REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR Nashville farmers’ market MERCHANTS
fOR FARMERS:
Certificate of Liability Insurance ($1 million minimum, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; State of Tennessee listed as additional insured)
Local Farmer Certificate (from your nearest extension office)
Department of Agriculture Permit (for value added goods only)
Co-Packer or Commissary Certificate (for value added goods only)
FOR FARM COLLECTIVES:
Certificate of Liability Insurance ($1 million minimum, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; State of Tennessee listed as additional insured)
Local Farmer Certificate (from your nearest extension office)
Product and contact information for all participating collective members
Department of Agriculture Permit (for value added goods only)
Co-Packer or Commissary Certificate (for value added goods only)
FOR CRAFT ARTISAN MERCHANTS:
Business license (from local county clerk)
Sales Tax & Use Certificate (from state department of revenue)
Certificate of Liability Insurance ($1 million minimum, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; State of Tennessee listed as additional insured)
FOR PREPARED FOODS:
Business license (from local county clerk)
Sales Tax & Use Certificate (from state department of revenue)
Commissary Kitchen Agreement
Health Department Permit/Inspection
Certificate of Liability Insurance ($1 million minimum, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; State of Tennessee listed as additional insured)
Farmer’s Market Food Unit permit via the Public Health Department
FOR FOOD ARTISANS:
Business license (from local county clerk)
Sales Tax & Use Certificate (from state department of revenue)
Department of Agriculture Permit (for value added goods only)
Commissary Kitchen Agreement
Certificate of Liability Insurance ($1 million minimum, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; State of Tennessee listed as additional insured)
FOR FOOD TRUCKS:
Business license (from local county clerk)
Sales Tax & Use Certificate (from state department of revenue)
Certificate of Liability Insurance ($1 million minimum, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; State of Tennessee listed as additional insured)
Commissary Kitchen Agreement
Health Department Permit/Inspection