Fresh and Local Produce Every Sunday

Vendor Information

Market Site and Parking

The Avondale Estates Farmers Market is located at the Avondale Estates Town Green (64 N. Avondale Road, Avondale Estates, GA 30002). Parking will be available at the corner of Lake Street and Franklin street. The Finders Keepers lot is also available. Please note, SKIPS will NOT be available for vendor parking.

Market Opening and Market Check-In

Vendors will be loading/unloading using Oak Street and the parallel parking spots next to the park. Oak Street has many places to pull over and unload all with sidewalk access to the pavilion area where the market will be held. We strongly encourage vendors to begin arriving between 8AM and 9:30AM. We also strongly encourage you to bring any means to make your loading/unloading easier (wagons, dollies, etc). No vehicles will be allowed to enter the market area. Market Managers will be available to assist as needed. A market map will be sent either Friday or Saturday for reference but sometimes last minute shifts need to happen. Market Manager will relay any changes.Vendors are required to provide their own 10×10 tent, table, and sign, trash bag, trash can, hand sanitizer, cleaners and paper towels. We also highly recommend bringing some sort of weight to keep your tent secure.

Market Fees

Market Manager will collect booth fees towards the end of the market. If payment has been forgotten it must be received on the next Market day. Repeated lack of payment will impact eligibility.

New Vendor Application Fee $30. This fee is non-refundable and must be paid annually in order to participate.

Weekly booth fees are $25. Farmers and flowers weekly fees are $15.

Late Arrival/Attendance

Vendors need to notify us if they are not attending the market by Friday at 5pm. For cancellations made after the deadline, the Participant may be responsible for the weekly fee. Communication needs to be sent to the market e-mail (aefarmersmarket@gmail.com) (please do not use Facebook or other social media to communicate cancellations).Vendors who arrive after 9:30 am on Sunday may be asked to give up their space. Repeated late arrivals or no shows (without contacting a market manager) may result in a fee equivalent to their weekly booth fee and the Participant being ineligible to participate in the remainder of the market season. Vendors receive one waived fee in cases of emergency per market season.

End of the Market Day

The market closes at 1pm. All Market Participants must begin packing up to leave the site beginning at the close of market, but may continue to sell as they load. Participants are required to clean stall space, remove all recyclables, trash and debris, and leave the site as soon as possible after the close of market, but in no event later than 1:30pm.

Weather

The market is open rain or shine. Market Participants should be prepared for the Market to remain open in inclement weather. Participant’s may bring and use side panels for tents in the event of rain, and weights for tents in the event of high winds. Market Management may cancel or close the market early if Market Management determines that the weather poses a risk to the safety of the Participants or customers. We will not collect the Weekly Fees for a Market day that is cancelled before the Market opens. We will post our status on Facebook and send an email the morning of the Market. It is the Participant’s responsibility to check for updates in these places. In the event of a sudden weather emergency, we ask you to collect your cash box, secure your tent and seek shelter.

Site Visits

The Market reserves the right to have members of Market Management, or their designees, visit any Market Participant’s business or production location at any time. Each Market Participant agrees to provide access to such individuals upon their request. Failure to provide access upon request shall be sufficient basis for exclusion of the participant from Market participation.

Public Safety

Firearms or weapons are not permitted in the Market. Smoking is not permitted in the Market. The possession or use of drugs is not permitted in the Market. Any actions or behavior that is determined by Market Management to involve visible intoxication or disruptive behavior on the part of any Market Participant or their staff will subject the Market Participant and/or such staff to immediate expulsion from the Market and, potentially, termination of the Market Participant’s future participation in the market.

Vendor Dog Policy

All vendor dogs must be on leash and kept safely away from the public at all times. Please clean up after your pets. Market staff has the authority to ban vendor dogs from the market for any reason.

Generator & Electricity Policy

Gas generators are not allowed unless approved by the board for special circumstances. Hot food may be prepared by propane, battery operated applicances or with electricity provided at the pavilion. If you are wanting to run heavy duty appliances such as pastry warmers, hot plates, space heaters, fry daddy’s, popcorn poppers, slushy machines, mixers, etc, vendors will incur an additional weekly $10 usage fee. There is no charge to plug in cell phones, card readers, etc.

Policies and Procedures

All Market Participants shall help maintain the integrity of the Avondale Estates Farmers Market by upholding these Policies and Procedures. Complaints regarding violation of rules may be referred verbally or in writing to Market Management for resolution. Penalties for violations may include a verbal warning, written warning, or expulsion. A Participant who receives three written warnings for violations listed above or any activities that compromises Market safety or integrity will be expelled from the Market for the season. In addition, the Market Manager shall have the right to have anyone immediately removed from the Market if the Market Manager determines that the person poses a safety risk to the Market, its customers, its Participants or Market personnel. If violations of the Policies and Procedures result in expulsion, no refund of fees will be made.

Photo release

By attending the Avondale Estates Farmers Market, you consent to be photographed, filmed and/or otherwise recorded. Your attendance constitutes your consent to such photography, filming and/or recording and to any use, in any and all media throughout the universe in perpetuity, of your appearance, voice and name for any purpose whatsoever in connection with the Avondale Estates Farmers Market and you waive any and all rights to any royalties, commissions or other compensation and any and all rights of publicity or privacy that you may have, now or in the future, related to the use or exploitation of such content. You understand that all photography, filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent and waiver given by you by entering the Avondale Estates Farmers Market. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not attend the market.

Avondale Estates Farmers Market