Vendor Handbook | Farmers Market Lehi

2026 Lehi Farmer’s Market Vendor Handbook

The Lehi Farmers Market is a handmade community market with an array of arts and crafts along with local produce, flowers, and specialty food items. Each Summer and Fall Saturday the market comes alive as community members come together to support local micro-producers and musicians. The market strives to provide an opportunity and sense of community that is beneficial to the public as well as the vendor.

Market Info

Location: 1020 W Main, Lehi UT 84043
Email: FarmersMarketLehi@gmail.com
Market Manager 2026: Heather Escamilla
FarmersMarketLehi.com
When: Summer and Fall Saturdays 9AM-1PM starting June 13, 2026 -rain or shine **Times may change based on severe weather conditions (High winds, lightning, extreme heat, unhealthy air quality) at discretion of the Market Manager.

Vending Categories

Farmers Vendors who grow or produce fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, cut flowers, potted plants, dried food products, honey, eggs, dairy products, poultry, and meat. This also includes vendors who produce the majority of supplies or ingredients for their processed goods and/or foods including fibers, preserves, jams, jellies, etc. The significant constituents of the products are grown and processed by the vendor themselves. NOTE – Produce Exception: Based off the Idaho State Department of Agriculture Idaho Preferred Seasonal List, fruits and vegetables may be brought in from out of the area only if not in season or not available locally in the Treasure Valley or surrounding area. Produce vendors must produce eighty percent (80%) of their fruits and vegetables themselves; twenty percent (20%) of the produce sold by a vendor can be resale.

Prepared Food Vendors Vendors who prepare foods fresh for immediate consumption and adhere to Idaho Public Health Licenses and Permits. Fresh Foods include cider, salsa, cheese, etc.

Crafts and Artisan Vendors Vendors who handmake all, or predominately all, of the art or craft product. Craft and artisan products include, but are not limited to, candles, ceramics, home décor, jewelry, painting, photography, wood works and embroidery.

Non-Profits Non-Profits are permitted to participate in the market one Saturday per month. Nonprofits are still required to pay the vendor fee of $30.

Youth Vendors The Lehi Farmer’s Market encourages and supports early entrepreneurial interest of farming, gardening, crafts, and food preparation. This handbook applies to Youth Vendors. Adults, chaperones, guardians, and/or other family members in attendance with a youth vendor shall also abide by this handbook and subsequent policies.

Market Operating Policies

Market Policies shall apply to the Lehi Farmers Market and its vendors.

Market Manager Role. The manager sets fees and determines market policy, which is subject to change at the discretion of the market manager. The market manager has the ultimate authority to assign vending space, settle disputes, and disqualify vendors for policy violations. The market manager reserves the right to cancel the privileges of any vendor at any time for any reason.
Vendor Production Rule. The vendor is a person, immediate family member, or employee of a vendor who regularly and directly works in all stages of the cultivation, production, and/or harvest of permitted good sold and understands all market and vendor policies. An immediate family member is a parent, child, spouse, or domestic partner or a producer. Individuals who are included in your application may sell at the market. A vendor may only sell goods produced by his/her immediate family, or his/her employer. If market staff has reason to believe that a vendor did not produce the goods he/she is selling at the market, the market reserves the right to deny approval to the market.
Mix of Vendors. It is the intent of the market to have a smaller percentage of vendors be craft or artisan vendors, with preference for the greater percentage of vendors be food vendors. In future years, greater preference will be give to vendors selling food or food-related artisan products.
Becoming a Market Vendor. Vending at the Lehi Farmers Market requires an approved vendor application. Returning vendors are also required to submit a new application, no exceptions. Applications can be found online at: INSERT APPLICATION LINK
Jurying Criteria. Vendors will be juried based on five main criteria: Returning vendors must be in good standing (i.e. payments submitted on time, timely notification of cancellation, followed protocol for set up/tear down, etc.), preference given to local vendors (Lehi, Utah county, Utah), uniqueness, quality of vendor product, and a completed application.
Payment. Weekly booth fees are $30.00 for one 10 x 10 booth space per market. Youth Vendor fees are $10.00 for one 10 x 10 booth space per market. Food Truck fees are $50.00 for one food truck space per market. (This applies to all vendors with a food truck.) Payment must be made one week before your scheduled market date. If payment is not received by Friday, one week before your scheduled market date, you will be removed from the vendor map. No late payments will be accepted. All booth fees must be paid on Marketspread or in person at Eagle City Hall during regular business hours.
Cancellation. Once vendors have been scheduled, vendors must cancel their scheduled market date by submitting a cancellation request by Friday, one week before scheduled market date via email to: FarmersmMarketLehi@gmail.com
Refunds. Vendors may request a refund if they submit their cancellation request via email one week before the date to be cancelled. No refund will be issued for paid weekly booth fee when cancelling with less than one week’s notice. No shows on the day of the market will not receive a refund.
Booth Space Allocation. Vendors are not guaranteed a booth location. Requests may be submitted to Market Manager for consideration. The allocation of booth space is determined by Market Manager. The market provides ten (10) feet by ten (10) feet spaces, and all products must be kept within this space, with the exception of two (2) feet in front of tents for displayed signs.
Canopy. A ten (10) foot by ten (10) foot canopy is required at the Market. Any color canopy is acceptable but white is preferred.
Weights. Canopy weights are required. Make sure that you have 25 pounds on each leg, or 50 pounds on opposite sides, for a total weight of 100 pounds to hold the tent down in case the winds pick up. As a reminder, staff will be coming around to verify that appropriate weights are attached to your canopy. If you are missing your weights, we will ask you to take down your canopy until weights have been obtained. Forgetting tent weights is unacceptable.

