Market rules ensure that everyone in the market has a clear understanding of expectations, responsibilities and consequences. They help to ensure that consumer expectations are met, maintains the integrity of the market and allows all farmers and vendors to operate on a level playing field. There are key elements required of a good set of rules and regulations. Those will be defined in the workshop, along with samples of how these elements can be covered in various situations. It will also look at the expectations and requirements that markets expect of their vendors: i.e. insurance coverage, health regulations and licenses and permits. Finally, the rules should cover penalties for non-compliance, as well as a grievance procedure to be followed. Learn how to develop a set of effective and enforceable rules for your farmers market. 

Watch this webinar given by Jo Ellen Saumier, Market Manager of the Adirondack Farmers Market Cooperative, Inc. to learn her take on the how & why behind creating enforceable market rules.