Are there membership fees?

For all growers and artisans there is a one time only fee of $35.00 for joining Prime Produce market.

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Will I have to buy vegetables 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 Locally Grown you get to order what you want, in the quantities that you want, from the farms that you want. The weekly email lists the produce, milled products, fresh flowers, and artisan goods available that week, and you can browse the items on this website before you place your order.

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How do I order?

Each Sunday morning, 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 5:00 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. Customers are responsible for paying for orders made, and will not be allowed to place another order until previous order is paid for.

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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?

You can pick up your order in mid-island at Ra’s Sonrise and Daughter Stand Farm Market or in Christiansted at the Christian ‘Shan’ Hendricks Market on Company Street next to the Post Office.

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Why Support Locally Grown?

Enhance your local economy: By purchasing produce and other items from local growers you are providing stability to your local economy through the support of local businesses.

Save natural resources: Buying locally makes you an invaluable link in the process of saving resources such as fossil fuels and packaging materials. Also, we are right here in your community so the expense of transportation and delivery is kept to a minimum.

Provide learning opportunities: Locally Grown supporters provide member growers the means to help educate our community about the importance of sustainable agriculture.

Supporting a way of life: The number of small farms in the United States has decreased dramatically in the last decade. Please help us preserve an honest and worthy means of making a living.

We believe that small, diverse, family-owned farms contribute to society’s overall health.

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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 ‘If you would like to sell through this market, please tell us about yourself and a market manager will contact you.’. This will add you to our system and our market managers will contact you with the next step. We charge you 10% of your overall sales to help keep the market running and advertise. Like at a traditional farmers’ market, you do get to set your own prices and list your items as you wish.

Growers: When signing up with VI Prime Produce you’re signing a contract to deliver quality products. Market Managers may inspect and are not compelled to accept any product that’s not of good quality. Also, there will be times when you may have a small order and may feel like it’s not worth the trip to take item to the drop off point. After two times of not bringing an order, your account will automatically be closed by the market managers. If there is a emergency please contact your market managers.

Contact us through the market if you want more information.

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Are there licensing requirements

Yes each grower and artisans are required to obtain farmers license, business license, food handlers card, and manufacturing license, which ever applies to you.

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