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UP DATE ON MARKET GUIDELINES


YOU ARE NOT ALONE

WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER

SAFETY MEASURES FOR CUTOMERS AND VENDORS

ONLY ACCEPTING PREORDERS ON ALL MERCHANDISE

WE ARE NOW SET UP TO ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS FOR PAYMENT

STARTING  IN MAY, WE WILL BE DOUBLING UP TO $20 ON SNAP PURCHASES

  1. OPENING DAY of the market will be different. Customers will be told where to park by a volunteer. Customers will remain in their cars. Volunteers will ask your name from a safe distance, and which vendor you have purchased from. Volunteer will bring your order to your car.
  2. ONLY PREORDERS AND PREPAYS OF ALL MERCHANDISE WILL BE ACCEPTED at this time.
  3. Customers can shop and pay with our online market, gfm.locally grown.net or call your favorite vendor to prepay with pick up at the market starting Saturday’s May 9, at 9 am to noon.
  4. Customers: Please stay home if you are sick. Send someone else to pick up your prepaid, preordered merchandise.  ORDERS NOT PICKED UP BY NOON WILL BE DONATED TO THE FOOD PANTRY. NO REFUNDS GIVEN.
  5. We are accepting SNAP and will be doubling up to $20.
  6. Vendors: Please stay home if you are sick. Call your prepaid, preordered customers and let them know you will not be sending their orders to the market that week. REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN TO CUSTOMERS IF YOU CAN’T MAKE GOOD ON A DELIVERY.
  7. Please follow us on Facebook for Market Opening changes or guide line changes.

Once the Market is able to Open with Vendors

  1. Customers will be told where to park by a volunteer, wait until volunteer escorts them to a vendor, (ONLY 1 CUSTOMER AT A VENDOR TABLE AT A TIME) (6ft distance from vendor table.)
  2. No more than 10 customers shopping at physical market at a time. (no families, only one shopping for a family)
  3. There will not be any handling of produce OR products by customers. All produce, products will be prepackaged, priced and prepaid.
  4. Vendors will wear gloves, changed between customers. ALL tables will have a bottle of Sanitizer on table for use & Vendors will set up 6 ft. apart.
  5. Customers: Please stay home if you are sick. Send someone else to pick up your prepaid, preordered merchandise.
  6. Vendors: Please stay home if you are sick. Call your prepaid, preordered customers and let them know you will not be sending their orders to the market that week. REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN TO CUSTOMERS IF YOU CAN’T MAKE GOOD ON A DELIVERY.
  7. Please follow us on Facebook for Market Opening changes or guide line changes.