Become A Vendor
Thank you for your interest in becoming a vendor with Portland Farmers Market, a collection of five vibrant markets serving the Portland area. Portland Farmers Market is proud to serve as a small business incubator for the many wonderful farms, nurseries, bakeries, meat and seafood providers, cheese makers and specialty food producers our area has to offer. Every vendor is carefully screened with a commitment to creating a diverse marketplace with the highest quality locally produced products available.
OUR VENDOR APPLICATION IS OPEN NOW – JANUARY 15
Skip to Step 4 if you already know you qualify and are ready to get started.
Step 1: See if You Qualify
Portland Farmers Market is strictly a food and farms marketplace. We are interested in showcasing locally grown, raised, sourced and produced products.
Businesses with value-added products are prioritized if a minimum of 25% of the ingredients used in the products are sourced directly from small farms in Oregon and SW Washington. This does not include local distributors, such as Bob’s Red Mill and Glory Bee.
We do not accept the following at our markets. Further information can be found in our Vendor Handbook in Step 2 below.
- Crafts, pet food, CBD products and non-food items unless grown and processed by the producer (example: flowers, tinctures, beeswax candles, wool products)
- Products not grown and/or processed by the vendor (including cans of soda/juice, bottled water, t-shirts, stickers)
- Overly processed, deep fried or non-local, carnival-like foods (cotton candy, donuts, taffy, brittle, kettle corn, toffee)
- Products produced outside of Oregon or Washington
- Nationally/Internationally distributed products (defined as distribution to 10+ states OR determined by percentage of total business sales)
- Genetically modified crops and products treated with growth hormones
- Products containing THC
- Businesses that operate under a franchise agreement
- Businesses based outside of Oregon or Washington
- Food trucks/carts or generators of any kind
- Promotion or selling of services
Step 2: Learn the Market Rules and Regulations
Please review our 2023 Vendor Handbook for information about the requirements and expectations of participating in one of our markets.
Vendor Handbook 2023.
Step 3: Fill out a Vendor Interest Form
Our application is now open! If you are unsure if you business qualifies to participate at our markets, please submit a Vendor Interest Form. Please note that we will reply within 5-7 business days.
Our Vendor Interest form is available in six languages:
Step 4: Submit a Formal Application
The application is open now – January 15, 2023. To apply, begin by creating a vendor profile at Farmspread.com. You can find applications to our markets using the market finder tool or by using these direct links:
Step 5: Application Review and Status Notification
Portland Farmers Market is committed to creating a diverse marketplace with the highest quality, locally produced products available. Portland Farmers Market reserves unconditional discretion to accept or refuse anyone as a market vendor, the selection process is quite rigorous and takes into consideration many factors, including quality, sourcing, presentation and diversity of product to ensure a successful market.
- At the close of the application period, Portland Farmers Market will review applications and be in contact with all applicants by February 8, 2023.
- Food artisans, bakeries, hot food vendors, product representatives and farmers with value-added products must submit products for jury, including submission of an Ingredient Sourcing Form and a New Product Submission Form before final decision. If you are invited to participate in the product jury, details will be provided to you.
- All farmers, growers, ranchers and fishers are required to submit a Agricultural Farming Practices Form and/or Foraging and Fishing Verification Form and are interviewed by phone before final decision.
Step 6: New Vendor Orientation
All new vendors are required to attend a new vendor orientation in March 2023. During the meeting, new vendors will meet Portland Farmers Market staff members, review the rules and regulations provided in the Vendor Handbook, and have the opportunity to ask questions and meet fellow members of their new market community. If you are accepted as a vendor, more details will come in February.