Come this summer/fall, I think Farmer's Markets are going to be very much en vogue.

[OAITW r.2.0]

A very 20th century solution for food distribution and security.

Also, I see community organizers becoming more important at the local level. I'd choose Barack and Michelle to get the message out and recruit the next generation political leadership.

It's going to be a lot harder on the prepper, anti-socialist types....you know, Trump's Base. There will quickly find out just how co-dependent they are on the welfare of the community.

[samnsara]

1. not me.. im sitting out the Farmers Markets this year and Im a regular vendor...those markets are..

...so crowded. I usually sell a lot of my art work there but this year I dont want people touching my things and I dont want to have to interact with the masses. I may re open my Etsy store.


I will miss the fresh fruits and veggies for sure.....and I will MISS interacting with the masses. Its a very enjoyable time..but maybe next year.

[doc03]

2. I am going to miss the monthly trips to

Ohio Amish country. I have belonged to a group of bikers bicycles that is for years. We go on weekly rides and always eat as a group in a restaraunt when we finish. I think this year will be canceled.

[rurallib]

3. Can't remember what the set ups are called where you subscribe to a farmer

for weekly produce deliveries? Co-ops?

That would seem like a better idea.

[MuseRider]

4. CSA's?

[rurallib]

6. Yes!

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. "A very 20th century solution for food distribution and security."

Farmers markets are terrible at providing affordable, accessible food reliably and at scale. It's also difficult to practice social distancing at them.

[uponit7771]

7. NO !!! CDC says CV19 has R0 of 5.7 ... there will be no farmers markets.

[jcgoldie]

8. Farmer's markets are subject to the same social distancing issues

My wife sells honey, eggs, and goat milk soap. The market is suspended indefinitely. Its very hard to keep people apart in that setting. There's a lot more close contact between people there than in a regular grocery.

[Blue_true]

9. Are you serious?

Those places are virus breeding grounds with people walking right past eachother.

Their selling model need to change, like selling from designated locations, with NO walking from stall to stall and people required to stay at least social distancing apart.

[OAITW r.2.0]

10. Thanks everyone for posting your thoughts!

Here's my counterpoint. In my OP, I was framing this from a perspective of....what if our industrial food supply chain really breaks down? I think we would somehow struggle and adapt to open air markets with the same distancing cautions that are already in place in supermarkets now.

Sorry for not fleshing out my post more clearly.