Vendor Packet

The 2024 ILLINOIS PRODUCT FARMERS MARKET will open on May 16 and run through September 26th, 2024.  The Illinois Product Fall Market will take place on Saturday, October 12, 2024. 

2024 Vendor Packet

To participate in the market, please adhere to local, state, and/or federal health ordinances. Ensure that you provide the necessary documentation, licenses, certificates, and permits listed below, keeping them current throughout the market season. Attendance at the market is contingent upon the Director of Agriculture and Legal signing your vendor guidelines and agreement, and upon receiving all required paperwork.

Listed below are the forms and documents (if applicable) you need to submit:

·        Participation Form (Ensure Name and Contact Information Match Vendor Guidelines and Agreement)

·        Vendor Guidelines and Agreement (Ensure Name and Contact Information Match Participation Form)

·        Date Schedule

·        Certificate of Liability Insurance – Add the specified terminology naming the Illinois Department of Agriculture as additional insured.

·        Images of your operation (you with the product you produce, grow, or make). 

·        Illinois Product Farmers Market Link Benefits and Link Match Program Form (if applicable)

·        Copy of Illinois Department of Agriculture Meat & Poultry Broker License (if applicable)

·        Copy of Illinois Department of Agriculture Egg Handlers License (if applicable)

·        Copy of Illinois Department of Agriculture Feed Distribution & Manufacturing License (if applicable)

·        Copy of Illinois Department of Agriculture-Nurserymen Certificate or Nurserymen License (if applicable)

·        Copy of Sangamon County & State of Illinois Liquor Licenses (if applicable)

Ensure all information and payment are submitted by March 29, 2024, for guaranteed space availability, with preferred spacing and location assigned on a first-come basis. 

Vendors interested in participating in the 2024 Illinois Product Fall Market will need to complete the following form:

2024 Illinois Product Fall Market 

Other Requirements If Applicable:

• Copy of State of Illinois Department of Agriculture Feed Distribution and Manufacturing License for Dog Biscuits

Illinois Department of Agriculture

Bureau of Marketing, Promotion & Grants

801 E. Sangamon Avenue

Springfield, IL 62702

Attn: Nicole Moore