Want to Be a Customer? || Want to Be a Vendor? || Fee Schedule || Vendor Reservation Form || Contact Us   The 2008 Butte Farmers' Market will return in full bloom in Uptown Butte every Saturday through September 27th from 9 am to 1 pm beginning on Saturday, May 31, 2008. The 2008 market will be located in Uptown Butte as it has been in previous years. Our Market Master will be there there to help vendors and customers find what they are looking for at the Saturday morning summer event. Since it began in 1995, the Butte Farmers' Market has grown, earning a reputation for providing shoppers with colorful and hardy hanging and bedding plants, farm fresh eggs, chickens, fruits and vegetables from many gardens in the Butte area, Hutterite colonies near Choteau, and Hmong vegetable gardens in the Missoula and Bitteroot area. Vendors provide a wide variety of baked goods, packaged sausages and other prepared foods. A variety of arts and crafts by artisans from throughout Southwest Montana are available each Saturday as well. For answers to any questions about the Butte Farmer's Market, call Mainstreet Uptown Butte at 497-6464 or send e-mail to geverett@mainstreetbutte.org.   Want to Be a Customer? We have specific rules and regulations that must be strictly adhered to by all Farmers' Market customers. 1.) You must come prepared to enjoy yourself in the company of others seeking out the finest in edible and ornamental plants, crafts of all kinds and sundry fine products for the betterment of all in the shade of Uptown Butte's tall buildings. Dancing in the streets is permitted during the Butte Farmers' Market. 2.) See Rule #1   Want to be a Vendor?   2008 BUTTE FARMERS' MARKET RULES   The Butte Farmers' Market caters to new, Montana-made and grown plants, flowers, produce, baked goods, foods crafts and other unique items.   MARKET SCHEDULE: Saturdays 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. May 31 through September 27. OPENING & CLOSING: The market will begin promptly at 9:00 at the signal of the Market Master. Vendors can begin setting up as early as 7:30. If you need more than 1-½ hours for setup, please contact the Market Master so special arrangements can be made. Clean up must be completed by 1:30 pm. Vendors are responsible for cleaning their areas after the market. The Market Master will have a broom and dustpan available. Please make sure that you provide a bag for your trash and that of your customer's.   SPACE ASSIGNMENTS: Space can be reserved in advance or will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. The non-refundable fee must accompany the reservation form. Reserved spaces will be held until 8:30 after which any unoccupied spaces will be reassigned. You must consult with the Market Master for your space. No vehicles are allowed in the market area after 8:30 except for those assigned to vehicle spaces. If you vend from your vehicle, you cannot move it until the market closes. When parking your vehicle, please consider your customers who will be hoping for a parking spot near the market and park your own vehicle a short distance away from the market.   VENDOR INFORMATION: The Market Master will keep a file of all vendors with name, address, and phone number and product type. The Health Department also requires that all food vendors sign a Temporary Food Service Registration form, which will be provided. Commercial vendors must provide a copy of their food purveyor and/or appropriate business licenses at the first market they attend. Vendors must display plainly visible identification and items should be labeled with vendor name, address and phone number. If you are selling prepared food items, you must include the date made as well. If you are selling prepared food items made by someone else, a list of ingredients should be included.   VENDOR APPLICATION & PAYMENT: To reserve space in advance, Vendor Reservation Form and payment must be received by Wednesday of the week before the desired Saturday market. All other vendors must pay the Market Master on market day.   FEE SCHEDULE: Our market vendor fees fund the operation of the market. The following is the fee schedule for the 2008 season. We offer a substantial season fee discount to vendors who plant to attend every week. For the season fee, a vendor gets admission to 18 markets for the price of 10.  SPACE SIZE    WEEKLY FEE  SEASONAL FEE (18 markets)  Youth group/Non-Profit $10 $  50  Table (up to 8 feet) $20 $200 Standard size vehicle, truck or small trailer $25 $250  Larger truck $35 $350  Semi-truck $50 $500                         ALLOWABLE SALES ITEMS: The market will cater to new, high quality Montana homemade and homegrown products and craft items. The following list may be expanded at the discretion of the Farmers Market Master: Produce - fresh or dried fruits, herbs, vegetables, nuts, berries, sprouts or grains. Products must be clean and fresh, on tables, truck beds or tailgates or, if place on the ground, must be in boxes or baskets. Miscellaneous - flowers, bouquets, plants, shrubs, trees, unprocessed honey, baked goods, preserves and handmade crafts. Baked goods and preserves must be labeled with producer's name, address, phone number and date made. Items should also include a list of ingredients. UNALLOWABLE SALES ITEMS: Processed foods such as pickles, pesto, salsa, dressing and tomato products cannot be sold at the market. No Kool-Aid, lemonade, or other drinks made from water at home can be sold either. Fresh or frozen meats and poultry can only be sold if inspected and approved by meat inspectors. Eggs can only be sold with a license. No garage sale or rummage sale items are allowed either. NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE ALLOWED ON THE MARKET SITE FOR SALE OR CONSUMPTION. NO PETS OR ANIMALS ARE ALLOWED ON THE MARKET SITE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SEEING EYE DOGS. PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO ROAM THE MARKET SITE WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION. ALL PROBLEMS AND CONFLICTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE MARKET MASTER WHO WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY IN CONFLICTS OR DISPUTES.   - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - To obtain a Butte Farmer's Market Vendor form, click here. All vendors should print this form, fill it in and send it by regular mail with a check payable to: Mainstreet Uptown Butte. Send your reservation and payment to Butte Farmers' Market, P.O. Box 696, Butte, MT 59703.