and November, but WIC checks are valid until the last day of market, which keeps the market flowing.
We will also offer special events at market such as an Opening Day celebration, Mother's Day in May, a Halloween market, and a festive holiday market the day before Thanksgiving!
If Crossroads sounds like a good fit for your business, please fill out the following application!