Producer Only
All of the HCFM Markets are producer-only, meaning vendors sell only things they grow or produce themselves. HCFM staff conducts farm visits to ensure the origin of items offered by each vendor. Value-added and processed goods are required to be made from raw ingredients/materials and must be produced in a DHEC or SCDA certified kitchen.
Goals:
- Increase access to healthy, local, affordable food
- Help small and family farms
- Create great public spaces and amenities
- Bring people together
- Promote active lifestyles
- Highlight the diversity of Spartanburg
- Be self sustaining
Shopping Tips:
- Come early
- Talk to the vendors
- Bring cash- most vendors don’t accept checks
- Engage the kids
- Bring your own bags
- Make a shopping list using the weekly enewsletter
- Dress accordingly- markets are open-air
- Bring a friend
- Bring a cooler in the summer – this will keep your produce fresh