Become a Vendor

The Mabou Farmers’ Market is a source of locally produced foods, arts and crafts. Our vendors come from local farms, market gardens, fishing boats, studios, and workshops. We’re always interested in new vendors and welcome local producers and artisans.

BEFORE applying please read our vendor rules and regulations. Submission of this application means that you have read and agreed to the vendor rules and regulations.

You can also view and print a pdf of our registration form by clicking here.

All fields marked with an asterisk ( * ) must be completed before sending your form.

Contact Information

Please keep your contact information up to date. Changes should be emailed to: maboufarmersmarket@gmail.com

Do you allow this information and any product photographs to be used on the Mabou Farmers Market website and social media pages?
YesNo

How often do you plan to attend the Market?

If planning on attending casually, what dates to you wish to attend.
June 02June 9June 16June 23June 30July 7July 14July 21July 28August 4August 11August 18August 25Sept. 1Sept. 8Sept. 15Sept. 22Sept. 29Oct. 6Oct. 13

How many 8x10' booth spaces are you requesting? (Tables are not provided)

Will you need electricity at $5 per week?

Describe what electrical equipment you plan to use below:

Do you have any special needs or requirements?

Website Listing

Please leave this field empty.

On our webpage,www.maboufarmersmarket.ca, we feature each vendor with a 100-250 word description and a photo. Please e-mail your photo with the description for your business, which should include: a clear description of what you sell, and contact information, so customers can reach you.

Please provide these details below:

Food Vendors

List any Schedule A foods and Schedule B foods:

A reminder that Schedule A Food Vendors must apply for a permit through www.novascotia.ca/nse/food-protection/docs/publicmarketapp.pdf.

All vendors of food products must familiarize themselves and comply with the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture's Guidelines for Public Markets:

http://www.novascotia.ca/nse/food-protection/retailers.asp (General Food Safety Regulations, etc)
http://www.novascotia.ca/nse/food-protection/forms.asp (Section on Public Markets)
http://www.novascotia.ca/nse/food-protection/factsheets-publications.asp (Food Safety at Public Markets)
All food vendors, whether or not you require permits, must comply with requirements detailed in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's Guide to Food Labelling and Advertising
A class K fire extinguisher must accompany the vendor if they are deep frying foods.

Do you have the required permit(s)?
(Please attach a copy of your permit)

Permits must be displayed at each market. It is the vendor’s responsibility to be familiar with, and to comply with all necessary government permits.

Cosmetic Products

If selling soaps, salves, bath, body care and other cosmetic products:

I have read and will follow Health Canada’s Guidelines for Cosmetic safety, advertising, labelling, ingredients and regulation, and reporting of an incident: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/cosmetics.html
I am acting in compliance with said Guidelines.
For each product, I have submitted a Cosmetic Notification Form to Health Canada.
I have read and will follow Health Canada’s Labeling of Cosmetics guidelines. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/
cosmetics/notification-cosmetics.html

I Agree to the above:

Craft Vendors

This section is REQUIRED for craft vendors: Please list ALL of your products in detail:

Did you make/ design your product?

If not, then who did?

Describe the steps you take to create your product.

How many of these elements are not of your own making?

Artists/ Photographers/ Authors

Are you selling your own work?

If you are a vendor new to our market, we require email images of your products to: maboufarmersmarket@gmail.ca for review.
Please send 3 photos, no bigger than 10Mb in size.

Vendor Agreement

Note: Any substantial changes to your products during the course of the season must first
be approved through a new application for those products.

I, the undersigned, have read and complied with all necessary government permits and regulations.
I have also read the 2019 Mabou Farmers’ Market Rules and Regulations, and agree to comply with them.
I agree that I am solely liable for products I sell.
I understand that non-compliance with the bylaws could result in the forfeiture of my right to participate in the Mabou Farmers’ Market.
I have grown or produced all products I am selling.

I Agree *