The Farmers Market Legal Toolkit describes some of the legal risks farmers markets commonly face and offers strategies for managing those legal risks. In this session, we’ll discuss how governance, insurance coverage, policies and procedures, and recordkeeping practices can help reduce market liabilities related to personal injury, property damage, food-borne illness, vendor and host site relationships, and compliance with employment and discrimination laws.
Speaker: Wendy Chen, Staff Attorney, Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, Vermont Law and Graduate School