Our Story
Before the Beverly Farmers’ Market was founded, the Food Project had established a small market selling their locally grown produce in Ellis Square on Cabot Street. The Food Project decided not to continue running this small market, making 2008 their final season. The Beverly Farmers’ Market began that next season in June of 2009, under the direction of Estelle Rand. We have grown from a four vendor market at Ellis Square to over 24 vendors at the beautiful Veterans Park. We welcome new vendors each year, especially new farmers with unique offerings and culturally diverse crops, backyard gardeners, and food entrepreneurs who use locally sourced ingredients. We take pride in being an inclusive and well curated market for our vendors and our customers.
We are currently accepting applications for the 2024 season!
Why join the Beverly Farmers’ Market family? Because our market is supported by a management style that is inclusive and flexible, organized and mature. We value the local economy and community connections that happen at the market above all else. (We call that “market magic”.) We value the integrity that you bring to our market. Check out our different applications below.
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We are excited to welcome back returning vendors and meet new vendors. You are a great fit for our market if you are returning farm or if you are a new farm that offers unique and/or culturally diverse produce like amaranth, fuzzy melon, garden eggs or African eggplant, ginger, gongura or Jamaica Sorrel, jilo or Scarlet Eggplant, lemongrass, edible luffa or luffa sponge, mint, okra, parsley, red perilla, sorrel, and watercress.
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We also accept non-farm vendors! You are a great fit for our market if you are a returning non-farm vendor or new non-farm vendor locally making food or goods of high quality, showing skill and creativity. Priority is given to prepared foods and handmade goods that are made with locally sourced agricultural ingredients or food related components. We prioritize vendors who use renewable materials and/or compostable packaging. Non-farm goods can include many things, like baked goods, bath & body products, niche food products or handmade goods for example.
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We would love to hear from you, too! The Beverly Farmers’ Market loves to build and expand our community. We want to know how your mission fits with ours. Why do you value connecting community to local agriculture? Do you love that the market acts as a small business incubator for food entrepreneurs? Tell us more about what you can bring to the market as a non-profit partner or a for-profit sponsor of the market.
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Each week we host music and acivities at the market. Are you interested in playing at the market?
Before you apply - read this
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Our policies help keep vendors and shoppers safe while making sure that the market remains true to the mission of supporting local agriculture and increasing access to fresh, local food.
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Find out more about this year’s dates of operation, vendor fees, application deadlines, contact information and how to pay. This is great reference information for current vendors, potential vendors, or if you are just curious about how the market operates.
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Upon acceptance:
All vendors must provide a certificate of insurance upon acceptance to the market, adding the market as an additional insured. You will receive more information about insurance options with your acceptance letter.
Upon acceptance, prepared food vendors are required to obtain a farmers' market permit from the Beverly Board of Health. The Health Dept. permit can be completed online. Be prepared to share your ServeSafe certificate as well.
Vendors set up as sole proprietors must obtain and share a DBA (“Doing Business As”) certificate, upon acceptance. Please see your town or city clerk for more information.
Other businesses (LLCs for example) should be registered with the Secretary of State.
Please use this link to learn more about starting a business in MA.