Summer Market Vendor Application
2025 Summer Market Vendor Application Information
Welcome to Cuyahoga Valley Farmers Market SUMMER Application process. Cuyahoga Valley Farmers Market (CVFM) is a producer-only farmers market. We are seeking applications from farms and other producers that either raise, grow, cook or produce the product you intend to sell. We do not permit reselling. We are a vendor and community-run market that attempts to marry the needs of the community and the needs of the farmers by providing a vibrant gathering place where we can meet to market our products.
The Market Mission: Cuyahoga Valley Farmers Markets’ (CVFM) works to provide access to and education about sustainable foods and agriculture to the communities in Northeast Ohio by building connections between our community and the producers of locally grown food. CVFM was established in 2022 to continue the operation of the long-running Countryside farmers markets in Howe Meadow and at Old Trail School, both located in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. These vibrant farmers markets have been in operation since 2004 and have been growing steadily since their inception.
2025 Summer Market:
The summer market application period will be from January 8th-March 5th 2025.
Market dates are every Saturday, May 3 through October 25, at Howe Meadow in Cuyahoga Valley National Park (4040 Riverview Road, Peninsula, OH).
Application Fees:
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Vendor Online Application fee $25.00
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Vendor Paper Application fee $35.00
Summer Market Fees
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$45 first booth per week
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$10 per week for each 15 amp electrical plugin
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$10 per additional booth space
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$20 additional Vendor in Booth
The primary vendor is responsible for the standard $45 weekly booth fee. If the primary vendor chooses to share their booth with one or more additional vendors, each of those additional vendors will be charged $20 per week. Each additional vendor must complete a separate application, pay the $25 application fee, and provide proof of liability insurance with CVFM listed as the certificate holder, as well as any required local county health department permits (in the vendor's home county).
CVFM is a not-for-profit corporation; all proceeds will be used for the benefit of the market. Fee scales may be adjusted every year by the decision of the Board of Directors. Sales Reporting is required and done on the honor system.
The non-refundable application fee is required each year for application processing for all applications. Your application will not be processed until your non-refundable fee has been received. Paper application fees may be paid by credit card, check, or cash.
Applications will be reviewed by the Board of Directors (BOD) and Market Staff. Approval is based on providing customers with a balanced and varied product mix, the vendor's locality, product quality, and sustainability. All accepted vendors will either have a credit card on file or pay a $100 deposit, refundable at the end of the season.
Vendors must be located within 100 miles of Akron, with all products sold at Market produced within that area
Interested vendors
Interested vendors applying by paper, please email marketmanager@cuyahogavalleyfarmersmarket.org to receive your application.