As farmers, we are used to unpredictability and change. We hope for the best while we prepare for the worst. Our produce is months in the making, and we don’t know what the situation will be months from now. We never do. Every seed planted is an act of hope. All we can do is keep on planting and tending and getting ready for another season. So that is what we are doing. Whether COVID-19 blows up or blows over, people will still need food, and we plan to continue growing it.
We are planning to be be back at the Cooper Young Community Farmers Market at the beginning of April. The CSA will be starting in mid-April as planned.
Randy and I have been talking about additional measures we can take beyond the food safety practices already in place on our farm. We will no longer be using reusable waxed boxes for the CSA, but are switching over to paper shopping bags. When we come back to market, we will have additional staff so one person can just work the register. We will be pre-bagging greens and other loose items to minimize handling at the market.
We are working on ideas to keep getting vegetables to our customers and keep ourselves afloat financially if it becomes necessary to close the farmers market.
I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy in this anxious time. And I hope you will continue to trust Tubby Creek Farm to provide safe, clean, quality produce. Please support your local businesses as much as you are able. This is going to be hard on many small folks like us.
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