By Lisa Carolin
You have your choice again this Saturday of shopping at the Chelsea Farmers Market at Palmer Commons between the hours of 8 a.m.-1 p.m., or shopping online and picking up your order between 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Online orders must be made by 6 p.m. Thursday at the website https://openfoodnetwork.net/chelsea-farmers-market/shop.
When you pick up your order, you will be directed to the parking area and asked to stay in your vehicle and display a sign with your name on it. Market volunteers will wear masks and observe proper social distancing while delivering orders and collecting payments from customers, which must be made with exact cash, credit care, or SNAP/DUFB.
At the on-site market, everyone is encouraged to wear a mask, and vendors, volunteers, and market staff are required to wear a mask.
Market Manager Emily Griswold asks anyone with any sign of illness to please stay home.
Everyone is asked to practice social distancing of 6-10 feet and not to linger.
Shoppers will be asked to follow one-way pedestrian traffic signs using one entrance and one exit. There will also be hand washing stations.
Shoppers are asked not to touch or sample products, and vendors will choose and bag items.
Anyone with questions is encouraged to go to the market’s website- https://chelseafarmersmkt.org or to check for updates on social media.
