| Please Note: We are no longer accepting new vendors for the Harrisburg or Concord Markets. Thank you for your interest in Piedmont Farmers Market Inc. The first step to becoming a vendor is to review the rules and regulations here: Next fill out the membership application found here: |
| Please include copies of any applicable licenses, certifications or permits as required by law, with your application. Mail the signed compliance sheet that comprises the last page of the rules and regulations, the membership application, and a check or money order for $100 payable to Piedmont Farmers Market to: Piedmont Farmers Market Inc. c/o Cabarrus County Cooperative Extension 715 Cabarrus Ave. West Concord, NC 28027 Please return your application at least 7 days prior to the date you wish to sell, along with your membership fee. Your application will be considered. Upon approval, you will be sent your membership card. Should your application be denied, your membership fee will be refunded to you. |
| Regular Annual Memberships |
IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND BEFORE APPLYING FOR MEMBERSHIP Your annual membership gives you access to all of our markets if space is available. Please note that there is an additional booth rental at each of the individual market. Each individual application is vetted by our Membership Committee. Remember, crafts must involve the "skillful use of the hands." We do not allow reselling of purchased craft items. Please note: Some markets have further restrictions according to the wishes of our Site Sponsors. Some markets have limited availability. |
| IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READ Token Program The Token Program is a joint effort of the USDA and Leaflight. Many of our vendors participate in the Token program at the market. This program enables the market to accept debit cards, credit cards, and EBT cards. Further it lessens the cost of purchasing and maintaining card swiping machines and all that is entailed to the individual vendors. How it works A customer comes to the front desk at the market and swipes their card. Tokens are issued in lieu of cash. There are five dollar tokens which represent debit and credit card purchases and are treated as regular cash. Currency may be given for change. ONE DOLLAR TOKENS MAY NOT BE GIVEN AS CHANGE FOR A FIVE DOLLAR TOKEN. For every five dollar token a vendor turns in they are charged $00.19, which is less than 4%. There are one dollar tokens which represent EBT card purchases. CURRENCY MAY NOT BE GIVEN AS CHANGE. ONE DOLLAR TOKENS MAY ONLY BE USED FOR PURCHASES OF FOOD. There is no charge to the vendor for turning in one dollar tokens. At the end of the SATURDAY market each individual vendor turns in their tokens at the front desk. Your information is submitted to Leaflight who then directly deposits your funds in your bank account. IF YOU INTEND TO ACCEPT TOKENS YOU MUST FIRST BE REGISTERED WITH LEAFLIGHT. You may not use tokens to purchase items from other vendors. We will not be accepting any new participants for the token program until 2012. FMNP Also know as the Farmers Market Nutrition Program, this program is administered by the NC Department of Health and Human Services and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. DHHS issues vouchers in the amount of $4.00 that may be accepted by registered farmers for FRUITS AND VEGETABLE only. How it works. Upon registration and acceptance, the NCDA issues a stamp to the farmer. A customer brings their vouchers to the market and purchases approved products from a registered vendor. At the end of the SATURDAY market, the vendor brings their accumulated vouchers to the front desk and they are stamped with the market's stamp by the Market Manager or her representative. The farmer then stamps the voucher with their own stamp in the appropriate box and deposits the vouchers in their bank account much as they would a personal check. There is no charge to the farmer to participate in the FMNP. We will not be accepting any new participants in the FMNP until 2012. |
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| 2012 Herb and Plant Festival Application |
| 7th Annual Herb & Plant Festival to be held Saturday, April 14th , 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at the Piedmont Farmers Market, 518 Winecoff School Road, Concord, NC 28027. Coordinated by Cabarrus County Master Gardener Volunteer Association. This community educational event will be held rain or shine. Over 90 vendors will have horticultural/gardener themed items, hard to find varieties of plants/herbs, garden art and much more. One -of- a- kind items are found in the mornings and sales in the afternoon. Vendor fees go towards horticultural scholarships to schools, various community and association horticultural projects. Vendors are being accepted now up until day of the festival as spaces allow. For more information about the 7th Spring & Herb Festival, contact Vickie Julian at vickiejo@ctc.net , Becky Lewis at bhlewis@cabarruscounty.us or call 704/920-3315. For project scholarship information, contact Mitch Hagler, Master Gardener Volunteer, at: mhagler3@carolina.rr.com . Download your application: |
| Regular Annual Memberships Token Program and FMNP |
| Piedmont Farmers Market Annual Memberships Token Program and FMNP |
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