SERVICE
Sell prepared or packaged food at a farmers' market in San Francisco
The health permit you need to operate depends on how your food is prepared, packaged, or sold.
What to know
Check out our guide
Go to our guide to starting or joining a farmers' market in San Francisco.
What to do
1. Get approved by the market manager
To be a vendor, you need to first apply with the market where you want to sell your food.
Follow their steps to get the okay to be a food or beverage vendor at that location.
2. Apply for a health permit
Start your application for a health permit
- If you are selling pre-packaged food you apply as a retail food vendor
- If you are preparing food onsite at a booth you apply as a temporary food facility
- If you are making and selling food from a food truck you apply as a mobile food facility
3. View how much you will pay for your permit
We will tell you how much you owe when you apply.
View current Environmental Health fees to prepare.
Get help
Phone
Amelia Castelli
Amelia.Castelli@sfdph.orgAdditional info
Food Safety program
Certified Farmers' Markets
Partner agencies
What to know
Check out our guide
Go to our guide to starting or joining a farmers' market in San Francisco.
What to do
1. Get approved by the market manager
To be a vendor, you need to first apply with the market where you want to sell your food.
Follow their steps to get the okay to be a food or beverage vendor at that location.
2. Apply for a health permit
Start your application for a health permit
- If you are selling pre-packaged food you apply as a retail food vendor
- If you are preparing food onsite at a booth you apply as a temporary food facility
- If you are making and selling food from a food truck you apply as a mobile food facility
3. View how much you will pay for your permit
We will tell you how much you owe when you apply.
View current Environmental Health fees to prepare.
Get help
Phone
Amelia Castelli
Amelia.Castelli@sfdph.orgAdditional info
Food Safety program
Certified Farmers' Markets