Vendor Application
If you are interested in becoming a vendor at the 61st Street Farmers Market, please review the Policies and Guidelines. Our Market is a producer-only, food-only market. We do not accept vendors who only sell crafts, body care products, etc.
Farmers must guarantee that all products sold at the Market are 100% regionally grown and/or produced (IL, WI, IN, MI, MN, IA, MO).
Prepared food vendors must be able to verify that 75% of their ingredients are purchased from local growers/producers.
Priority will be given to vendors with products that are sustainably grown.
This 2024 season, new vegetable farmers, lunch vendors, and ready-to-eat producers (eg take home items like soup) are encouraged to apply. We do not have space for more bread or meat vendors at this time.
2024 MARKET OPERATING TIMES AND LOCATION
Outdoors - Saturdays, 9am - 2pm, May 11 - October 26, 2024 (25 markets)
Indoors - the Market will move indoors on the following Saturdays 9am - 2pm (10 markets):
November 4, 11, 18 of 2023 December 2, 9, 16 of 2023
January 13, February 10, March 9, April 13 of 2024
Our outdoor location is on 61st Street between Dorchester and Blackstone Avenues, and continues on to Blackstone Avenue in Chicago, IL. Our indoor season is located at the building at Experimental Station, 6100 S. Blackstone Ave.
ONLINE APPLICATION
To apply for the 2024 outdoor season, create a profile on Manage My Market, add all your products, then search for “61st Street Farmers Market” under applications to submit your application. You will find a copy of our paper application in our Documents section (for reference), along with all additional pages you may need to fill out, policies, and more. All checks must be written out to Experimental Station. If for some reason you are not able to fill out the online application or you are having trouble, please reference the vendor cheat sheet or email info@managemymarket.com. If you are still having trouble, reach out to market@experimentalstation.org.
FEES: 2024 OUTDOOR SEASON
Application and vendor fees are used to support marketing and operational expenses. Fees for the 2024 season are as follows:
Application fee: $75
Single stall (10’x10’): $375
Double stall (10’x20’): $500
Electricity (1 outlet, no cord provided): $15/season (Access determined by Market Manager based on need and context.)
The application, all supporting documents, and $75 application fee are due by March 22nd, 2024. A $50 late fee will be assessed for applications submitted after that date.
Stall fees must be paid in full by the end of the first market day - May 11th, 2024. Any vendor that does not pay the stall fee in full by May 11th may lose their place in the market.
Fees may be paid via check written out to Experimental Station OR paid online via the links below:
Three payments of $125 paid in full by May 11th.
Four payments of $125, completed by May 11th
INDOOR APPLICATION
To apply for the 2023/24 indoor season, please fill out a paper application. You may also email the application to market@experimentalstation.org.
NOTE: We have received an unprecedented amount of interest in our market this season, and are very limited in slots we have available. We will accept a small number of waitlist vendors who fill in for other vendors when they cannot attend. You will receive notification from the market manager if you are selected to be a waitlist vendor. In order to be eligible, you must submit an application, all supporting documents, and application fee.
FEES: 2023/24 INDOOR SEASON
Application and vendor fees are used to support marketing and operational expenses. Fees for the 2023 season are as follows:
Application fee: $75 - Not applicable for returning 2023 vendors
Single stall (6’x6’): $200
Double stall (6’x12’): $300
Half Stall (3’ x 4’): $150
Guest Stall (6’ x 6’): $25/day - manager approval and scheduling required
Electricity (1 outlet, no cord provided): $15/season (Access determined by Market Manager based on need and context.)
The application, all supporting documents, and $75 application fee (if new vendor) are due by October 26th, 2023. A $50 late fee will be assessed for applications submitted after that date.
Stall fees must be paid in full by the end of the first market day - November 4th, 2023. Any vendor that does not pay the stall fee in full by November 4th may lose their place in the market.
Fees may be paid via check written out to Experimental Station OR paid online via the links below: