Source: Leah Douglas, THE FERN, 3/15/20



Communities across the country are attempting to delay the spread of the novel coronavirus by canceling large events, closing schools, and banning large gatherings. But farmers who sell directly to consumers, through farmers’ markets or other channels, are concerned about how their farms will survive if those outlets temporarily shutter. While the spring and summer farmers market season is not yet in full swing, places that have year-round markets, or where markets are about to open, are deciding whether to shut them down in the wake of the rapid spread of Covid-19, as the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is called.

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