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Coronavirus fears over farmers markets could hit new growers hard – just when Americans need them most

  • Written by Tamara J. Benjamin, Assistant Program Leader, Diversified Farming and Food Systems, Purdue University
Coronavirus fears over farmers markets could hit new growers hard – just when Americans need them mostShoppers in Brooklyn continue to buy produce at a farmers market.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

The familiar sight of weekend shoppers brushing shoulders at farmers markets across the U.S. is under threat from the coronavirus and fears of its spread.

In Seattle, farmers markets have been suspended altogether. In New York state – the epicenter of...

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