Vendor Information
(Updated 1/23/2010)
Dear Grower or Artist,
Welcome to our 15th
Annual Springtime Event!
Since our
start in '96 with six farmer's market members to now over 80 booth spaces, we
have become a major Snohomish County event. It’s the longest running Snohomish
County event of its kind. We’re pleased to welcome you to our family of the
friendliest, most talented & enthusiastic growers and artisans on this
great green earth!
OUR EVENT
WILL BE HELD AT STANWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL IN 2010. The rents were doubled again at the fairgrounds and we
didn’t want to raise vendor prices or add an admittance fee. We will be sure
there are articles in area newspapers of our new location. Ads will also list
our new location prominently. Please tell everyone you know of our new
location!
DEADLINES & FEES
(We have reduced our fees! Also NO
percentage on sales.)
February
15, 2010: PREVIOUS
VENDORS: Rebook ’09 space: $55 plus 1 product item for drawings
February
16 to March 1, 2010: Rebooking Vendors & New Vendors: $70 plus 1 product item for
drawings
After
March 2, 2010: New Vendors: $85 plus 1 product item for
drawings
PRODUCT ITEM FOR DRAWINGS
· CHOOSE & SET ASIDE one of your homegrown or handcrafted products for
our Market Baskets, for each space you’ve signed up for. (minimum $10 retail
value for each space)
· THEN LIST ITEM on application.
All your
products more than $30 retail price? We offer the option of $30 cash instead.
(Goes into advertising budget.)
INDOOR
SPACES are
approximately 8’ wide x 5’ deep or 10’x4’. You may reserve 2-3 spaces until
full.
OUTDOOR
SPACES are 10’x10’, plus generous
“spill-out” bonus space. We will have covered spaces as well as spaces where
you may keep your vehicle, if turned sideways. Let us know your preference. You
may buy 2-3 spaces until full. The first five growers may choose to be either
indoors or outdoors, and then they will be assigned to where we need them. Growers
are spaced throughout the show. Why? See page 2, Garden Faire Features.
We may be able to find tables.
Inquire if you need tables. Each table will be $10 if it’s possible.
APPLICATIONS
Partially
completed applications will not be considered for space.
Questions?
Call Joy at 360-652-5708.
·
Please list ALL
specific product items you wish to sell. If it’s not listed it cannot be sold.
·
Your check
holds your reservation. We will only deposit your check when you are accepted
into the show. We do NOT mail notices of acceptance. We DO mail flyers to you
by request. If your check is deposited, you’re accepted. Non-accepted vendor’s
checks will be returned by mail.
PLEASE BE SURE YOUR CHECK HAS YOUR CORRECT CURRENT MAILING
ADDRESS.
Please
make out checks to “Garden Faire” & mail
with application to PO Box 237, Silvana, WA 98287
VENDOR QUALIFICATIONS
·
All indoor
products = homegrown, handcrafted or home baked by you, a friend or family
member in the Pacific NW. No large commercial
companies or imported items, small cottage industries & small growers only.
·
No wholesale
pricing permitted; “dumping” is not permitted. Garden Faire staff will evaluate
complaints of this.
·
We now include
carefully selected local small businesses with appropriate home & garden
services.
·
ALL LIVE PLANTS
SOLD, IF NOT GROWN BY THAT VENDOR (with a
nursery license), MUST BE PURCHASED FROM A GARDEN FAIRE GROWER. Receipts as
proof of this must be available at vendor space. Call Joy for names &
numbers of Garden Faire Growers.
·
Nursery License:
Vendors selling live plants must have a current one. (Or see above) Enter number on
application.
·
Washington State
business license: You must obtain all permits
and licenses specific to your product.
·
New Crafters
& Artists: Photo or
sketch of layout improves your chance for a space.
·
New Growers,
Prepared Food Vendors, and Bakers: Please list examples of shows, farmers
markets, or festivals that you’ve done, also include sample price list, and
length of time you’ve been in business.
·
Non-Profit Organizations: Receive a
FREE educational space (no selling). Tables are provided free for Non-Profits.
GARDEN FAIRE FEATURES
VENDORS:
FREE BOOTH IN 2011 DRAWING, our gift to reward vendor cooperation.
To maximize your sales by drawing the customers through the whole
event:
a.
We limit product
types to 1-2 inside & 1-2 outdoors (one possible example: 1 beaded jewelry
vendor indoors, 1 silver/gold jewelry vendor indoors, 1 mixed jewelry vendor
out).
b.
We inter-mix
plant, crafts, and food booths throughout
the inside hall & outdoor spaces.
Snohomish Specialty
Growers 2010 Plant Picks: Nursery growers are asked to loan 1-2 plants. Please bring
plant information (plant requirements, how to grow, which booth to find it at!)
printed clearly on a 3x5 to 6x4 card. Staff will help you to set up these
plants at marked place.
Afternoon Raffle Drawings! Winners
will be drawn beginning at approximately 1:00 p.m. We plan to have a loud
speaker for announcements.
ADVERTISING & PROMOTION
We do many types of
Advertising: Do you have any ideas for more promotion?
