Market Rules & Bylaws

Revised 2003 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The Belfast Farmers’ Market (hereinafter called “The Association”) was established to provide local small growers and craftsmen with an outlet for the sale of fresh picked produce and related agricultural products; to foster an appreciation for Maine’s rural resources; and to develop sources of marketing, management and agricultural information for […]

ARTICLE 1. NAME This organization shall be known as the Bowdoinham Farmers’ Market Association. ARTICLE 2. PURPOSE The mission of the Bowdoinham Farmers’ Market Association is to create, promote, and operate a producer-only farmers’ market in Bowdoinham that will provide residents access to fresh food, encourage community activity in Bowdoinham’s village, and stimulate public interest […]

ARTICLE ONE: ORGANIZATION. The name of this organization shall be the Damariscotta Farmers’ Association. ARTICLE TWO: PURPOSE. This group has been organized on a non-profit basis for the following purposes: 1. To provide a capability for mid-coast Maine producers to present their products directly to consumers. 2. To establish and maintain operating standards for the […]

ARTICLE 1- Name This organization shall be known as the Fairfield Farmers’ Market Association. ARTICLE 2 – Purpose To improve the production and marketing of local farm and garden products in the Fairfield area, and to educate and stimulate public interest and awareness in the consumption of local farm and garden products, thereby supporting, preserving, […]

ARTICLE 1 . NAME This organization shall be known as the Lewiston Farmers’ Market Association. ARTICLE 2 . PURPOSE The mission of the Lewiston Farmers’ Market Association is to create, promote, and operate an open­air farmers market in downtown Lewiston that will provide residents access to fresh, nutritious food, encourage community activity in Lewiston’s downtown, […]

Adopted 15-Feb-98   Article 1 – Formal Title This organization shall be known as the Orono Farmers’ Market Association Article 2 – Purpose To improve the production and marketing of local farm and garden products in the Orono and surrounding areas, and to stimulate public interest in the consumption of local farm and garden products […]

As Adopted 16-Jan-07 Article 1 – Formal Title This organization shall be known as the Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market Association. Article 2 – Purpose The purpose of the Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market Association is to improve the production and marketing of local farm and garden products in Downtown Waterville and surrounding areas by holding a […]

View By-Laws Template (web page) View By-Laws Template (printable pdf) This Farmers’ Market By Laws Template is a document that provides a skeleton upon which your organization fills in what its structure will be and what it’s official operating procedures are. The order of the articles is traditional, not mandatory. However each of the articles […]

Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market Association Adopted April 2007 1. LOCATION AND TIME: a. The Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market (DWFM) is located in the Concourse Parking Lot in the northern corner of the area that directly abuts Main Street. b. The Market is officially open every Thursday from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM from the first […]