Food vending at Seattle Hempfest
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Food applications for 2011 will be accepted in Spring of 2011. Stay tuned for a date!

Food Jury Process
Due to the limited number of spaces for food vendors at Seattle Hempfest, plus the large number of new food applications that we get each year, food vending is a "juried" process. The Seattle Hempfest food vending jury will meet and decide which food vendors to select for each year. Once selected, an Hempfest account will be created for those selected food vendors. Once the food vendor gets the invite email, they will log onto hempfest.org and purchase their food booth on-line. Payments must be recieved immediatly.

Food Vending Requirements

The following is required to be a food vendor at Hempfest:

• Proof of Insurance
• Temporary Food Service Permit – Issued on site by a King County Health Inspector.
• Fire Department Permit for LPG (propane) and/or open flame (charcoal, wood)

Additionally, food vendors cooking with propane, oil, etc. are required to have fire extinguishers. For oil, a special Class K fire extinguisher is required.

For more information on the fire permit requirements, or to download a permit application, please visit Seattle Fire Marshal's Special Events web page.

Food Vendors Rules and Regulations

• Food Vendors do not get strolling privileges and are not permitted to stand outside of their booths offering samples to people walking by.
• Seattle Hempfest has exclusive rights to sell water and pop at Hempfest.
• Food Vendors are required to keep their booths clean of unnecessary debris and work cordially with all ecology crews to contain and decrease the amount of waste created at Hempfest.
• A $200 cleaning deposit check is required at check in. Vendors showing up without their deposit check will not be allowed to check in
• A Beverage License must be purchased to sell beverages. Specialty drinks only, no bottled, canned, or prepackaged beverages permitted.
• Sales of cannabis/narcotics or foods prepared with cannabis/narcotics are strictly forbidden. Sales of said products will result in booth closure. No refunds shall be granted.

Purchase Ice Distributed On-site

40 lb bags of ice available on-site on Blueberry Hill in the south and at north operations in the north. Pre-event cost is $9.00. The cost will be $10.00 on site

ATTENTION Hempfest Food Vendors
Hempfest is going PVC Free.
No Plastic Bottles. No Toxics 4 Food. No more Waste Exports to Oregon.

Seattle Hempfest has a waste Problem. One is the volume we create and the other being infrastructure and personnel. Our recovery rate for the last 5 years is about 35% to 45%.

Food Vending is Hempfest's single largest single source of waste, both by volume and by weight.

This has to change. Seattle Hempfest launched Ecology in 2008 to address this problem. The only way to survive as a special event is, in one word, Sustainability. We must reduce our waste stream. All of us are in this together and as a consequence all of us are responsible for the solutions.
This year Hempfest will compost ALL FOOD WASTE generated at Myrtle Edwards.

All Food Vendors must use Bio-Wares or approved alternatives from Ecology. This is most important! Because this simple effort will enable Hempfest to divert 120+ cubic yards of Waste from export to Oregon.

Hempfest Ecology has Bio-Ware supplies available for purchase before (preferred) Hempfest . Purchase during the event will be possible, but more expensive. Food Vendors are encouraged to contact Ecology about needs and questions. We are committed to promoting a smooth transition and welcome your input. There are options available for Food Vendors other than Bio-Wares. Hempfest Ecology has a guideline for except able alternatives, this will be included with your Vendor package.

In addition to our composting efforts we will be asking all Vendors to sort their own “waste” which will be picked up on Saturday and Sunday nights after the public has left Myrtle Edwards Park. Again guidelines will be included and a contact available to answer any questions.

Seattle Hempfest is the largest event of its “kind” in the world, and as a consequence generates an enormous amount of waste in a very short time period. Ecology/Recycling crews in the past years have been challenged by the sheer volume and we can't do it alone. We need ALL VENDORS to help during Hempfest to ensure that we will be return in 2011.

Thank You for your efforts,
MikEco

2010 Food Vendors
219a SHISHKABERRY'S
200 Hand Dipped Ice Cream
201 Mighty-O Donuts
202 La Jitana Fallafel
203 Ray's Noodles
204 Ballard Brothers Seafood and Burgers
206 Samijon's Hawaiian Shaved Ice
207 Bambuza Vietnam Bistro
208 eloi taste of the caribbean
209 La Jitana Quesadilla
210 Toucan Do It
211 Athenas Gyros
212 Mondo Pizza
213 Giant Strawberry Shortcake- Stoner's Delight
214 Big City Burritos
215 Spanky's Noodles
216 Horn of Africa
217 Ziegler's Bratwurst, long time vendor
218 Hemp I Scream!
219 Foothills foods
219b Kornman of Washington
219C Atomic Burgers and Dogs
219d Atomic Salads
219e PECO DE GALLO
219F SMOOTHIE TYME
219G Crepe Tyme
219h TNT Watermellon
220a Haley's Comet - Vegan
220 Delicious Asia Grill
221 Brat Fest
222 Ray's Elephant Ears
223 Ali'i & Sumo's Hawaiian Grill
224 Kornman of Washington
225 Kornman of Washington
225a Cousins Gourmet, The Vikings
227 Simply Sublime Espresso
227a Tastyz kettle corn
228 Cowboyz Ice Cream
229 Duris Original NW Elephant Ears
230 COMPLETE ENERGY HAWAIIAN SHAVED ICE
231 Field Roast Grain Meat Company
232 Ben & Jerry's