Draft · counsel review required · not effective
Co-op and farmers-market participation agreement
- Working version
- draft-0.2
- Audience
- Cooperatives, farmers-market operators, food hubs, buying clubs, and multi-vendor organizations
Determines whether the organization or each member is the legal seller and prevents authority, payout, catalogue, and liability ambiguity.
This source draft is not a published database agreement. It cannot be accepted, relied upon, or used to activate an account or transaction.
Proposed section 1
Contracting entity
The organization must identify its legal entity, authorized representative, governing authority, and whether it acts as seller, agent, market operator, payment recipient, fulfillment provider, or directory sponsor.
Proposed section 2
Merchant and member allocation
The agreement must state whether the organization or each member is seller of record for each product. If members sell independently, each member must complete the applicable FOODERCE seller agreement and addenda.
Proposed section 3
Member roster and authority
The organization must maintain an authorized member/vendor roster, product scope, current credentials, payout instructions, and change process and may not bind or publish a member without authority.
Proposed section 4
Catalogue, fees, and payouts
The final schedule must identify who sets prices, accepts orders, pays platform and processing fees, receives funds, issues member statements, handles taxes, absorbs refunds, and resolves negative balances.
Proposed section 5
Fulfillment and incidents
Pickup location, consolidation, storage, cold chain, missing-item responsibility, driver handoff, recalls, customer support, and closure/weather contingencies must be assigned explicitly.
Proposed section 6
Brand and data use
The organization grants only the rights it controls and must obtain member permission for logos, product data, photographs, stories, promotions, and AI-assisted content.