FairmountMarketRulesandRegulations2016

Location/Dates/Time
FairmountParkFarmMarketislocatedat1725UpperGerrardStreetEastinFairmountPark.
TheparkisalsoonthegroundsofBowmorePublicSchool.WearelocatedbetweenUpperand
LowerGerrard(Eastwood)betweenCoxwellandWoodbineintheUpperBeaches
Neighborhood.

ThemarketwillruneveryWednesday3:007:00JunetoOctober.

MarketstaffareonsiteWednesdaysfrom1:00to8:00p.m.

Setupcanbeginat1:00p.m.Vendorsmusthavestallssetupandreadytosellby2:50p.m.

Teardownbegins7:00p.m.Teardownwillnotbeallowedearlierthan7:00p.m.,withthe
exceptionofspecialcircumstancesthatareapprovedbythemarketstaff(e.g.weather,illness).

Asperpermitrestrictions,nosalescanbemadepriorto3:00p.m.orlaterthan7:00p.m.

Marketrunsrainorshine.Inextremeweathersituations,themarketstaffwillprovidenoticeof
earlyclosureorcancellation.

Vendorswhoareunabletoattendamarketday,mustprovideadvancenotice.Feesarenot
adjustedforunattendedmarketdays.

VendorFoodRequirements
EachvendoragreestofullyabidetotheregulationsoutlinedbytheCityofTorontoPublic
Health,andProvincialandFederalGovernmentRegulations.

Eachvendoragreestofullyabidebythefoodpolicieslaidoutbythemarketandthepermit
guidelinesforfarmersmarketsinOntario.

Note,thatthemarketstaffmakeeveryefforttovisitfarms/productionfacilities.

TorontoPublicHealth:
Eachvendormustprovideacompleted
TorontoPublicHealth:TemporaryFood
EstablishmentApplicationt
othemarketorganizer
sixweeksprior
toopeningday.

Alinktotheapplicationisprovidedbelow.Anemailwithareminderandtheapplicationwillbe
senttoeachvendor.

http://www.toronto.ca/health/dinesafe/pdf/vendor_package.pdf

Eachvendormustadheretotheguidelinesforoperatingatemporaryfoodestablishmentas
outlinedintheaforementionedTorontoPublicHealthDocument.

EachvendorwillbeinspectedatthebeginningoftheseasonbyPublicHealth.Toensurethis
inspectiongoessmoothly,
ensurethatyouarepreparedpriortothefirstdayofmarket.
Failuretopasscouldresultinclosureofthevendorsboothand/orthemarket.

Followinginspection,eachvendormustcontinuetofollowthePublicHealthGuidelines,market
staffwillsurveyvendorstallstoensurehealthandsafetyregulationsarebeingfollowed.

Vendorssellingpreparedfoodmustprovidetheaddressofthe
commercialkitchen
thatthey
useontheFairmountMarketRegistrationForms.

Vendors
maynotuseproductsthatareGMOorcontainGMOingredients
inprepared
foodorvalueaddedproductswillbetolerated.

Valueaddedproducts
(e.g.waxcandles,preserves,oils,soap)canbesold,
with
permission
fromthemarketmanager.Theseproductsmustbe
selfproduced
fromlocal
(Ontario)productsandadheretothefoodsafetystandards.

Vendorsagreetosource,useandpromoteproductsthataresustainableandproducedunder
ethicalworkingconditionswheneverpossible.

Productsthatveerfromtheproductslistedintheoriginalapplication,shouldbepresentedto
andbeapprovedbythemarketmanagerpriortosale.

ThevendorsandproductsatFairmountMarketarecuratedtoprovideuniqueselection,unique
productoverlapandtoprovidediversityofchoicefortheconsumer.Forthisreason,the
saleof
unapprovedproductsthatdirectlycompetewithanalreadyapproved/established
vendorisnotallowed.

VendorClassifications

FairmountMarketstrivestoprovidethehighestquality,locallyproducedfoodthatis
understandablysolddirectlybythegrower/producer.Eachvendormustclearlyidentify
themselvesaccordingtothefollowingclassificationsinthemarketregistrationprocess.

A.
Producer
:Eachvendormusthavegrown/producedtheproductsthattheyareselling.Sales
agentsareallowed,theseindividualsmustbeidentifiedtothemarketstaffandsellonly
productsmadebyoriginatingvendor.

B.
Producer/ReSeller
:75%ofproduce/productsareproducedbythevendor.25%of
productsareresoldfromarelativeorneighboringfarm.Thisfarmmustmeettherulesand
regulationsofthemarket,beidentifiedontheapplicationandapprovedbythemarketmanager.
Producersmustprovidecustomerswithtransparentinformationabouttheoriginatingsourceof
theproductsincludinganyvariancefromcertificationspromotedbythevendor(e.g.neighboring
farmisnotorganicbutvendoris).Productsthatareresold
maynot
competewith
ownergrowerproductsatthemarket,unlessthisisagreeduponwiththeownergrower.

*Note,thatproducer/resellerisonlyallowedinuniquecircumstancesandtheintentofthis
classificationistoincreasethediversityoffreshproduceatthemarketandallowfarmstofill
gapsincropproduction/availabilityduetounforeseenissues.

C.
ReSeller
:
Vendorsmaynotsellproductspurchasedfromwholesaleorretail
sources.
Absolutely,noresellingofanyitemshallbepermittedwiththeexceptionof
individuallyapprovednonprofitsalesoratthemanagersdiscretion.

