WELCOME TO THE U CITY FARMERS 2025 VENDOR APPLICATION

This application has several sections. Please read everything carefully. There will be an Agreement Acceptance box at the end of the application.

ARE YOU A NEW VENDOR?  Contact our market manager to confirm available openings before applying. 314-913-6632

ARE YOU SPONSOR OR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION? Please contact our manager at 314-913-6632

U CITY FARMERS MARKET

2025 SATURDAY MARKET–34 weeks (30-week online application begins May 3)
Pre-Season: April 5-26; 8:30am-12:30pm; 4 weeks   (Sign Up Weekly)
Main Season: May 3 to November 22; 8:30am-12:30pm; 30 weeks (Sign Up Online)

2025 Thursday MARKET–22 weeks (online application)
Every Week: May 8 to September 25 ; 4:00pm – 7:00pm

2025 HOLIDAY MARKET
Saturday, December 6; 10:00am-2:00pm

VENDOR SERVICES – What you get as a vendor

The market offers weekly market email; active social media; website updates; net-working and advertising; University City promotions; STL Co DOH updates; convenient parking; free electricity and limited on-site storage (for full season farm and food vendors only); .

  • Market Site: The market is located in Heman Park in University City, an inner ring suburb in St Louis County.  It is a beautiful tree filled park.  The market is located near the recreation complex (Centennial Commons) and the public swimming pool.
  • On-Site Storage:  Full Season Saturday Farm & Food Vendors may store large equipment in locked shed in between market days. Vendors must fill out Storage Waiver Form and Pay a Storage Fee of $75. Storage space is limited.

CUSTOMER SERVICES—What your customers get

Plenty of free, convenient parking; easy access to your products; weekly newsletter; SNAP/EBT; Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB); Debit/Credit Tokens; accessible market site; community outreach; weekly music and special events. Everyone is welcome!

REQUIRED FORMS

Insurance: All Vendors must maintain a General Commercial Liability Insurance Policy that does not exclude products – completed operations coverage. Policy limit should be a minimum of 1 million per occurrence with a 2 million aggregate limit. Each vendor policy must list the U City Farmers Market as an additional insured or contain a blanket additional insured endorsement and provide the market with a certificate of insurance confirming coverage.

Some vendors will need to provide additional documents such as Storage Waiver Form, STL County DOH Farmers Market Permits, MO Egg License, etc. Forms may be uploaded as part of the application process.

VENDOR TYPES ALLOWED (Vendors must make or grow their own products)

  • Produce Farmers (products must be grown in MO / IL)
  • Non-Produce Vendors (regionally produced and processed)
  • Specialty Seafood Products (regional and others by approval only)
  • Bakery Vendors (locally produced)
  • Vendors of locally produced artisan foods
  • Vendors of locally made, hand-crafted non-food products
  • No items that need FDA approval or claim to be medicinal
  • MLMs are not allowed
  • Non-Profit Organizations; information only (Except religious and political organizations.)

VENDOR CATEGORIES

  • FULL SEASON VENDORS: Are Food & Farm Vendors who pay in advance for the whole season
    • Seasonal farmers: Sign up as a weekly vendor and talk to manager about schedule and pricing
  • WEEKLY VENDORS:  Are farm, food or craft vendors who pay on a weekly basis.
    • Includes vendors who attend for the whole season or on selected days.
    • Special Set-Up Vendors:  Sign up as a weekly vendor and talk to manager about schedule and pricing
  • APPLICATION FEE:  A small one-time application fee of $20 is applied.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPONSOR THE MARKET?

Please contact our market manager at 314-913-6632.

Become a Vendor