Local Food Gaps at City Market
City Market carries over 1,200 Local or Made in Vermont products and we're looking for more. This is a partial list; more information about quantities and prices is available.
Fresh Produce
We are looking for select items of local produce. Please contact James Morrell, City Market’s produce manager or Mary Manghis, City Market’s produce buyer for more information at 861-9727 or 861-9755.
Produce, Value-Added
- Dried Culinary Herbs (basil, oregano, parsley, rosemary, thyme)
- Dried Fruits
- Dried Veggies (sun-dried tomatoes)
- Frozen Fruits (blueberries, raspberries, strawberries)
- Frozen Veggies (broccoli, corn,edamame,green beans,peas, spinach)
- Fruit Juices
- Herbal Teas
- Horseradish
- Pickles
Dairy & Perishable
- Shredded Cheese, in retail packs
- Single-Source Butter
- Single-Source Cottage Cheese
- Single-Source Sour Cream
- Smoothies
Beans
- Dried Beans: Cannellini, Pinto, Chili, Kidney, & Heirlooms. We currently have sufficient supply of organic and conventional black beans, and conventional yellow eye beans.
- Miso
Grocery
- Nuts (black walnuts, hazelberts, etc)
- Tortillas (corn & flour)
Meat
- Buffalo
- Chicken (organic)
- Cured Meats (for our deli)
- Venison
Grain
- Barley
- Buckwheat
- Flax Seeds
- Oats
- Oils (canola, flax, etc)
- Pasta
- Popcorn
- Quinoa
- Rice
- Specialty Flour(Oat, Buckwheat, Spelt, etc)
- Sunflower Seeds
- Wheat Germ
Wine & Beer
- Beers brewed with local hops & other locally grown ingredients
Lightly Processed Products for our Deli
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Saturated Categories
The following items are produced by an abundance of local producers.
- Granolas (although we would love to see a granola made with local ingredients)
- Hot sauces
- Jams
- Salsas
Produce
If you are interested in selling produce to City Market/Onion River Co-op, the first step would be to contact Produce Manager, James Morrell; Asst. Produce Manager, Jason Pappas or Produce Buyer, Mary Manghis.
Produce buying is planned out ahead of time. Typically the Co-op will meet growers in the winter and plan for the upcoming year. The Produce Department establishes a time line to identify crops and growers. The Co-op will designate a primary vendor and a secondary vendor for each crop. For example, lettuce will have a primary vendor, and secondary vendors will fill-in during times of shortage or should problems arise.
- Produce Manager, James Morrell (802) 861-9727, jmorrell@citymarket.coop
- Asst. Produce Manager, Jason Pappas, (802) 861-9727, jpappas@citymarket.coop
- Produce Buyer, Mary Manghis, (802) 861-9710, mmanghis@citymarket.coop
All Other Departments:
If you're interested in becoming a vendor at City Market/Onion River Co-op, you can contact us at vendorrequest@citymarket.coop; please provide your contact info, product description and pricing.
We’re always looking to bring more local and regional products into our Co-op but believe that any relationship needs to be mutually beneficial. Some things that we consider in beginning relationships with new vendors are quality, quantity, price point, availability, potential “fit” of the product into our mix, and distribution.
- All new vendor requests should be submitted to: vendorrequest@citymarket.coop -- please include contact info, product description, and pricing details.
Once accepted as a vendor, we’ll provide you with a “how-to sheet” that describes how invoices are to be filled out as well as time-lines at the receiving dock.