D.
SecondaryProducer
:Vendorswhopreparefoodusingingredientsfromprimaryproducers
tobesoldatthemarket.Thesevendorsmustfocusonlocallygrowningredients,andasmuch
aspossibleincorporateproductsfromprimaryproducersatthemarket.Substitutionsof
nonlocalingredientsforlocalingredientsareacceptableforingredientsnecessarytoprovidea
healthyalternativetocommonfoods(glutenfree,vegan,etc).

Producers

mustindicatetheirproductionmethodsincluding:c
ertifiedorganic,transitional
organic,sustainable/pesticidefree,notorganic
and/or
MyPickCertifiedo
nthe
applicationform.

Thisclassificationwillbecommunicatedtothepublicinmarketingprintmaterials.
A.CertifiedOrganic
CertifiedbytheCanadianFoodInspectionAgency
B.
TransitionalOrganic
Intheprocessofthecertificationprocess.
C.
UncertifiedOrganic
Producerusesorganicpracticesbuthasnotbeencertified.Terms
natural,chemicalfree,andantibioticfreemaybeusedforadvertisingatthemarket.Theterm
organicshouldbeavoidedunlesscertified.

D.
Notorganic
Vendorisnotcertifiedorpracticinganysustainablemethods.
E.
MyPickCertified
Vendorhasbeenverifiedasalocalfarmerfrom
MyPick
http://www.farmersmarketsontario.com/mypick/

VendorStallRequirements
Vendorsmustprovidetheirowntents,tablesandelectricalchords.

FairmountMarketoperatesasasustainable,lowimpactmarket.
Packagingthatiscompostableisencouraged.Onlypackagingthatcanberecycledisallowed.
Vendorswillencouragecustomerstoavoidusingplasticbags,thereisacanvasbagdepotin
whichcustomerscanpickupfreecanvasbagsatthemarketheadquartersbooth.
StrawsarenotallowedatFairmountMarket.
Pleasewelcomecustomersthatbringtheirownmugs/cups/plates.
Allvendorsmusttakeawaygarbageproducedattheirstall.Outofcourtesytothecleanup
crew,pleasecheckyoursiteafterpackingtoensureallwastehasbeenpickedup.

Presentation
Stallsshouldbepresentedinahygienicandattractivemanner.
Stallsshouldhaveclearsignswiththebusinessnameandpricing
Stallsshouldberespectiveofneighbouringvendors(e.g.nooversizesigns,orflowoverto
neighbouringstalls)
Vendorswhohavesoldoutmustdisplayasoldoutsign.

Other
Nosmokinginthemarketarea
Nopetsinvendorstalls

Cars
Carsareallowedtodriveintotheparktounload.
Eachcarrequiresanescorttowalkthecarinandoutofthepark.
Parkingisnotallowedinthepark.
Enginesmustbeturnedoffwhileunloading.
Onlytwocarsareallowedtounloadintheparkatatime.Toensureeveryonegetsthe
opportunitytounloadinasafe,timelymannerpleasecomeearlytounloadandremoveyourcar
priortosettingupyourbooth.
Allcarsmustbeoffthegroundsby2:45.

VolunteerStaff
Volunteersmaybeavailabletohelpunload,setupandprovideshortbreaks.

Pleaseensurevolunteersaretreatedrespectfully,andsafetyprecautionsaretaken.If
volunteersareworkingataboothonaregularbasis,itisexpectedthattheywouldbepaid
respectively.
Studentvolunteersworkingataboothmaynothandle/preparefoodunlesstheyhaveafood
handler'slicense.

Pricing/Earnings:
Shouldbekeptwithincustomersatisfactionandreflectiveofpricingingeneralatthemarket.
Vendorearningswillbereportedtothemarketmanageronabiweeklybasis.Thisinformation
isconfidential,anonymousandwillonlybeusedforeconomicimpactreportsand/orgrants.

Compliancewithprovincial/federalsalestaxistheresponsibilityofthevendor.

Fees
Afeescheduleisprovidedinthevendorregistrationform.

Itisexpectedthatfeeswillbepaidontime.Ifallowancesarerequired,theseshouldbe
arrangedbeforethefeedeadlinewiththemarketmanager.

PromotionalActivities

SocialMedia
TheorganizersofFairmountMarketusesocialmediaasoneavenueofpromotionforthe
market.

Itisexpectedthatvendorswhoareusingsocialmedia,asabusinesstool,supportthemarkets
goaltoincreaseattendanceandsalesbycrosspromotingthemarketontheirsocialmedia.

Ifyouareusingsocialmedia,ensurethat:
Youhavelikedthe
FairmountFarmMarketFacebookPage
Youarefollowing@fairmountmarketontwitter
YoulikeshareretweetFairmountMarketpoststohelpuspromotethemarketandyour
participationatthemarket.
Youprovideuswithyoursocialmediastreamsonthevendorregistrationsothatwecaninturn
promoteyouasindividualbusinessesandasavendoratthemarket.
Youadvertiseyourattendanceatourmarketonyourwebsite.

OtherPromotionalActivities

Vendorsareexpectedtosupportmarketpromotionalactivitiesorganizedbymarketstaff
includingraffles,draws,guestspeakers,cookingdemonstrations,etc.Promotionalactivitieswill
beclearlycommunicatedtovendorsandclearopportunitieswillbeprovidedforparticipation.

Vendorswhorepeatedlyviolateanyoftheserulesandregulationsshallbeinformedinwritingthattheir
membershipisunderreviewandcouldberevoked.Thesearetherulesestablishedfor2014.Theremayneed
tobemodificationsinfutureyears.TheFarmersMarketManagershalldealwithanyitemofbusinessnot
specificallycoveredbythese
rules.