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JACKSONVILLE FARMERS MARKET AT LINCOLN
SQUARE RULES
1. This is a Producers Only
Market. Only producers (farmers and bakers) are allowed to be vendors, and
the vendors must have produced all that they sell. No reselling is
permitted.
2. All vendors agree to inspection
of their farms by representatives of the Farmers Market if requested to
demonstrate that they are growing all the produce they sell.
3. Crafts are not
allowed, but plants, flowers, gourds, and decorative weeds are allowed.
Dried herbs and spices are allowed.
4. Honey (with required warning),
cider (with required warning), caramel corn and coffee are allowed.
5. No hawking is allowed.
6. Cars, vans, pickup trucks, and
disconnected trailers (maximum 12 foot bed) are allowed. All must be kept
clean.
7. Sellers must clean their own
selling spaces before leaving. Please do not fill the Lincoln Square
receptacles with trash from the Farmers Market; haul trash away in your
vehicles.
8. Please park extra vehicles
(helpers, etc.) where they will not tie up prime parking spots for
customers of the Farmers' Market or customers of Goody's or J C Penney.
9. The Morgan County Health
Department has agreed to waive the individual permit fees for farmers and
bakers under the condition that the Market Manager effectively enforces
health department rules at the market.
10. The following baked goods are
allowed without permits: cookies, brownies, cakes, fruit pies, and
breads. Baked goods must be individually wrapped with Name, Address, and
Phone Number of seller and list of ingredients.
11. Bakers intending to sell
allowable Jams and Jellies (those made by traditional method and high in
sugar content) must obtain a permit ($50/year) from the Health Department,
345 West State St.
12. The following hazardous foods
are prohibited: Meat, fish, and poultry. Home-canned foods. Home-prepared
sandwiches. Eggs (unless vendor complies with Illinois Egg Law
requirements) Baked goods, which require refrigeration (e.g.. cream pies,
meringue topped pies, custards, etc.) Jams and Jellies made with the
newer, low/no-sugar recipes or "pourable" types. Paraffin seals
are not allowed.
13.. Vendors who
register with the Illinois Department of Human Services may accept Farmers
Market Nutrition Program coupons for fresh produce sales from July through
Oct. Call Cathy Wilheln or Michele Landers at 217-782-2166 to request
applications and rules for participation. (Vendors who participated last
year will get a FMNP mailing in mid-April.)
14.
Vendors are encouraged to display their name and address.
15. Vendors must
post their prices within a reasonable time.
Market Managers:
Tues. & Thurs. Shirley, Dave, or
Barb Gregory 217-243-1704
Saturday Kevin or Nancy Brodie 217-245-4766
Vendor Lists and Community Relations: Jill
Vorbeck 217-245-7589
Send material (recipes, suggestions, etc.)
for the website to Jill Vorbeck
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RESERVED SPACE SEASON
PASSES
To have a reserved spot at the Saturday market, you must buy a season
pass. All non-reserved spots are assigned on a first-come first-served
basis each Sat. morning. To buy a season pass, please contact Kevin Brodie,
118 West Point Dr., Jacksonville IL 62650 . Make checks payable to
Jacksonville Farmers Market.
Please keep Kevin informed of the
following:
a) The first date you will need your reserved spot. Because the market
opens in early May when most have nothing to sell, Kevin will assume you
don't need your space until you give him your START DATE.
b) Any day during the season when you know you won't show up.
c) Your END DATE (the date when you know you're finished for the season).
Reserved spots will be released at 6:45
each Saturday morning. You must inform Kevin if you know you will arrive
after 6:45 and need your reserved spot held.
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