Opinion: Farmers markets provide healthy food and support local economies. Keep them open during Covid-19 lockdowns
The Farmers Market in Berkeley, California, where I’ve shopped for the last 20 years, recently turned the tables — literally — on its customers.
In response to Covide-19, produce is now behind the farm stand staff and handed to customers, instead of letting us rummage through the bins of beets, kale, and other produce that is now available. Markings on the sidewalk clearly indicated where shoppers should stand (more than 10 feet away) for each farm stand, and the staff calls customers up one at a time. Additional markings on the sidewalk help everyone waiting in line maintain safe distances from each other.
