Since the onset of COVID-19 in March 2020, farms have had to pivot their businesses as markets closed and new pandemic restrictions were imposed. The shift from selling wholesale to direct to consumer inspired many local producers to create farm stands to sell their products and products from neighboring farms for convenient one-stop shopping.As food distribution chains became unstable, some supermarket shelves emptied, and wholesale accounts disappeared, local farmers saw a drastic increase in direct-to-co … (read more)
