Non-Profits Selling Food
All Hanover County’s non-profit area clubs, organizations and church groups are invited by the Ashland Strawberry Faire Committee to participate in this year’s Faire. The following information is for non-profits who will be serving food, including those who are working with commercial food vendors who are donating a percentage of booth profits to the non-profit organization.
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Read the Ashland Strawberry Faire Rules & Regulations |
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Contact the Health Department to obtain this Temporary Food Establishment Permit, which must be displayed on your booth. To get your Permit in time for the Faire, please do so before May 1. |
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Read this important Memo from the Hanover Fire Marshall about requirements for Cooking Tents, Canopies and Membrane Structures. Vendors must be available for inspection of their site by the fire marshal at 5pm on Friday before the Faire. |
Remember…
- Volunteers from the non-profit organization are REQUIRED to participate in booth work if the organization is using a commerical food vendor.
- Virginia State Sales Tax is the responsibility of the Vendor.
- Tents are recommended, due to possible rain and/or heat.
- Fees are non-refundable; this is an outdoor show with NO RAIN DATE.
- The Strawberry Faire Committee is not responsible for the liability of vendors or their wares.
- Don’t forget to print out a Vendor Checklist to bring along to the Faire.
Fees:
| 10′x20′ Booth Space – $75 | For non-profits who are preparing and selling food themselves. |
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| 10′x20′ Booth Space – $250 | For non-profits using a commercial vendor to prepare food, with a percentage of profits donated to the non-profit organization. Volunteers from the non-profit are required to participate in the work of the booth. |
All Applications must be Received by April 15.
Once we’ve received your application, we will let you know by May 1 that you’ve been accepted as a Strawberry Faire Vendor. A Faire Access Permit will be sent to you via email. If for any reason we can not accept your application, you will be notified and all fees fully refunded.
Setup: Exhibitors will be able to set up starting at noon on Friday before the Faire. Tents are recommended, due to possible rain and/or heat. Tents will need to be anchored with buckets of sand, cement, or cement blocks. The set-up checklist and the Faire map are available online. Please review Faire regulations and applications for additional information.
Questions? Drop us an email.
