UPDATE – Starting July 1, 2021 the bag ban is officially in effect. For full details of the bag ban – follow this link to the Department of Environmental Protection’s Bag Ban Guidance A “frequently asked questions (pdf)” document, offers more details outlining what is considered a reusable bag and a recycled paper bag, who […]
Market Rules & Bylaws
Face Coverings Are Required at Farmers’ Markets
June 30, 2020 CategoriesPlease help keep our farmers and shoppers safe and wear a face covering while shopping at the farmers’ market. Per CDC guidelines, and Governor Janet Mills Executive Order #55, farmers’ market vendors and customers are required to wear cloth face coverings unless an individual has a medical exemption. CLOTH FACE COVERINGS In addition to the […]
Belfast Farmers’ Market By-Laws 2003
June 12, 2012 CategoriesRevised 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 […]
Bowdoinham Farmers’ Market Association By-Laws 2008
June 12, 2012 CategoriesARTICLE 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 […]
Damariscotta Farmers’ Market By-Laws 2005
June 12, 2012 CategoriesARTICLE 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 […]
Fairfield Farmers’ Market Association, Inc. By-Laws 2002
June 12, 2012 CategoriesARTICLE 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, […]
Lewiston Farmers’ Market Association By-Laws 2004
June 12, 2012 CategoriesARTICLE 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, […]
Orono Farmers’ Market By-Laws 1998
June 12, 2012 CategoriesAdopted 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 […]
Waterville Farmers’ Market Association By-Laws 2007
June 12, 2012 CategoriesAs 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 […]
Intro to Farmers’ Market By-Laws Template
June 12, 2012 CategoriesView 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 […]