The Greenbelt Farmers Market is pleased to offer limited space at the market to organizations within the Greenbelt community. One of the goals of the market is to bring friends and neighbors together, and it is the perfect venue for a local organization to spread the word of its mission and to recruit new members.
Eligible Groups
The Greenbelt Farmers Market (GFM) offers space to local organizations that serve Greenbelt and are affiliated with one or more of the following criteria:
- food
- non-profit
- gardening
- education
- environment
Community Organization Guidelines
In addition, the Greenbelt Farmers Market has established the following guidelines:
- Attendance at the market must be pre-booked. Priority may be given to groups who have not yet had a table at GFM in the current season.
- GFM welcomes a diversity of organizations, however, it will not permit the promotion of specific political causes, proselytizing, or the signing of petitions.
- Groups strictly promoting one political party or religious perspective are not considered.
- GFM management will have absolute discretion to decide which organizations may participate at the market and to what extent.
- Organizations may not sell goods or services at GFM unless it is for a nonprofit fundraiser. The group must receive approval from GFM management prior to sales.
- Groups must check in with the Market Manager upon arrival and no later than 9:15 a.m. Groups will be designated a space at that time.
- GFM is a rain or shine event.
- Groups are required to bring their own table, chairs, tent or other shade structure, and weights to secure the shade structure. There is no electrical hook-up.
- Each leg of the tent must have 24 lbs of weight or more firmly attached to it.
- Spaces are to be left free of any trash. Public trash receptacles are not to be used for the disposal of commercial waste.
- Groups are required to stay at the Market until 2:00 p.m.
- If a Group is unable to attend the Market on their scheduled date, they are required to advise the Market Manager no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the Market date. They should contact the Market Manager at 202-430-5946 or [email protected].
Applications are Required
Please send an email to [email protected] with the following information:
Group Name:
Contact Person:
email:
Phone (both regular contact phone and, if different a mobile phone number for the day of the Market):
Mailing Address:
Group Website:
Include a brief description of what your group does and how it relates to our criteria for selection.
Include a brief description of what your group plans to do at the market
What date(s) would like to reserve space at the market?:
We will make every effort to accommodate your request; however, this does not reserve these dates for you. We will confirm the dates that you have been approved for no later than 2 weeks in advance.
All community groups must abide by our Community Organization Guidelines.
