Youth Entrepreneur Qualifications

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1. The vendor must be 17 years old or younger to qualify as a Youth Entrepreneur.
2. The Youth Entrepreneur must be the sole producer, seller, and profiteer. Parents and guardians are permitted to assist, but they cannot be the primary sellers. 
3. Youth entrepreneurs who are 14 years old or younger must have a parent and/or guardian present. 
4. Family businesses are not eligible for a Youth Entrepreneur booth.
5. On-site food, nonprofits, and sponsors do not qualify as a Youth Entrepreneur vendors.

$35 Vendor Enrollment Fee per market location. 

Reservation Fees:

Farmer: $0 10ft (Frontage Space) x 10ft

Arts and Crafts: $0  10ft (Frontage Space) x 10ft

Packaged Food: $10 10ft (Frontage Space) x 10ft

Due to limited booth spaces, vendors must prepay to reserve Market Days.

All payments made to Sunset Farmers Markets are non-refundable.

Raw Agricultural Products:

Unprocessed whole fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, herbs, potted plants, and flowers must be sold by their original grower.

Eggs:

Egg farmers are exempt from registration and prior approval from the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food as long as the farmer owns the chickens that produce the eggs. A vendor cannot resell eggs from another farmer.

Guidelines:

• Eggs should appear clean.

• Egg cartons must include the name and address of the producer.

• Egg cartons are required to have safe handling instructions and “Keep Refrigerated” on the label.

• Reusing egg cartons is not allowed.

• Eggs must be kept at 45°F or lower while at the market.

• Vendors should have a thermometer in their cooler to check the temperature.

Honey:

Honey must be registered and approved by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. To register your business, contact the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food at (801) 982-2252.

All arts and craft items must be handmade or designed by the Youth Entrepreneur. Sunset Farmers Markets does not allow Youth Entrepreneurs to sell resale items.

Youth Packaged food Vendors operate under the Home Consumption and Homemade Food Act (HCHFA). 

House Bill 181 (the Home Consumption and Homemade Food Act) was signed into law in the Spring of 2018. This law permits the sale of homemade foods (as long as they do not contain meat or raw (unpasteurized) milk products) without requiring the seller to be registered with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.

Foods made under this law can only be sold directly to consumers, cannot be resold, and must feature a disclaimer on the label stating both “Not for Resale” and indicating that the product was made in a facility that is NOT subject to any state or local inspection.

Please read the full text of the law by clicking here.

Regulations established by the state that you must follow to sell under the Home Consumption and Homemade Food Act include:

Vendors selling under the Home Consumption and Homemade Food Act must be located in a separate section from licensed food vendors.

Signage is required to inform consumers that the homemade food products sold at the market have not been certified, licensed, regulated, or inspected by state or local authorities. Only products not certified, licensed, regulated, or inspected by these authorities may be sold. (The Sunset Farmers Market Provides Signage for the Homemade Food Act section of the market)

Required labels must include:

1. The producer's name and address.

2. A disclosure statement indicating that the product is not for resale and has been processed and prepared without state or local inspection.

3. A statement specifying whether the food or food product contains or was prepared in a location that also handles common allergens, including milk, soy, wheat, eggs, peanuts or tree nuts, fish, or shellfish.

Youth Packaged Food vendors are required by the Sunset Farmers Markets to have an updated ​Food Handlers Permit Certification.

Approved Food Handler Training Providers