Vendors must meet the following criteria specified for their category:

Growers of Fruits, Vegetables, Plants, Meats, Poultry and Eggs:  All fruits, vegetables, plants, meats, poultry, eggs (yours and supply farms) must be grown/produced within a 200‐mile radius of the RVMS Farmers Market

Processed Foods (cheese and other dairy products, honey, cider, canned foods, baked goods, etc.): Processed goods must be produced by the vendor. Processed foods must comply with all City of Boston Dept. of Health requirements and must obtain the appropriate City permits

Prepared Foods (Sandwiches, etc.): Priority will be given to vendors who prepare unique goods that feature locally grown ingredients made from scratch that do not duplicate foods for sale in nearby stores. Prepared foods must comply with all City of Boston Dept. of Health requirements and must obtain the appropriate City permits

Non‐Food Vendors (Hand Crafts, Photography, Art, Clothing, etc.): Priority will be given to artists and artisans who create handcrafted items themselves

 This Section is for farmers only. Please list out your supply farms 

• No more than 1/3 (33%) of all produce from a participating farm on any market day can be from a supply farm. In conjunction with this limit a maximum of 3 (three) supply farms may be utilized by the participating farm during a single season. A single item/product, identified in the pre-season application, may be from a 4th(fourth) supply farm.
• If you sell produce from a neighbor’s farm (e.g., apples from XY Orchard) the product must be grown or produced on that farm and clearly labeled at your stand by opening of Market. Farmers must supply in their pre‐season application a complete list of grown and supplied products. Applications must include a field diagram showing each individual item, its specific location, and the area allocated for the specific item by number of rows, length and width of row, or by square footage of the produce item area. Each application must be signed by the participating farmer. An identical signed application must be completed by the supply farmer for supply products to be approved.

All vendors selling consumable food products must comply with the local health board. Please include in your  Allergen any local board of health permits for licensed kitchens, ServSafe certificates.