Vendor Operating Policies

Sales and Distribution of Non-Approved Items. The sale of non-approved items (such as a prepared food not included in original application) is prohibited. Market Manager had the authority to stop the sale of any non-approved item(s). If a vendor would like to add an item to their original application, please contact Market Manager for approval.
Cleanliness and Waste Management. All vendors must minimize waste. Vendors are responsible for the set-up, clean-up, and safe operation of their booth space. State and local health and safety requirements, particularly those in the food area, will be enforced by market manager. The vendor is solely responsible for damages resulting from the sale of unsafe or unsound goods. The waste receptacles in the market are for market customers and should not be used by vendors. Vendors accumulating more than one grocery sized bag of trash will need to take the trash with them at the close of the market. Vendors are not allowed to keep animals/pets with them at their booth unless it is a service animal.
Power and Generators. Limited electricity, if available; advanced arrangements must be made with Market Management. In an effort to minimize noise and exhaust pollution, generators are required to be less than 75 decibels.
Decorum / Etiquette. The Market requires and expects considerate, polite, common sense and friendly cooperation among all vendors, participants, and patrons. Vendors shall respect the authority of the market staff and the decisions they make for the betterment of the Lehi Farmers Market.
Market Promotion. All vendors give permission to the Market to use photographs and other images of vendors for promotional purposes without compensation. And all vendors will promote the market on social media and other advertising methods.
Pricing. Vendors are required to display legible price markers for all goods offered for sale. If selling goods by weight, the vendor shall supply a legal produce scale that is subject to periodic inspection by staff.
Utah State Sales Tax Reporting. Vendors must fill out form TC-790C per Utah State Law. The Market will provide a temporary sales tax ID number for those vendors using a temporary ID that can be found at: www.farmersmarketlehi.com. All vendors are required by law to have a copy of form TC-790C in their booth space at all times.
Permits and Licenses. All applicable permits are required and must be visibly posted during the market.
Food vendors are responsible for meeting all health requirements and obtaining the permits, licenses, and liability insurance applicable to their products.
Vendors who are using a weight or measuring instrument for commercial purposes must register the device with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) annually. This includes scales to measure produce.
Vendors selling live, potted plants (like seedlings, perennials, or shrubs), are legally required to hold a Nursery Dealer License issued by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF). This does not apply to fresh cut flowers.
Non-Attendance. Vendors are required to email Market Manager one week’s notice of non-attendance to transfer payment of a paid market date. Cancellation requests must be received by Friday, one week ahead of scheduled market date.
Set up. Vendors will enter the market area, pull near their space number, unload their items, and exit the market area. You may unload only next to your booth space. Once your vehicle is parked, you may resume setting up your booth. Please do not block food truck spaces. You may arrive as early as 6:30AM to set up your booth space for the market. Vendors must be in their assigned space and unloaded by 8:30AM. All vehicles must be out of the market area by 8:45AM. Vendors must be set up and ready to open at 9:00AM for the opening of the market.
Tear-down. Vendors must begin disassembling their booth at the close of the market and pack up all items prior to retrieving their vehicle. This will allow shoppers time to vacate the market safely. Vehicles can return to the market area after 1:15PM. Leaving before the end of the market is not allowed. Vendors must break down canopy and remove all belongings once the market has ended.
Kindness. As a Lehi Farmers Market vendor, we ask that you are kind to your fellow vendors and citizens. Should you have any concerns please seek out Market Manager to inform them and they will address the issue. By submitting a vendor application, participants declare they have read the Market and Vendor Operating Policies in its entirety and agree to abide by its terms and conditions.