Market Eligibility<\/h3>\n
Hot Food Requirements:<\/strong> Colorado Cottage Foods Act Certain:<\/strong> Credit Card Sales:<\/strong> SNAP\/EBT Sales:<\/strong> Booth Fees:<\/strong> Sales Tax<\/strong><\/p>\n Vendors must have a Rifle Sales Tax License when selling goods. Vendors need to submit copies of these licenses to\u00a0Rifle Farmers Market.<\/p>\n Rifle Sales Tax info<\/a><\/p>\n For your information-\u00a0Colorado State Sales Tax info<\/a><\/p>\n Retail Food and Licensing <\/strong>\u00a0(food trucks, carts, etc.)<\/p>\n Food must be prepared in a commercial State Health Department approved kitchen and then reheated to serve at the market or sold in preserved form. Vendor setup must include a hand washing station. Each vendor must have an application to Conduct a Special Event Food Facility and Food Booth worksheet in addition to a Temporary\/Special event Retail Food Service License available from Garfield County Public Health Department before participating in the market. For assistance with this process please contact:<\/p>\n Nerida Mojarro Colorado Cottage Foods Act\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Any potential sale of food products that do not fit under a Retail Food establishment MUST fit under the Colorado Cottage Foods Act. For more information please read the following information or contact Carla Farrand for Garfield County at 970-625-3969 or carla.farrand@colostate.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Colorado Cottage Foods Act<\/a><\/p>\n National Farmers Market Insurance Program (Optional)<\/strong><\/p>\n Although optional, we encourage vendors to obtain affordable liability coverage for your booth. Please visit CampbellRiskManagement.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n Each vendor is responsible for obtaining any and all documentation needed to participate in the market and submitting copies of all relevant paperwork. This page is simply to assist our vendors in their paperwork and application process.\u00a0Rifle Farmers Market will not obtain documents on a\u00a0vendor’s behalf.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Rifle Farmer\u2019s Market will take place at Heinze Park in Downtown Rifle each Friday from June 21 to September 6. In 2024 we are proud to have in-person local farm produce, artisan food vendors, live music, kids area, playground …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/riflefarmersmarket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2222"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/riflefarmersmarket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/riflefarmersmarket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riflefarmersmarket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riflefarmersmarket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2222"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/riflefarmersmarket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14902,"href":"https:\/\/riflefarmersmarket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2222\/revisions\/14902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/riflefarmersmarket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/riflefarmersmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Vendor-296x300.jpg\")
Grower Eligibility Requirements:<\/strong>
\nAll fresh produce and agricultural products must be Colorado-grown, and not purchased from a retailer.<\/p>\n
\nFood must be prepared in a commercial State Health Department approved kitchen and then reheated to serve at the market or sold in preserved form. Vendor setup must include a hand washing station. Each vendor must have an application to Conduct a Special Event Food Facility and Food Booth worksheet in addition to a Temporary\/Special event Retail Food Service License available from Garfield County Public Health Department before participating in the market.<\/p>\n
\nNon-Potentially Hazardous foods do not require a State approved commercial kitchen. These include spices, teas, dehydrated produce, nuts, seed, honey, jams, jellies, baked goods, and eggs. A food safety course is required. For more information and complete food list contact Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment. http:\/\/cottagefoods.org\/laws\/usa\/colorado\/<\/p>\nMarket Information<\/h3>\n
\nThe 2024 market will be accepting cash, SNAP, and Double-Up Food Bucks upon pick up each Friday evening. Please read the EBT-Debit-agreement<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n
\nThe market will be using wooden tokens for individuals with SNAP\/EBT cards (formerly known as food stamps.) These red $1 tokens can only be accepted by certain vendors in exchange for non-hot food items, and change cannot be given. Please read the EBT-Debit-agreement<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n
\nSeason long booth fee is $150, along with a $100 refundable deposit.
\nHalf season booth fee is $75, along with a $100 refundable deposit.
\nNEW! $25 Drop-In Fee for ANY market vendor
\nNonprofits receive a reduced fee of $25, along with the $100 deposit. No religious or political affiliations.
\nArtisan Night booth fee is $25\/night. These special nights are the last Friday of each month during the market season.<\/p>\n
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\nGarfield County Public Health
\n195 W.14th Street
\nRifle, CO 81650
\nPhone (970) 625-5200 Ext 8128<\/a>,\u00a0or email nmojarro@garfiled-county.com<\/a><\/p>\n
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