Become a Vendor

Thank you for your interest in becoming a vendor at the South Durham Farmers’ Market! 
Applications for the 2022-2023 season is now OPEN. 

 About Our Market

• The South Durham Farmers’ Market is excited to be in our eleventh market season in one of the Triangle’s fastest growing communities.
• Our vendors are qualified farmers, prepared food artisans, or craftspeople who reside and grow or create their products within a 50 mile radius of our market location at the Greenwood Commons Shopping Center at 5410 NC Highway 55 Durham, NC 27713. Our farmers and vendors offer some of the best produce, meats, and other goods in the area.
• We are open each Saturday from April – October from 8am to noon and November – March from 9am to noon. We also hold a special Pre-Thanksgiving Market every Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Please note that we are open rain or shine. You will be able to designate your calendar preferences at the time of application.

• Application Fee (nonrefundable): $30
• Annual membership fee (due only upon acceptance):
  • General Membership/Day Vendor $100 EXCEPT,
  • Cooperative Member Fee is $40 for each Cooperative Member
• Daily stall fees:
  • $20 Summer Season Stall (April – October)
  • $15 Winter Season Stall (November – March)

• Before submitting your application, please take a moment to review the  market Rules and Bylaws. Prepared food and craftspeople should place additional consideration on our evaluation priorities for the use of local ingredients and materials and contact us if they have any questions.
• We will be accepting applications from new vendors for the 2022-2023 market season through midnight January 15, 2022.   Any applications that have not been completed and submitted by this date will not be considered. 
• Existing vendors at the SDFM must submit their application by midnight December 31, 2021.
• Application Instructions:
  • https://form.jotform.com/212443442423143 Click the link to apply!
  • Submit your application fee and membership deposit – we accept checks or Square Payments.
  • Submit all required licenses.**
• We will review applications during the month of February. You will receive an email regarding acceptance (pending inspection) or rejection by February 29, 2022.
• If you’re interested in becoming a guest vendor please email manager@southdurhamfarmersmarket.org

The Farmers Organization of Durham Corporation

323 East Chapel Hill Street 

P.O. Box 295 

Durham, NC 27701

**All prepared food items, meat, fish, and cheese must meet state and local health regulations at the time of application – including the inspection of the prepared foods seller’s kitchens by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture health inspectors. Sellers of meat and fish must have valid licenses. Wild harvested products must adhere to all NC and federal laws. If you are a new vendor and have not yet acquired the required licenses/certificates or are not sure what is required, please contact us prior to submitting your application (and well ahead of the application deadline).

Please feel free to contact our Market Manager via the "contact us" page