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Apply to sellProducer-only.

We mean it.

If you grow it, raise it, or make it — and it's good — we want you at the table. Read the rules, fill out the form, we'll be in touch within a week.

What "producer-only" means here

The rules.

  • You (or someone in your operation) made the product.
  • It was grown, raised, or made within a 60-mile radius of Cortland.
  • Anything you didn't produce yourself is disclosed on your application.
  • Resale items, imports, MLM products, and anything you bought wholesale to flip — not for us.
How to apply

Three steps.

  1. Step 1
    Fill out the form below — about 5 minutes.
  2. Step 2
    Send 2 – 4 photos of your operation and product.
  3. Step 3
    We respond within a week. First-time vendors meet the market manager once before their first market.
Booth fees

Fair rates, shared when you apply.

Booth typePriceWhat you get
Outdoor regularOn request10×10 outdoor spot for the Saturday market
Premium coveredOn request10×10 indoor stall, weatherproof, prime traffic
Anchor event boothOn requestOne-day premium spot at our anchor events — dates coming soon
Electric hookupOn requestAdd-on, limited slots
Table rentalOn requestAdd-on if you don't have your own

Pricing: we share current booth rates during the application process — you'll have exact numbers with your acceptance email, before anything is due.

When fees are due: booth fees are due after you receive your acceptance email — pay within 48 hours to hold your spot for your requested market date. A spot isn't held until the fee is paid.

Setup & market day

How we run a Saturday.

Setup & conduct

Booth standards.

  • Tents: every canopy needs wrapped, weighted poles. Lake wind is real.
  • Tables: every table needs a cover — a dressed table is the house standard.
  • Stay the day: vendors sell the full market, open to close (10 AM – 4 PM). No early pack-downs — the 3 PM shopper deserves a full market too.
  • Placement: booth locations are assigned by the market manager. We do our best to honor requests, but final placement is the manager's call.
Weather & cancellations

Rain or shine.

  • The market runs rain or shine. By accepting a date, you're agreeing to show up in both.
  • Booth fees are non-refundable — including for weather.
  • Can't make your date? Life happens — call or email the market manager as soon as you know, and we'll work with you.
  • No-call, no-show: skipping a market without a word leaves an empty booth shoppers were promised. It puts your future dates at risk.
Compliance

Your responsibilities as a vendor.

Vendor compliance is your responsibility. Each vendor at Cortland Farmers Market is solely responsible for obtaining and maintaining all licenses, permits, and registrations required by Ohio law for the products they sell, where applicable, for collecting and remitting any applicable sales tax (Trumbull County combined rate: 6.75%), and for proper product labeling. Liability insurance is required for food-truck vendors, recommended for food and consumables vendors, and optional (but encouraged) for low-risk makers. Proof of any required licensing and insurance must be on file with the market and produced on request. Vendors without complete, current documentation will not be permitted to sell.

Sales tax: Some items sold at Cortland Farmers Market are subject to Ohio sales tax (6.75% in Trumbull County). Most food sold for off-premises consumption is tax-exempt. Tax handling is the responsibility of each individual vendor.

Application form

Tell us what you make.

Five minutes, plus a couple of photos by email. We read every word.

All products must be grown, raised, or made by the applicant. Be specific — crops, breeds, batch sizes.
Space, accessibility, setup, neighboring-booth needs, etc.
Social handles, website, word of mouth — anything that helps us cross-promote.
After you submit, email your certificate of insurance — required for food trucks, recommended for food and consumables vendors, optional for low-risk makers — and an optional photo of your booth or product to vendors@cortlandfarmersmarket.com. Not sure if you need it? Apply anyway — we'll talk it through.

Booth fees are due after acceptance — pay within 48hours of your acceptance email to hold your spot for your requested market date. Submitting this application does not guarantee a spot — you'll be notified by email if you've been selected to participate.

Read the key terms
  • Producer-only.You grew, raised, or made what you sell, within 60 miles of Cortland. Resale, imports, and wholesale-to-flip items are not permitted, and anything you didn't produce yourself must be disclosed on your application.
  • Booth fees are due after acceptance: payment within 48 hours of your acceptance email holds your spot for your requested market date. Submitting an application does not guarantee a spot — your space is confirmed by email, and a spot is not held until the fee is paid.
  • Licensing & tax. You obtain and maintain any licenses, permits, and registrations required by Ohio law for your products, where applicable, and collect and remit any applicable sales tax (Trumbull County rate 6.75%).
  • Insurance is required for food-truck vendors, recommended for food and consumables vendors, and optional for low-risk makers. Cortland Farmers Market provides no insurance to participants.
  • Labeling & food safety. Products are labeled and handled in line with applicable Ohio rules, including Ohio cottage food law where it applies.
  • Setup & conduct.Coordinate your setup with the market manager and arrive early enough to be set up before the market opens. Tents and canopies must have wrapped, weighted poles; every table must be covered; and vendors stay for the full market day — no early teardown. Booth placement is assigned by the market manager, who honors location requests on a best-effort basis. Keep your space clean and follow the market manager's direction throughout the day. The market may decline or remove a vendor for non-compliance.
  • Rain or shine; no refunds.The market runs rain or shine, and booth fees are non-refundable. If you cannot attend a market you've booked, notify the market manager as soon as possible. Missing a market without notice (a no-call, no-show) may forfeit future market dates.

For purposes of this agreement, 'Released Parties' means Cortland Farmers Market, the City of Cortland, the property owner, and each of their respective operators, officers, employees, and agents.

All authorized vendors participating in the Cortland Farmers Marketshall be individually and severally responsible to the Released Parties for any loss, bodily or personal injury, death, and/or property damage that may occur as a result of the vendor's negligence or that of its servants, agents, and employees. All vendors hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties from any loss, cost, damages, and other expenses, including attorneys' fees, suffered or incurred because of the vendor's negligence, or reckless, willful, or wanton conduct, or that of the vendor's servants, agents, and employees; provided that vendors shall not be responsible nor required to indemnify any Released Party for that party's own negligence. Cortland Farmers Market provides no insurance to participants; each vendor is responsible for carrying its own insurance.

By typing your name and submitting, you sign this application electronically and agree to the statements above as of today's date.
We respond within a week.

Every vendor at this market grew, raised, or made what they sell. That's the whole point.