Are there membership fees?

To help us provide farm tours, educational programs, and to help us with our overhead costs, we ask that you pay an annual fee of $15 per household for one calendar year. You are welcome to try us for two orders before officially becoming members.
To help cover overhead costs, we charge producers a 3% virtual booth fee and the customers pay a 5% service charge.

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Will I have to buy items I don't want?

Unlike some co-ops, buying clubs, or CSAs where everyone gets the same box of stuff (and you don’t know what you’re getting until you get it), with Caney Fork Market you get to order what you want, in the quantities that you want, from the producers that you want. The weekly email lists the produce, meat and artisan goods available that week.Browse the items in “The Market” before you place your order.

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How do I order?

Each Sunday at noon, a list of available products is sent to all of our registered customers by e-mail. Customers must place their order for the week no later than Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. Orders can be placed here on our website. Ordering through this web site is our preferred method as it is designed to reduce the amount of time it takes us to process orders as well as provide you with detailed information about our products.

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When do I pay?

We accept cash or checks when you pick up your order. Because we may have to adjust your total then (to account for unnanounced items you decide to purchase or items that were unexpectedly unavailable), we do not accept advance payment on the website.

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When and Where do I pick up my order?

Customers can pick up their order at Smith County Farmer’s Market, Thursdays between 10 am and noon.

Address:
155 Gordonsville Highway
Ag Expo Park
South Carthage, TN 37030

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How can I sell through this market?

If you’ve already created a customer account here, simply go to Our Growers and click on ‘Join this Market’. This will add you to our system and our market managers will contact you with the next step. We do charge 3% of your overall sales. Like at a traditional farmers’ market, you do get to set your own prices and list your items as you wish. Contact Melissa at info@caneyforkfarms.com if you want more information. Like at a traditional farmers’ market, you do get to set your own prices and list your items as you wish.

All producers of non-potentially hazardous foods (jams, jellies, candy and baked goods) must follow the rules of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Domestic Kitchen Rules – http://tennessee.gov/sos/rules/0080/0080-04/0080-04-11.pdf and complete the processor application. Send an email to jerdmann58@bellsouth.net to request one.
Producers of potentially hazardous foods need to follow state and federal regulations. More information can be found at the following websites:
http://wcmorris.com/
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/pbfiles/pb1399.pdf
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/lacf-s1.html

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What does non-certified Organic mean?

Many of our growers are very small. They abide by the USDA National Organic Standards but they are not certified by a third party. This is not because the national standards are too rigorous (many think they are quite lax in some respects) but because the process is too expensive. Growers are encouraged to describe their management on their grower page and in their product listings.

Certified Naturally Grown is a non-profit program that certifies small farmers. The standards are a little more strict than the USDA Organic Standards and the cost to the farmer is much lower because it involves a peer review process and not a government bureaucracy. We do not currently have any growers who are certified naturally grown, but some of our growers are working toward this certification.

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