The 2024 Market Season opens May 18 to September 14

Market Rules

• Smyrna Depot Farmers Market retail hours are 8am – 12pm.
• Set up is between 6:00 am – 7:45 am.
• Vendors who are not onsite and setting up by 7:30am, will vacate their booth reservation and not be allowed to set up for the market day.
• Vendors are required to stay until the market closes even if all goods are sold. Vendors may place a “Sold Out” sign at their booth and pick up at the end of market.
• Market vendors MUST park at the back end of the parking lot to allow close parking for customers.
• Each vendor is required to stop selling at the close of the market and have everything loaded for removal one hour after the close of the market.
• The market will open each week rain or shine.
• Vendors who choose to bring children to the Market are asked to ensure that the conduct of the minors is appropriate and not disruptive to customers or other vendors. Children under 10 must be accompanied at all times.
• Vendors must display a list of any allergens as well as their ingredients.
• Vendors who register as Seasonal will be permitted a permanent booth space throughout the entire market season. However, seasonal vendors who do not inform  the market manager of their intended absence 48hrs prior to market day, or have 3 missed market days, will forfeit their permanent booth status. In this case the vendor will be welcome to attend the market, but they may not be in the same space every market day.

Farm Vendor Regulations

• The Smyrna Depot Farmers’ Market consists of two types of vendors: Farm Vendors and Non-Farm Vendors. All vendors are required to submit application each year.
• A Farm vendor is defined as the person who grows or makes the product and may include the producer’s immediate family, partners, and employees. Products to be sold must be approved as listed on the application. Products allowed include: Fresh produce & fruits; herbs, flowers, bedding plants, shrubs and trees; eggs, cheese, dairy products; meats and poultry; baked goods, milled products; honey, maple syrup, jams and jellies; mushrooms; soap. Products must have been grown or produced by the vendor.
• Farmers may sell value-added products. At least one ingredient or material in any value-added good must have been grown on the producer’s farm.
• All farm products sold at the market must be locally grown – an area defined as the State of Tennessee between the time zone line in the east to the Tennessee River in the west.

Non-Farm Vendor Regulations

• Local arts and crafts produced by the vendor are permitted for sale at the Market. (New applicants please mail a few pictures with application) A jurying process is required for nonfarm vendors. New non-farm vendor selection will be made on the basis of quality, originality, and market space availability. No franchises or independent distributors are allowed.
• All food pre-made must be pre-packaged or displayed in a display case at all times.
• Gloves must be worn at all times when handling and handing out samples.
• All vendors selling baked goods not produced in a commercial kitchen must display a sign stating “These products are not baked in commercial kitchen”.
• Pop-up Food Vendors (those not in food trucks) are now allowed to sell food at Farmers Markets provided they are inspected and have a permit. If you would like to serve prepared food please click here for the Rutherford Count Health Deptment’s guidelines for food unit inspection and permitting, and click here to read the new law.
• All home-made products MUST be labeled per state compliance regulations:
  • Business name, address, phone number. Product name, quantity and all ingredients.
  • More information can be found at:
  • https://www.tn.gov/agriculture/consumers/food-safety/ag-farms-farmers-markets.html
  • Click here to download the Smyrna Mobile Food Vendor Permit
  • Click here to download the Tennessee Department of Health Food Services Establishment Rules