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NEWS A6 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2020 Farmers markets face changes in era of social distancing By KATHY ANEY STAFF WRITER Social distancing, meet farmers markets. Over the years, farmers markets evolved into com- munity gatherings offering fresh produce, music, inter- active arts, crafts and cui- sine. Now, however, farm- ers markets must operate in a time of COVID-19. When Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued an execu- tive order shuttering various businesses, farmers markets were absent from the closure list. “The good news is that farmers markets are exempt from the governor’s shut- down,” said Kelly Crane, executive director of the Oregon Farmers Mar- ket Association. “They are essential businesses because they provide food to com- munities the way grocery stores do.” But they will have to adjust. The idea of social dis- tancing horning its way into these bustling community gatherings is cringewor- thy to Crane, but it’s less of a choice than a survival strategy, and farmers mar- ket organizers are deter- mined to make it work, she said. Besides, it’s a tempo- rary situation, like a bossy HH fi le photo Brenna Weyand hands a carton of mixed berries to Gail Cox at the Maxwell Farmers Market in August 2019. mother-in-law who arrives for an extended visit. Crane said visitors to their local farmers markets will notice changes. “The fi rst thing people will see when they come to a farmers market this spring are tons of safety mea- sures,” she said. “You’ll see booths farther apart. There may be colored tape on the pavement to show people what six feet apart looks like.” The Maxwell Farmers Market in Hermiston is on track to start May 28. Mitch Myers, owner of the Max- well Siding Pavilion where the market is held, said he is optimistic. “We anticipate things as normal,” he said. “We’re hoping that all of this is pretty much behind us at that point. We kind of have to take this one day at a time.” Myers is more worried about the fi nancial hit from the executive orders to his two event centers, the Max- well Siding Event Cen- ter and the open-air pavil- ion. Canceled events include weddings, class reunions, corporate parties, christen- ings, funeral services and wakes. Myers isn’t the only uneasy one. Farmers are worried, too, about their economic future. One local grower, John Finley of Finley Fresh Pro- duce in Hermiston, said he depends on farmers markets for one-third to one-half of his income. “I’m hopeful that all this stuff will work itself out by the time the markets open,” Finley said. “There are no guarantees, but we’re going forward as though every- thing is going to be OK.” The Pendleton Farmers Market had planned to go forward, but found out Mon- day that the city was pull- ing back on those plans out of concerns that opening the market at all could be con- sidered a gathering of more than 25 people in defi ance of current state mandates against such gatherings. The state is so far con- sidering farmers markets in the same category as gro- cery stores, where more than 25 people can be present as long as they are staying six feet apart. Crane thinks farmers markets can be safe places if precautions are followed. “Farmers markets are in the fresh air. 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