· Paid Print Ads:
NW Garden News!, Gail’s Guides, Festival Events Guide, Senior Source, Stanwood
News, Marysville Globe, Arlington Times, Senior Source, and Echo.
· Press Releases: Newspapers in Seattle, Everett, Skagit Valley,
Snohomish County, Whatcom County, and local city papers.
· Flyers: Everywhere!!
· Road Signs: Six big 4’x4’ signs and seven or more sandwich boards on Saturday
morning.
· Radio: Gardening show announcements- Cisco mainly... know of any
others?
· Internet Sites: Miller
Library, Wonderful Washington Event Guide, Snohomish County Spring/Summer Event
Guide, Organic Gardening Magazine, Puget Sound Fresh, Craftmaster News, Gail’s
Guides, and The Herald.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
IMAGINE what can happen when each of us helps spread the word!
· Garden Faire t-shirts are
available for $20. They’re pink with an embroidered logo.
· FLYERS ARE
AVAILABLE, PLEASE REQUEST ON APPLICATION FORM: Try keeping flyers and a roll of tape and/or tacks in the
car and put them up as you go. Where would YOU
see it? Try corner groceries, Laundromats, espresso stands, post offices,
church bulletin boards, doctor and dentist offices, teacher’s lounge bulletin
boards, local stores, etc.
· INTERNET: ADD us to your
personal web page or schedule. Add a link to our website! Ask your club to put
us in their monthly newsletter.
· EVENTS & EVERYWHERE!
Hand out the mini flyers at all events you do prior.
NO-NOs
·
Any Vendor
speaking or acting in a disrespectful manner to anyone risks being asked to
leave, without an invitation to return in future years.
·
NO SMOKING is
permitted on school property or within 20 feet or upwind of outside booths.
· No Early Pack-Ups! We are
committed to be there until 5:00 p.m. Next year our customers will remember a
great selection & come again! Note: You are contracting to be open during
all advertised hours of this event. We’re serious about this rule, vendors not
complying will not be asked back.
EVENT DAY INFO
If you send
another person for the day, they MUST have read: Features, No-Nos, and this
page!
DO Dress in Layers:
(sweater, lap robe etc) Indoors & outdoors, as it can be drafty when you’re
sitting in your booth, & spring weather can change quickly. Customers will
be able to come inside to warm up, which will help them to shop longer and buy
more. We will have more staff to assist vendors. Do ask for help if you need
it!
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PACK YOUR DRAWING ITEM WHERE
IT’S HANDY ON CHECK-IN DAY!
DIRECTIONS
(also on web site)
Sandwich boards
go up Saturday just prior to show, DON’T depend on them to find the site!
Take I-5 Exit #212, go west five miles to the fifth stoplight.
Turn right onto 92nd Avenue. Go to the 4-way stop; turn left onto 271 (Main)
Street. The school will be on your right, look for “VENDOR CHECK-IN” signs.
*A bright red Model A Ford Pickup and bright red ‘35 Chevy will be out front after 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
SET UP
Friday,
April 2nd from 1:00-5:00 pm or Saturday, April 3rd from 8:00-9:45 am
CHECK IN:
Please check in as you arrive. No early check-ins without prior approval.
ENTRY TABLE: FLOOR PLAN, OUTDOOR
LAYOUT and VENDOR PACKET with your Name Badge and Vendor Questionnaire plus
surprises. A staff person will help you locate your space, if needed.
Indoor spaces will have the number located approximately in the middle front of
your space.
Outdoor spaces
will be numbered approximately in the middle front of the space. Equipment/product may be left, at your own
risk.
PARKING:
Please move your vehicle after
unloading and before setup to vendor parking area. If you need handicapped
parking or help unloading, please note on the application form.
Joy wants to meet you if
you’re new, but remember she’s also a vendor/grower and may not be able to
until afternoon. She has a special gift for first year participants.
RAFFLE
DRAWING ITEMS: Due when you check in
so that we have time to create 5-7 great
baskets! You may enter items for each basket. Remember this is part of your
booth fee. Raffle Tickets are $1 each or 6/$5. Vendors and event volunteers may
buy raffle tickets but not paid staff members. All proceeds go to advertising.
Drawings will start at approximately 1:00 p.m.
AFTER SET UP
Put your name
badge on, buy and wear a t-shirt, buy a raffle ticket and smile!
A Staff Person will come
around after 11:00 a.m. to answer any questions or concerns you may have, and also in the afternoon to collect
the questionnaires.
(Your information is safe with us and is only
for the eyes of Garden Faire staff. We will NEVER share and/or sell any vendor
information.)
VENDOR DRAWING FOR FREE
2011 SPACE will be at approximately 4:50 p.m. Booths must
still be totally set-up and vendor present to be eligible to win. Tidying only,
no packing out of boxes, etc. please!
We
anticipate a fun, interesting and profitable day!
Do
let us know your needs & ideas.
TEAR DOWN
New Vendors:
Please move vehicles and pack out your equipment with courtesy and safety in mind. We
were very impressed at how smoothly and efficiently this was accomplished in
2009. What a great group!
For more info:
Call 360-652-5708 or visit www.gardenfaire.com