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2009 Season
Time and Location:
The market will be held every Saturday (beginning May 30, 2009) during the growing
season, from 7:30 a.m. until sell-out. Vendors will set up in the
Montezuma County Courthouse parking lot, 109 W. Main St., Cortez.
Vendors:
Agricultural Producer:
All products must be grown by the vendor within Montezuma or Dolores Counties.
Agricultural producers may sell crafts or other (i.e. jams, baked goods, etc...)
products as long as they do not exceed 10% of their total products. If
they want to sell more than 10% crafts or other products they must apply to the
market committee prior to selling.
Non-agricultural Producer:
Seven spaces for craft vendors are available. New applications will be
decided on a case-by-case basis by the market committee and based on product,
date received, and space availability.
Limited spaces will be made available for "other" (prepared foods, chair
massage, coffee, etc.) vendors on a case-by-case basis and are subject to the
discretion of the market committee.
Non-profit Organizations:
Non-profit organizations can attend (as long as space is available) for free to
promote their literature. Please - No Politics and No Religion.
Non-profit organizations that want to sell a product must pay the market fee and
are subject to all the same guidelines.
Fees and License:
Cost of one vendor space is $50.00 per season, paid in full prior to selling.
A one-day permit is $25. With two one-day permits the vendor receives a season
permit.
Spaces will be assigned.
Priority
will be given to agricultural vendors.
Vendors may pay for their license at the Montezuma
County Extension office or at the market.
Market licenses must be prominently displayed at the vendor's booth.
Health and Other
Regulations:
All processed foods must be prepared in a Health Department licensed kitchen.
All vendors must be responsible to be in compliance, and to follow, Health Code
Regulations, tax regulations, and city and county regulations.
Click here to view the Montezuma
County Health Department's Farmers' Market Rules and Regulations.
Click to view a
Colorado State University Extension guide to Food Safety for Farmers Market
Vendors.
Food Stamp Program:
All vendors selling food items are required to participate in the Farmers'
Market Food Stamp Program by accepting this form of payment and attending a one
time training session on the program. Customers can now use their EBT or
Debit card (we are not accepting credit cards at this time) to purchase Food
Stamp Coupons or Market Bucks from the market cashier. At the
end of each market day vendors will take the coupons they have received to
the market cashier who will mark down credit for each coupon, take care of
accounting, and issue reimbursement checks (every two weeks). All the
coupons MUST be stamped with the Cortez Farmer's Market stamp. If a
vendor accepts a coupon that is incorrectly stamped they will not be reimbursed.
Food Stamp Coupons come in $1 denominations and can be used to purchase
foods intended to be eaten at home and seeds and plants intended to grow food.
They cannot be used to purchase foods that are hot at point of sale, foods to be
eaten at the market, or nonfood items (crafts, flowers, etc...) No change
can be given, and prices cannot be rounded up or otherwise increased. Food
Stamp customers cannot be treated any differently than any other customer.
Market Bucks come in
$5 denominations and can be used to purchase anything at the market.
Change must be given.
For more information contact:
CSU Cooperative Extension
Montezuma County Courthouse
109 West Main Street, Room 102
Cortez, CO 81321
(970) 565-3123
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