Become a Vendor | Fishers Parks & Recreation, IN

The application period to be a part of the 2023 Fishers Farmers Market has ended.

We're providing vendors the opportunity for additional promotion of their goods by submitting their application as an "Early Bird" vendor. Finalize your application between January 9-21, and if chosen, you'll receive additional marketing and promotions of your business during the season. Make sure you include your social media handles, website (if applicable) and contact information to take advantage of our Early Bird application period.

Step 1 – See If You Qualify

The Fishers Farmers Market is strictly a food, farms and handmade marketplace. We are interested in showcasing locally grown, raised, sourced, and produced products. Starting this year, we we will be accepting vendor applications for handmade and locally crafted items for our Saxony Market location only taking place Wednesdays 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

All products sold at the Fishers Farmers Market must be grown, raised, or hand crafted in Indiana by the vendor. Vendors at the Fishers Farmers Market must reside in Indiana.

Businesses wishing to become a vendor for the sole purpose of promoting their products or services are not eligible.

Click the Vendor Handbook below before you submit your application to review policy, procedure, and specific vendor logistics and equipment related information.

The Fishers Farmers Market does NOT accept the following items:

Dietary supplements, CBD products, vitamins, etc.
Service-modeled businesses
Food items not grown, produced, and/or processed by the vendor
Non-food items unless grown and processed by the producer (flowers, soap, lotion, beeswax candles) (***NPD AMP market only, handmade items welcome at our Wednesday market at Saxony)
Any product not produced in Indiana (unless an approved Specialty Food)
Beverages not produced by vendor business (such as canned soda or juice, energy drinks)
Carnival foods such as: corn dogs, cotton candy, candy apples, funnel cake, kettle corn, toffee, taffy, lemon shake-ups, etc.
Nationally/internationally distributed products (defined as distribution to 10 or more states)
Farmed salmon or salmon products (must be wild-caught)
Products from businesses that operate under a franchise agreement

Step 2 - Complete the Online Application

Applications for Summer 2023 have closed. Applicants will be reviewed and contacted by Erica Foreman by the beginning of March with their entry status.

Step 3 - Application Review & Vendor Selection

The Fishers Farmers Market is fortunate to have returning vendors who come year after year. Consideration will be given to those vendors with seniority. Highest priority will be given to farmers, growers, and producers.

All vendors must be approved before they are admitted to sell at the Fishers Farmers Market. Vendors are not selected on a first-come first-served basis. Vendor selection criteria are designed to keep the market fresh, interesting for customers, and profitable for vendors. The Fishers Farmers Market does not offer exclusivity for any vendor, company, brand, or products sold.

New applicants will be interviewed by phone so the vendor selection team can learn more about their business and food service background. Applicants may be asked to submit samples of their products for the team to evaluate. (Please do not submit samples until requested to do so.)

The Fishers Farmers Market strives to be an accelerator for local food entrepreneurs to grow new businesses. It is not our intent to penalize concession and/or prepared food vendors for being successful, but our goal is to provide opportunities and support for emerging food producers rather than larger, well-established businesses. The reality is that some food businesses are simply too big for the farmers market. We generally do not approve vendors with more than one brick-and-mortar (retail) location and prefer to provide market space to vendors who do not have retail stores.

Other vendor selection criteria include:

History with the Fishers Farmers Market including but not limited to: adherence to market rules and regulations; number of years participated in the market; weekly market attendance/tardiness record; and payment of fees
History of health department violations
Enhancement of overall product mix at the market without creating excessive supply of any one product as determined by the Market Manager and selection committee
Quality of products for sale by vendor as well as attractiveness and presentation of products/displays at vendor’s booth
For prepared foods, vendors must prepare their products in a commercial kitchen to better ensure the health and safety of our customers