Products accepted from within a 50 MILE radius include:

• Fruit & Vegetables grown by the seller from seeds, seedlings, or sets

• Potted plants or live plant starts grown by the seller from seed, seedling, or transplant

• Eggs produced by the seller’s poultry

• Honey produced by the seller’s bees

• Fresh baked goods and prepared food items must be made from scratch by the seller using regionally sourced, sustainable ingredients

• Fresh cut flowers grown on the seller’s farm

• Meat products must be produced from animals raised on the seller’s farm

• Dairy products, including milk, cheese, and yogurt must be produced from animals raised on the seller’s farm

• Fish products must be humanely caught or raised

• Pet food and treats made from scratch by the seller using regionally sourced, sustainable ingredients

• Foraging is an acceptable practice. Foraged products must be approved by the Piedmont Farmers Market management prior to sale

• Prepared and packaged foods using ingredients sourced from local, SC farms

• Bath and Body products that incorporate regional and sustainable ingredients

• Natural cleaners that incorporate sustainable ingredients

• Handmade artisan products using natural materials (i.e. wood, fiber art, print, soy wax)

• Handmade, high quality craft products that include minimal to no pre-manufactured components.

Selection of vendors of approved products is based on:

• Market composition parameters (50%, 30%, 20%)

• Excessive duplication of a single product 

• Sufficient inventory to meet market demand

Not Accepted:

• Resellers or wholesalers

• Service vendors (note sponsor opportunities for this sector)

• Foods prepared in an unauthorized kitchen

• Overly processed foods/ premanufactured mixes

• Carnival-like foods that do not utilize some local or regional ingredients: (i.e. funnel cakes, candy apples, etc.)

• Beverages not produced by vendor business (i.e. soda, energy drinks, etc.)

• Meat and dairy products treated with growth hormones

• Products containing THC

• Products from franchised businesses 

If your business does not meet the above requirements at this time – please do not complete the Vendor Application.

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Criteria & Required Documents

Read the rules and regulations to see if the products you will be selling will need any permits/certifications. Failure to provide needed permits and certifications will result in not being accepted into the market.

Vendor Permits (must submit with application)

To be considered, you must submit all documentation with your application. See application for further information. This is your responsibility and Piedmont Farmers Market does not aid in gaining any type of permit.

• Vendors must be licensed to conduct business in the state of South Carolina. The state requires all vendors (including resellers), with the exception of farmers, to secure a SC retail license and post it at their booth each week for the entire season. Please see https://dor.sc.gov/tax/registration/faq for more information.

• Vendors are responsible for their own taxes (including sales tax), necessary permits, inspections (food, agricultural & nursery plants), and license liabilities.

• All vendors planning to sell any food product, please see the South Carolina Department of Agriculture’s Requirements for Selling Manufactured or Processed Foods at Farmers Markets.

• Any vendors planning to only sell retail (meaning you are only selling directly to the end consumer) will now be covered under SCDHEC. Any vendors also planning to do wholesale (meaning you are selling to other stores/vendors) are still covered under SCDA.

• Canned/jarred/bottled products require analysis by a recognized processing authority, Clemson University. Products must be produced in a permitted DHEC approved facility. The permit must be submitted to the market manager at application.

• Non-amenable meat species (rabbit, quail, etc.) are under SCDA and require an RVC registration and inspection. This must be provided to the market manager at application.

• Eggs: Requires an SCDA Egg License. Eggs must be washed, graded, sized, and properly labeled and refrigerated at 45 F or below at all times. A copy of your licensed is to be displayed at your table and a copy provided to the market manager at time of application.

• Mushroom cultivation and processing are under SCDA guidelines.

Contact Clemson Food2Market for further information.