Become a market vendor

The Board of the Farmers Market meets in February to review new applicants for the upcoming season. If space is available, new applicants may also be admitted to the Market during the market season.

Please read the Franklin County Farmers Market rules and vendor application as well as the Kentucky Department of Agriculture Farmers’ Market Manual. 

How to Apply for the Regular Season:

  1. Read the KDA Farmers Market Manual and the Franklin County Farmers Market Rules.

  2. Fill out the 2026 Vendor Application Google Form. Make sure to upload all required documents.

  3. Email Kellie with questions. Once approved, Katelyn will send you an invoice for your vendor fees. New vendor applicants should wait to send payment until after the market board has reviewed their application.

    While we accept applications all year, preference is given to producers who apply by February 1, 2026.

2026 Vendor Application
2026 Market Rules

FCFM Membership Options:

Regular Member: These vendors must be farmers or producers from Franklin and adjacent counties. (Our bylaws also allow for the possibility of accepting a Kentucky producer from a more distant county if they offer a product that is not available at our market.)  Regular vendors attend market regularly on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and/or Saturdays and are full market members who can serve on the market board and have voting rights.  

  • $300 per space PLUS Saturday Fees

  • Saturday Fees are either $20 per week per space OR $250 flat fee per space for the season

Rotating Vendor: Kentucky producers and artisan craftspeople may apply to the market to sell on one week each month and at the Holiday Market. Rotating vendors must schedule dates they plan to attend in advance.  Rotating vendors may request to come more regularly and pay a guest vendor fee for those additional sales weeks. Rotating vendors must be accepted by the market board, are not voting members of the market, and may not be elected to the market board.

  • $250 per year, no Saturday market fee

  • no membership vote

  • must schedule dates in advance

Guest Vendor: Kentucky producers and artisan craftspeople may apply to sell at the market occasionally as a guest vendor (date(s) must be scheduled in advance).  Guest vendors are accepted on a visit-by-visit basis by the market manager and are reviewed by the market board as necessary. Guest vendors receive no membership vote.

  • $50 per week (Thursday, Saturday)

  • no membership vote 

  • must schedule dates in advance

Thursday Online Only Vendor: Kentucky producers and artisan craftspeople may apply to sell for our Thursday Online Only Market. Thursday Online Only Vendors must be accepted by the market board, are not voting members of the market, and may not be elected to the market board.

  • $25 start up fee if brand new vendor + market will keep 10% of all online sales for Thursday Online Only vendors

  • no membership vote

Food Truck Vendor: Food trucks and prepared-food vendors may apply to sell at the market occasionally (date(s) must be scheduled in advance).  There is no fee for food truck vendors, and they are accepted on a visit-by-visit basis by the market manager and reviewed by the market board as necessary. Food truck vendors have no membership vote.

  • $50 per week

  • no membership vote

  • must follow Health Department regulations

All vendors must follow all local and state health department regulations.