Beyond just keeping the tradition alive, Kat has helped it expand and hopes to make it a year-round event.

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It's time for the second part of our visit to the farmers market on “St. George Hot Spots.” Today I am with the manager of the Downtown Farmers Market at Ancestor Square, Kat.

She tells me that the market has been around for 11 years and was started by the Painted Pony and George's in downtown. Beyond just keeping the tradition alive, Kat has helped it expand and hopes to make it a year-round event. She wants to start by adding a holiday market for visitors to shop local for gifts as well as a spring fling market.

If you would like to be a vendor, Kat says that you would need a business license. You would also have to be the one making or growing everything you sell as they don't allow resale items. This means that you can buy the yarn and make it into a sweater to sell, but you can't sell the yarn itself.

They don't take any percentages or commissions because the venue is set up specifically to help the local people get a foot up.

You can start the process by visiting their website, farmersmarketdowntown.com, and turning in your application. There are three applications available depending on whether you're a farmer, baker, or a maker. Then, Kat will call you and verify that you're making your products and get you on their insurance policy.

They do operate a tiered booth system. It is $5 for a farmer's booth, $10 for a baker's booth, and $15 for an artisan's booth. They don't take any percentages or commissions because the venue is set up specifically to help the local people get a foot up.

While you're at the market, you should check out Kat's items for sale, including heavy-duty canvas market bags and market shirts that are locally designed and printed through a local printer. The money from these items goes toward funding the market. You can also enter every week for $1 to win a shirt of your choice in her t-shirt rally.

Stay tuned for our next segment about the farmers market. Until then, if you have any questions about buying or selling, please feel free to reach out to us. We look forward to speaking with you soon.