The Bedford Farmers' Market would not be possible without its wonderful and enthusiastic volunteers! We need volunteers on Market Day. Join your friends and neighbors, make new friends, and get to know our vendors. Support local food, art, and music in a vibrant community gathering space and have lots of fun making the BFM successful.

Market Day Volunteer Opportunities:

On Market Day, we have four shifts of 3/4 - 2 1/4 hours. The first shift and the last shift involve some lifting.

Shift Assignments
SHIFT	6/13	6/20	6/27	7/4	7/11	7/18	7/25	8/8	8/22	9/5	9/12	9/19	9/26	10/3	10/10	10/17
Shift 1: 11:30 - 1:00					Lee Yates	Bill Byam	Paul Purchia			Doris Smith		Doris Smith		Jerry Wolf Robert Jacobs	Judy Morgan Kathryn Rifkin Laurie Gleason Penny Leslie	Kathryn Rifkin Susan Wieczorek Laurie Gleason
Shift 2: 1:00 - 3:00	Julie McCay Turner	Julie McCay Turner	Julie McCay Turner	Julie McCay Turner				AnnaLisa Madison					Mary Jacobs Ruth Thompson	Emily Pruyn Mary Ann Armstrong	Emily Pruyn Kathryn Rifkin	Emily Pruyn Mary Ann Armstrong
Shift 3: 3:00 - 5:15					David McGavern						Phyllis Smith	Phyllis Smith	Phyllis Smith	Kim Siebert Phyllis Smith	Kathryn Rifkin Phyllis Smith	Kathryn Rifkin Phyllis Smith
Shift 4: 5:15 - 6:00					David McGavern			Carl Hanson	Carl Hanson Sing Hanson			Carl Hanson Sing Hanson	Brendan Welch Carl Hanson Sing Hanson	Brendan Welch Carl Hanson Sing Hanson	Brendan Welch Holly Bloomfield Kathryn Rifkin	Brendan Welch Carl Hanson Kathryn Rifkin Sing Hanson
Sunday Setup	Barb Purchia	Susan Grieb						Barb Purchia				Chris Lipson		Leslie Wittman	Moira Sarson	Barb Purchia

For Shifts 1 and 4:

Assist in setting-up and taking down canopies, tables and supplies. This includes setting up canopies for the Manager's Booth, Events/Children's Booth, Artisan, Community Booth, and the Market Cafe. Tables and chairs are set up for the Manager's Booth, Events/Children's Booth, and Market Cafe, Set up the Manager's Booth with merchandise and any other displayable materials. Help set up the Events/Children's Booth as needed.

For Shifts 2 and 3:

Be the face of the Bedford Farmers' Market

Welcome people to the BFM

Answer customer and vendor questions such as where to find a specific vendor, when do blueberries come into season, etc.

Encourage people to sign up for the newsletter and to volunteer

Point people to the BFM website

Answer questions and distribute applications to potential vendors

Sell merchandise as needed, keeping an accurate count of money

Assist with surveys as needed.

Defer to the Market Manager on all questions or issues related to the running of the BFM on Market Day