Prepared Foods
About the application
PREPARED FOODS APPLICATION
Do this on a real computer, not a phone :)
Grow Oak Ridge is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to connect locally grown food with the public.
- Winter Farmers Market is located INDOORS at Roane State Community College, 701 Briarcliff Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
- 15 Weeks on Saturdays, 9 AM to Noon
- December 6, 2025 to March 28, 2026.
- CLOSED Dec. 27, 2025, and Jan 3, 2026.
- Booths are roughly 6'x8'
- SAVE 20% when you select the "Whole Season Discount," which means your card on file will be charged on Nov. 3 for the entire season.
The Winter Farmers Market is for PRODUCERS only. You must make, bake or grow what you sell.
Reselling is not allowed.
This is the PREPARED FOODS application.
To Apply:
- READ the Vendor Handbook.
- Create/Update your profile.
- Enter ALL the products you wish to sell.
- Choose dates.
- Upload any certificates/licenses required for your products.
- Choose payment plan.
- Application fee is nonrefundable - If you are not accepted but eligible, you will be placed on a waiting list, and we will call you if we have an opening for your products.
About the event
Terms & Conditions
I am legally entitled to represent the business named in this application. I have read and agree to follow the policies of Grow Oak Ridge as outlined in the current Vendor Handbook. I agree to indemnify and hold harmless Grow Oak Ridge and its directors, employees, representatives and agents, from and against all liability, claims, demands, losses, damages, levies and causes of action or suits of any nature whatsoever, arising out of or related to my activities at this market.
I agree to abide by the rules of the Vendor Handbook, and the laws of Anderson County and the State of Tennessee regarding any product I sell.
I understand that Grow Oak Ridge may use my name and photographs of my products for advertising purposes.
By selecting "I agree" I acknowledge that a representative of Grow Oak Ridge has my permission to visit the location(s) where my products are produced and/or stored and to verify that I follow the Vendor Handbook.
Prices
| Non-Refundable Application fee | $16.00 | Non-refundable | Non-refundable application fee. If you are denied entry, this fee will not be returned. If you are not sure you will be accepted, please contact manager@growoakridge.org and ask. |
| Weekly Payment Plan, single booth | $21.20 | Non-refundable | PAY NOTHING TODAY Weekly charge of $21.20 will begin on the Thursday before the Saturday market for which you are scheduled. To cancel, email the manager by Wednesday each week. |
| Whole Season 20% Discount - Single Booth | $254.40 | Non-refundable | Covers all 15 weeks. SAVE 20% by choosing the Whole Season Discount. Nonrefundable. Your card on file will be charged on Nov. 3, unless you send us a check: Grow Oak Ridge, PO Box 4913, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. |
| Whole Season 20% Discount - Double booth | $381.60 | Non-refundable | Covers all 15 weeks. Double booth is approximately 20'x6' SAVE 20% by choosing the Whole Season Discount. Nonrefundable. Your card on file will be charged on Nov. 3, unless you send us a check: Grow Oak Ridge, PO Box 4913, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. |
Questions on the application
Business information
- Business name
- Legal business name
- Contact name
- Address
- Phone
- Website (Optional)
- Logo (Optional)
Additional information
- Write a brief description of your business. If you have or rent a commercial kitchen for your business, please give address of that, and who owns it.
- List all your social media channels
- What categories of prepared foods are you interested in selling at the Winter Farmers Market?
- What is the name and email of the second vendor? The second vendor must 1) apply to Grow Oak Ridge and be accepted and 2) Clearly label their product with their name.
- Farmers Market Food Unit permits, TN Department of Health
- Do you have a Food Manufacturer's License through the TN Department of Agriculture?
- Within those categories, please list the names of specific prepared food products you wish to sell.
- Do you plan to bring a product from another vendor in a cooperative agreement? If yes, please list the name of the other vendor. The second vendor must 1) Apply to this market and be accepted 2) Clearly label their products with their name. Then you may share your booth fee and workload.
- Where else do you sell your products?
- Reference - Who can vouch that make your own products?
- I understand that the staff of Grow Oak Ridge may ask to visit my production facility, and I consent to that visit.
- Do you need a booth with electricity?
- Sales Reporting
- I have read, understand and will abide by the rules in the Grow Oak Ridge Vendor Handbook.
- Provide any additional information that you wish to convey to the market manager:
- Upload Food Manufacturer's License
Picture requirements
- Minimum pictures required: 0
