Oakmont Farmers Market Information

Potential Vendors also need to know that the Oakmont Farmers Market is operated by a not-for-profit educational corporation (the Haverford Township Farmers Market Association). Because of differing operational needs and structures of the two entities (the Market and the HTFMA) certain types of business activities are controlled solely by the current Vendors acting in a cooperative association. For instance, Vendor inclusion occurs if - and only if - the current Vendors vote the petitioning Vendor into the market via a majority vote. The Board of the HTFMA has no vote in this process. The role of the HTFMA in Vendor inclusion is limited to determining if a potential vendor should be moved to a vote. The decision to move a candidate Vendor to vote by the Vendors is based on multiple factors including but not necessarily limited to perceived Market needs, the HTFMA Mission Statement, Oakmont Farmers Market Rules and Regulations and adherence to Township and State regulations. Individual Board Members, the Board as a whole, and the employees of the HTFMA (the General Manager and Onsite Managers) have no power to allow a potential Vendor to join the Oakmont Farmers Market. Consequently, becoming a Vendor at the OFM is a multi-stage process that can take some time. If you are a potential Vendor please keep this in mind when you petition for an application. Finally, the Oakmont Farmers Market is a "Producer-Only" market, which means that no reselling of products is allowed. All Vendors must grow, make or produce the product they sell. The only products allowed to be sold that are not made directly by the Vendor are items with the Vendor's logo (t-shirts, mugs, bags and other promotional items) or items sold with the produced item that are essential to the product package (baskets, glass jars, bags, soap dishes, etc.). No Vendors who resell products made by other people (including franchised items) will be permitted at Oakmont Farmers Market. In order to see if your business is appropriate for the Oakmont Farmers ...