Delaware County Farmers Market Put In Unusual Situation During COVID-19 Pandemic

HEAR ABOUT PEOPLE, GATHERING,IN GROUPS, AND HE WANTS IT TOJUST STOP.NONESSENTIAL BUSINESSESHAVE BEEN FORCE TODD CLOSEDURING THE VIRUS OUTBREAK BUTESSENTIAL BUSINESSES LIKEGROCERY, FOOD STORES CANNERYMAIN OPENED THIS PUT BOOTSCORNER FARMERS MARKET INGARNETT VALLEY DELAWARE COUNTANY AN UNUSUAL SITUATION."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERALYCIA REID EXPLAINS.REPORTER: FARMERS MARKET ISOPENED BUT WITH SOMEEXCEPTIONS.THE MAJORITY OF THE VENDORSHAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN.THINGS ARE POPPING AT BOOTCORNER FARMER MARK.WE ARE DOING WHAT WE NEEDTO DO FOR CUSTOMERS.REPORTER: FOOD STORES AREOPENED BUT 92,000 SQUARE FOOTMARKET IS SEEING LESS FOOTTRAFFIC, 70 PERCENT OF THESTORES INSIDE HAD TO CLOSE.IT HAS BEEN, IT HAS BEEN ADIFFICULT TRANSITION, ONLY THEFOOD MERCHANTS ARE ALLOWED TOBE OPENED AND THE CROWDS HAVEBEEN OFF.REPORTER: STILL RETAILERSARE TRYING TO KEEP LOCALSSTOCKED WITH FOOD ITEMS THEYLOOK FORWARD TO PICKING UP ONA WEEKLY BASIS.WE GET FRESH BAKE GOODS,FRUIT, VEGETABLES, AND MEATBUTCHERED.YOU CAN GET A GREAT ROAST OR,YOU KNOW, GROUND ROAST PORK IFYOU NEED IT.REPORTER: IS THERE PUSHBACK FOR PEOPLE IN THECOMMUNITY WHO BELIEVE ITSHOULD BE CLOSED.CONSIDERING SOME STORESNONESSENTIAL, BUT LAST WEEKTHE GOVERNOR CLARIFIED THATSPECIALTY STORES ARE OKAY TOSTAY OPEN.FOR EVERYONE INSIDE THESEWALLS, SALES HAVE PLUMETED.THIS WAS PRETTY INTENSE FORUS BECAUSE IT IS EASTERSEASON.WE HAVE OUR CANDY BOUGHT INADVANCE.SO A LIEUTENANT OF CANDY ISSTILL HERE.REPORTER: WHILE OPENEDOWNERS HEARSAY THEY AREWORKING WITH BETHEL TOWNSHIPTO ENSURE THE MARK IS STAYINGUP TO CODE AND SAFE FORSHOPPERS.WE HAVE HAND SANITIZERS ATEVERY DOOR.WE HAVE MAINTENANCE STAFF THATGOES AROUND AND CLEANSDISINFECTS BATHROOMS AND DOORHANDLES.REPORTER: FOR NOW OWNERSSAY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO OPENEVERY FRIDAY AND SAT TAKE FORCUSTOMERS, WHO NEED TO FINETHINGS, THAT THEY CANNOT FINDAT THE SUPER MARK.REPORTING FROM DELAWARECOUNTY, ALYCIA REID FOR CBS-3"EYEWITNESS NEWS".NOW COVERAGE OF THEOUTBREAK IMPACTS CONTINUES NOWON OUR WEBSITE, THE CBSPHILLY.COM TEAM IS WORKING