I had to think about this one for a while. My first impluse was to side with you on this one. But after some thought, I see another side. I think a big part of farmer's markets is to bring the market to a central point to provide convenience to the shoppers. Remember Reagan and supply side economics? If you have have a lot of supply, you can stimulate demand. Maybe your roadside stand has good corn, but the best tomatoes are at Joe's stand on the other side of town. And if you want watermellon, you go to Jane's stand somewhere else. For most people it gets to be too much trouble and they just go to the supermarket. A farmer's market is a co-op, trying to give the consumers the convenience of a good selection at a single place and thus draw more shoppers. This benefits all the farmers at the market. If you are in competition with the farmer's market via your roadside stand, I can see why the other vendors wouldn't welcome you. How would you feel if Wal-mart or Krogers set up a booth at the market too? What you don't say is how far away your roadside stand is from the market. If you are a ways from town, that's one thing, but if you are relatively close to the farmer's market, then maybe that's something else. Others have made good points here, particulary about the by-laws. Find out what the rules are and why. I don't know how a farmer's market works (which is probably pretty obvious). Are there any fees involved? rent for the space, or a cut of profits? If so, even more reason for them to want to exclude you. If I were setting up a farmer's market (which will never happen, I just grow hay), I would have to think hard about the rules you are complaining about. From the perspective of the people overseeing the market, I would think that the overall sucess of the market is more important than the success of any one vendor.
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