Austin 360
Central Texas farmers have been devastated by this week s freeze and power outages, and local organizations are already finding new ways to get financial relief to farmers who need it.
One way that people can help farmers whose winter crops have been decimated in the past week is to shop at local farmers markets, which will be open this weekend. Many are waiving booth fees for farmers, who will be bringing produce they harvested before the freeze and any other shelf-stable products they sell, such as pickles. Some vendors will not have anything to sell at the market for weeks as they start over and re-plant, says Nora Chovanec, deputy director of Texas Farmers Markets. Others will have limited inventory.