Local farmers working through sales changes

Local farmers working through sales changes

WEEKEND FOR THEOMAHA FARMERSMARKET.CUSTOMERS ANDFARMERS ALIKE AREDISAPPOINTED IN THEDELAY...WHILE WE WAIT FORSAFER OPTIONS.CHIEFPHOTOGRAPHERSTEFFANI NOLTETALKED TO BARRERASFARM ABOUT HOWTHEY'RE WORKINGTHROUGH THECHANGES.BARRERAS FAMILYFARM IN BLAIR HASBEEN PREPPING FORTHE OMAHA FARMERSMARKET SINCEJANUARY..THEY WERE EXCITEDFOR OPENINGWEEKEND.MARIEL 45:50 WE AREIN THE HABIT OFGETTING UP AT 4:00 INTHE MORNING TOLOAD UP, TREK OUTAND SET UP AT THEMARKET ONSATURDAY, THAT'SJUST OUT THING.WE'RE EXCITED TOSEE THE BREAD LADYWHO IS NEXT TO US.AND OF COURSETHEIR CUSTOMERS.MARIEL 43:22 WE LOVETHE CUSTOMERINTERACTION, IT'S ALLABOUT BEING INFRONT OF YOURCUSTOMERS.THEY KNOW WHO YOUARE WE KNOW WHOTHEY ARE, AND WEGET INSTANTFEEDBACK.THIS YEAR, THEOMAHA FARMERSMARKET IS GOING TOLOOK A BIT DIFFERENTDUE TO SOCIALDISTANCINGGUIDELINES.KYLIE 7:55 IT'S NOTGOING TO BE A SOCIALGATHERING PLACE.IT'S A PLACE WHEREYOU CAN COME, GETLOCAL PRODUCE, ANDGO HOME.NO FLOWERS...OR LEMONADE.THE OMAHA FARMERSMARKET ANDDOUGLAS COUNTYHEALTH DEPARTMENTHAVE DECIDED TOONLY OFFER LOCALLYGROWN PRODUCEAND FRESH FOODS.KYLIE 7:30 WE'REHAPPY WE AREALLOWED TO OPENTHE FARMERSMARKET, WE LOVE ITOBVIOUSLY.WE KNOW OURVENDORS DO AND IT'SSOMETHING THEYRELY ON AND THEYARE ALL SMALLBUSINESSES,FARMERS ANDGROWERS SO WE ARESO EXCITED TO HAVEIT, BUT WE WANT TOKEEP IT AS SAFE ASPOSSIBLE.VENDORS WILL BESPACED AT LEAST 10FEET APART ..AND THE NUMBER OFPEOPLE ALLOWED INWILL BE LIMITED.THE BARRERAS ARESTILL TRYING TOFIGURE OUT WHATTHIS SUMMER WILLLOOK LIKE.?A 45:15 WHAT DO WEHAVE?

WHAT DO WENEED?

WHATFARMERS MARKETSPOTENTIALLY, BASEDON WHAT ONES ARESTILL GOING ON ANDHOW THEY'RE GOINGTO BE SET UP?

WHICHONE WORKS BESTFOR US BASED ONWHAT WE CANPROVIDE.FLOWERS, GOATSMILK, FREE RANGECHICKEN EGGS..THEY'RE SODIVERSIFED THEYTHINK THAT HASHELPED SALES ..AS WELL AS ALREADYHAVING AN ONLINEPRESENCE FOR THEIRGRASS FED BEEF ANDPORK SALES.48:08 THE ONLINESALES HAVE SPIKEDAND YES, IT'S OFFSETTING SOME OFTHE OTHER AREASBUT JUST TRYING TOMANAGE WHAT YOUHAVE AND WHAT YOUCAN PROVIDETHROUGHOUT THEYEAR.THEY'RE STILLTHINKING ABOUT THELOGISTICS OFSELLING THISSUMMER...BUT WANT TOCONTINUE MAKING ITCONVIENT FOR THEIRCUSTOMERS TOO.IN BLAIR, STEFFANINOLTE, 3 NEWS NOW.THE BARRERAS ALSOHAVE LOCAL DELIVERYAND SEVERAL PICK UPOPTIONS AVAILABLEFOR CUSTOMERSSHOPPING ONLINECURRENTLYTHE OMAHA FARMER'S