Vendor Information

New Buffalo Farmers Market Rules and Regulations 2025 Market Season

•    If you do not follow any listed rules 3x, the market has the right to remove you from the market – market          must give you a verbal warning 
•    Vendors must be set up and ready for business by 2 pm EST. Car out of the market area by 1:45. IF you arrive after 1:45 you must unload from another location and carry in your items. 
•    Parking your personal vehicle shall be in designated lots away from prime customer parking
•    Market runs 2-6 pm. No early tear down.
•    The market is RAIN OR SHINE. This means we will always be set up!! This is a change from previous years. You may call off a market due to weather but your Vendor fee is non refundable. Market manager will be present at every market, so vendors who wish to be there can always sell. IF we have rain(heavy downpour, thunder, lightning)/inclement weather at the start of a market we will wait until it clears to set up. We will still set up in light rain showers. 
•    IN case of heavy rain storm during a market, vendors are encouraged to lower tents down to lowest setting to protect goods and keep tent from flying away. 
•    If a Vendor needs to cancel they must do so 24 hrs before the market. IF they do not they will be charged the booth fee.
•    Vendor Booth Fees are non refundable
•    Vendors are responsible for having on hand required state or county health permits or certifications
•    Vendors must always bring a proper tent for their display and appropriate tent weights – at least 25lbs each and 4 of them. We get heavy winds off the lake so good weights and a sturdy tent are a must. Secure weights with ropes, straps, etc.
•    We are aiming for a producer only market here – All products should be produced or grown by YOU. If not, they need to be listed on your application and approved by market manager. If any are brought during the season they need to be ok’d by market manager and have proper labelling of where they are coming from. Resale items must also not account for more than 1/3 of items at vendors booth.
•    No products labeled organic unless certified
•    Vendors are allowed to make sales at their discretion before or after market hours
•    Vendors must clean up personal booth space after market
•    Use appropriate language at the market
•    No Smoking / Vaping in market area
•    No Hawking at customers
•    All scales must be in accordance with weights and measures of Michigan

I hereby certify that I have read the rules and regulations of New Buffalo Farmers Market. As a Participant I agree to abide by them. I release the Town of New Buffalo, the NBBA, and the New Buffalo Farmers Market from any liability due to damage and/or theft of goods, wares, merchandise and any claim for personal injury relating to participating in the market. Vendors shall carry at minimum general liability insurance and name the town of New buffalo and the NBBA as additional insured on their COI. COI must be emailed in before the first market to participate.