For farmers' markets

Walk-up Farmers’ Markets

• Create entry/exit points that serve as crowd flow
  • Arrows made from chalk or signs indicating one-way traffic
  • Customers enter and walk one way through the market, decreasing the chance of customers getting too close to one another
• Place a hand sanitizer station or temporary hand washing station at the beginning of the market
• Increase social distancing between non-related customers while shopping and paying
  • Place reminder 6 feet social distancing signs (click here for a printable sign)
  • Mark customer lines at each vendor with chalk or other method at each vendor booth

General Market Information

• Increase space between booths
• Goods and payment exchange
  • Encourage farmers to use separate employees to accept payment and restock tables
  • Direct hand to hand contact should be avoided during the exchange of goods and money
  • If hands or customer bags are touched, the vendor should wash hands immediately
  • Disinfect tokens with an EPA approved disinfectant (e.g. 4 teaspoons of plain bleach per quart of water in spray bottle or 1/3 cup bleach per gallon of water)
• Each vendor needs to have hand sanitizer or a temporary hand washing station
• Provide additional hand washing stations throughout the market area
• Vendors who sample or prepare foods need to have the food prep areas blocked off from customers
• Increase cleaning frequency of tables and payment devices with disinfectant that is EPA approved
• Postpone live music performances and special events