Georgetown FLEA MARKET Vendor Application

VENDOR SIGN-UP

The sign-up procedure for Georgetown is the same in Fremont. Interested non-member vendors turn up on the day and apply for spaces on a first-come, first-served basis. Vendors who are members can sign up either at Fremont OR Georgetown for the following week and they can reserve spaces forward by pre-payment.

FLEA MARKET REGISTRATION FOR NON-MEMBERS

There is no on-line registration for this market, so please sign-up on the day of the event. At Georgetown, the daily fees for a 10x 10′ space are $40. The hours for vendor sign-up in Georgetown is from 7 am to 9 am and cash only for non-members. If you’re interested in becoming a market member, its easy and can be done at registration with immediate privileges. Please see more about Membership advantages and vending on the Fremont market vendor page at the Seattlemarkets.com website.

Load-in for member vendors begins at 6am on site at 6000 Airport Way (across from the 9 lb. Hammer and S. Vale street.) When you turn up at market site you’ll stage in the customer parking lot at the south end, just look for the green flags south-bound on Airport Way next to the 6010 building. Park there and report to information desk. You’ll get your space assignment, drive in, unload go park where the montors send you, and  then return to set up. Have a great day!  We will have tables to rent  from July onwards. We don’t have an ATM on site yet, so please bring plenty of ones and fives for a float to to be self sufficient.

WHAT’S ELIGIBLE FOR THE FLEA MARKET

Our ambition is to keep this from becoming a swap meet, so help us out with this process getting started. Start by downloading the vendor info packet to find out what policies apply to you.

PREFERRED GOODS

Collectibles, Antiques, Relics, Icons, Bygones, Vintage, Retro, Artisan Designs, Crafts, World Imports, Home accents, Furniture, Tools and other amazing cool stuff.

RESTRICTIONS

Discount brand merchandise, Merchandise lots, appliances and multi-level products, franchises, professional, (ie: financial, legal, religious, and health) services are not eligible.

Prepared foods ( all hot foods prepared on-site or other foods prepared off site, like baked goods, cheese, desserts) Download a food application from the farmers market master. Our prepared food section is limited and conditional. ( we don’t duplicate menus) Also catagories may be full. But you can inquire, apply  and get your name on a waiting list.

Good luck and see you there! Its going to be a fabulous new venue in an already  vibrant neighborhood.

Welcome to the Georgetown Market Place

by Zachary D. Lyons

The Georgetown Market Place opens on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at 10 a.m. It will feature a wide variety of locally produced fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy, seafood, baked goods, and artisan food products sold directly to the public by the people who produced it. The Farmers Market will be open every Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., June 5th through September 26th in 2010.

Georgetown is the epicenter of the largest grocery store desert in King County, meaning there are precious few grocers per resident in Georgetown, and its surrounding neighborhoods, including Beacon Hill, South Park and Delridge. The Farmers Market at Georgetown Market Place aims to help correct this by providing the freshest, tastiest and most nutritious food available direct from the producers. Because most of the fresh produce that will be available at the Farmers Market was harvested within 24 hours of sale, it will last much long, taste better and be more nutrient rich than produce found at grocery stores that may have been harvested as much as 1-3 weeks before sale. This means a head of lettuce from the Farmers Market will likely still be fresher in your fridge a week after purchase, when the next market day comes along, than a head of lettuce from a grocery store will be the day you buy it. The result is not only better quality, but that you will actually save money, because your produce will last longer, meaning you will waste less of it.

While Georgetown is already a uniquely colorful neighborhood, full of artists, artisans, and just plain characters, we look forward to adding more color — the color of fresh, local food. Stay tuned to this blog for more information about opening day activities, cooking demonstrations, market vendors and more, as opening day approaches. And then count on this blog for ongoing updates on your Farmers Market at Georgetown Market Place once the market opens in June.

Photos copyright 2010 by Zachary D. Lyons.