Vendor Resources
Interested in joining us?
Here’s what you need to know:
This is a diverse market with vendors selling primarily homemade products. Because the market takes place within a retail area, we do not accept vendors who offer the same products or services available as the brick-and-mortar businesses at Lake Lorraine.
Vendors are responsible for their own personal liability and product liability insurance.
Vendors are required to provide FDI a certificate of insurance with their application.
Vendors are required to comply with South Dakota sales tax law and public health regulations governing the preparation, handling and presentation of food.
FDI asks vendors to commit to the entire season or a regular schedule (every other week, for example). Vendors may join the market later in the season depending on space availability or the products you’re selling.
FDI aims to create a market with a variety of items for farmers market customers. Returning vendors have first right of refusal.
The Lake Lorraine Farmers Market provides a marketplace for producers to make their products available to the Sioux Falls area. This is the only farmers market in western Sioux Falls and one of the few weekday markets in the area.
The goal of the Lake Lorraine Farmers Market is to bring the community to Lake Lorraine in order to promote and encourage the development of local small scale agricultural and specialty products. Its first season was 2019 and started small in a parking lot on the west side of the development. In 2020 the market moved to the east side of the lake and added more vendors.
The LLFM is organized and managed by Friessen Development, Inc. FDI representatives usually attend every market to share information about the Lake Lorraine development and assist with set-up.
Food safety resources for vendors
South Dakota Cottage Home Processing food safety requirements and link to training can be found here.
Food safety regulations and best practices from can be found here.
City of Sioux Falls food safety information: 605.367.8780
Requirements for selling eggs can be found here.
How to determine product pricing can be found here. (video presentation from AJ Grannelli of Homegrown Pork and Poultry)
All vendors are required to have liability insurance. Here are some options to consider:
Work with your local insurance agent
You must have a certified scale to sell items by weight; see more information here.