Lander Valley Farmers Market
Vending Requirements
We are always seeking new vendors to sell at the market. Come and try it out!
How to become a 2025 LVFM Vendor:
Step 1: Read the 6 Things Every Vendor Should Know (below).
Step 2: Join the LVFM email list to be sure to receive updates throughout the season!
Step 3: Complete the online vendor application HERE
6 Things Every Vendor Should Know:
1. Become a Vendor
Vendor Applications must be filled out and approved prior to selling at the LVFM. The 2025 vendor application link will go live on April 10, 2025 at 8pm. Upon submission and approval of your vendor application, you will receive a welcome email from our market manager.
2. Important Market Times
The 2025 LVFM runs from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. every Saturday from June 7 to October 11 Set up begins at 8 a.m. and vendors must be there no later than 8:40 a.m. No sales are allowed before 9 a.m. and all vendors are required to remain in their space until the end of the market, even if they sell out of product.
3. Costs
Full Season Prepay:
$200 Due by June 7, 2025
-10 ft. x 10 ft. space with adjacent parking
-permanent space assignment for the season (June-October)
-priority will be given to those who register early
-limited availability
Weekly Pay:
$10 per week, due upon arrival to the market.
-10 ft. x 10 ft. space. No guarantee of shade or adjacent parking.
-space assignment will be based on availability each week
*Requires booth space request via email, call or text no later than Friday at 10am, each week the vendor would like to attend.
Vendor space assignments and maps will be distributed by email weekly on Friday evenings.
4. What To Bring/Essential Gear
You are responsible for your own booth equipment, such as tables, chairs, canopy shade, etc.. Please be advised, vendors are responsible for securing their equipment for potential weather events. Vendors are required to use a minimum 20 lb. per leg anchor system (water bags, etc.) to secure canopies and other flight risk items.
5. Sales Rules
The LVFM prioritizes locally produced goods sold directly by the producer. Vendors cannot purchase and resell another vendor’s products, and sales are to take place between 9 am and 11:30 am.
Vendors must comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations of the State of Wyoming and Fremont County, including sales tax reporting and current COVID-19 protocols.
6. Wyoming Food Freedom Act
The Wyoming Food Freedom Act allows you to sell value added products from an unlicensed, unsuspected home kitchen to an informed consumer. More information can be found at the link below.
Permitted Items
Items PERMITTED FOR SALE at the LVFM in accordance with the Wyoming Food Freedom Act:
Homemade baked goods, such as breads, rolls, cakes, cookies, pies, etc.
Home prepared canned goods, such as jams, jellies (including low sugar), salsas, pickles, etc.
Sauerkraut, vinegar, and other fermented foods
Raw honey
Home processed domestic rabbit, fish (except catfish), poultry, and poultry products are allowed for sale at the market. These items must follow USDA guidelines for poultry processing and comply with Wyoming labeling and temperature requirements.
All other meat such as lamb, beef, goat, pork, etc., must come from a state or federally inspected facility and comply with Wyoming labeling. These products must be held below 41°F.
All foods containing meat must follow Wyoming Food Freedom Act regulations. For example: breakfast burritos containing home grown and processed chicken are permitted, but pork or beef burritos are not allowed unless the burrito is made in a commercial kitchen. All hot prepared foods must be held at or above 140°F and are subject to inspection by the market manager.
Egg sales must comply with Wyoming labeling and temperature requirements.
Raw milk and dairy products (such as homemade cheese and yogurt) are allowed for sale. These products must be held below 41°F and are subject to inspection by the market manager
Nursery stock and seeds are allowed for sale at the market but vendors are required to hold a Nursery Stock or Seed Dealer license. Licenses are available from the Technical Services Division of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, click here. Nursery stock includes any potted plant, shrub, tree and/or herb to be grown for human consumption, ornamentals, landscaping or windbreaks. Does not include cut flowers or harvested fruit and vegetables.
Items NOT PERMITTED FOR SALE at the LVFM:
All wild game or wild fish.
Home processed wild game, beef, pork, lamb, or goat Jerky.
Any other meat that has not come from a state or federally inspected facility.
Any pre-made home-kitchen food products with meat other than domestically raised poultry, rabbit, or fish (except catfish).
Any pre-made food for immediate consumption without proper licensing.
Here is a link to the Wyoming Department of Agriculture FAQ page about the Wyoming Food Freedom Act.
For more information or questions specific to the Act, visit the Wyoming Dept. of Ag. website and contact the Consumer Health Services.
WY Food Freedom Act
In accordance with the act, producers are legally allowed to sell the following foods directly to consumers:
Raw milk and dairy products (such as homemade cheese and yogurt)
Home processed poultry and poultry products. These items must follow the USDA guidelines for poultry processing and comply with WY labeling and temperature requirements.*
Home processed rabbit and fish will be permitted after July 1, 2017.*
Eggs
Homemade baked goods, such as breads, rolls, cakes, cookies, pies, etc.
Home prepared canned goods, such as jams, jellies (including low sugar), salsas, pickles, etc.
Sauerkraut, vinegar, and other fermented foods
Raw honey
*All other meat such as lamb, beef, goat, pork, etc. must come from a state or federally inspected facility.
2017 Amendment:
Amendments to the Act were made in 2017, mostly to aide in clarification of terms used in the Act. For example, definitions for “homemade,” “producer,” “process,” and “this act" were spelled out in the amendments. Learn more about the changes, here.
One of the largest changes to the Act is that home processed rabbit and fish will be permitted for sale by producers after July 1, 2017.
