During shelter-in-place, farmers markets remain open as an essential service, providing a vital source of fresh fruits and vegetables and food staples for our communities in a spacious, open-air setting. But our community and our farmers markets could be jeopardized if we don’t each do our part to stay safe during this public healthy crisis.
In good times, farmers markets have been places to gather and converse, however, now is the time to follow public health and safety advisories and resist the urge to linger and socialize. We all have a critical role to play in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
We are here to support you and our vendors through this; learn more about measures we are taking. Here are 12 tips to help you plan your trip, so we can keep farmers markets open and safe. Thank you for protecting yourself and your community, while staying well fed and supporting local farmers and producers who work hard to feed us!