3 Tips for Market Etiquette in the Time of Covid-19

Dear customers, here is how we are honoring you during emergency measures:
    1. Contact - keep 6’ minimum distance apart for non-family individuals 
 a. We need to keep our distance so we will be managing the crowd size entering and length of time at the market. 11:45am to 1pm are usually the less crowded hours. 
b. We ask you to shop at a good pace to make room for other market-goers entering the market.  Under 15 minutes please, unless you are ordering a hot meal. 
c. Touching – Shop with your eyes! You touch it, you buy it! Let the farmer help you pick and fill your bags.  

2. Washing
a. Please wash your reusable bags on delicate cycle and hang to dry, before bringing to our community market.  
b. Vendors will have hand sanitizer and it's a good idea to pack some just in case.  
c. No public restrooms. 

​3. Samples  
​a. We are limiting samples. Packaged samples only. If you are being passed a packaged sample, please do not take it by hand; 
b. Ask the vendor to ‘place it on the counter’ and pick it up, in order to avoid contact spread. 

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“Farmers markets play a critical role in providing fresh, nutritious and locally-produced food products to customers across the state,” declared Maryland Secretary of Agriculture, Joe Bartenfelder in a release. “It is important that we keep that supply line open while making sure we implement the same preventative measures used in grocery stores.”