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Information for Vendors
Welcome Vendors - we'd love to meet you!
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The Northside Farmers Market exists:
- To expand the availability of foods that are fresh, full-flavored, unique, healthy, and nutritious and
affordable to the Northside community
- To promote the sale of locally-grown farm products
- To contribute to the vitality of the Northside of Madison
- To provide an opportunity for farmers and Northside residents to interact directly with each other
rather than through third parties and to thereby get to know and learn from one another
- To give growers and producers of local agricultural commodities and other farm-related products
direct marketing opportunities
- To foster local and regional foodshed systems that support a commitment to mutual respect, fairness,
responsibility and accountability from farmer through consumer
- To support the local agricultural base by seeking products that have been grown and processed in ways
that protect and enhance the air, water, soil, wildlife, and biodiversity
- To preserve agricultural land use, support the local agricultural base, and ensure the continued regional
existence of our agricultural heritage
- To enhance the quality of life on the Northside by providing an activity which fosters community and
social interaction
Would you like to be a vendor at the 2009 market? The deadline for applications is March 15. Please visit our website at www.northsidefarmersmarket.org for application materials.
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