Most farmers markets are on their second pandemic season. They ve done this before, and they know what to expect, as much as anyone can expect anything with this now-it s-surging-now-it s-not virus, complete with loop-throwing variants.
Market shoppers this year will find some of 2020 s COVID precautions relaxed while other protocols stick around to keep market-goers and vendors safe. We want to keep a good plan going, said Jennifer Casey, the executive director of Fondy Food Center. It oversees the summer Fondy Farmers Market on Milwaukee s north side and the Winter Farmers Market at the Mitchell Park Domes on the south side, and Casey noted that no COVID-19 cases were tied to either market.