What farmers are doing without a farmers market
What farmers are doing without a farmers market
Some farmers are worried about making ends meet without having a place to sell their produce.
What farmers are doing without a farmers market
SOME FARMERS AREWORRIED ABOUT MAKINGENDS MEET WITHOUTHAVING A PLACE TO SELLTHEIR PRODUCE.THE LENEXA FARMER'SMARKET WAS SUPPOSEDTO OPEN ABOUT TWOWEEKS AGO.THE CITY IS POSTPONINGIT AND SAYS IT'S FIGURINGOUT HOW AND WHEN TORE-OPE41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER EMMA JAMESTELLS US WHAT FARMERSARE DOING IN THEMEANTIME TO KEEPBUSINESS GOING.EMMA JAMES, REPORTING"This is where the LenexaFarmer's market wouldnormally be, but now the citysays its taking things onlinewile figuring out when ahow they'll reopen.
Still - somefarmers tell me they're worriedabout what this will mean forthem in the long run.JACOB THOMAS, OWNER, JETPRODUCE AND MEATS"This is our family this is whwe do, and so when welearned that farmer's marketsmay not start, it scared us."JACOB THOMAS OWNS JETPRODUCE AND MEATS.HE MAKES HIS LIVINGFROM MAY THROUGHOCTOBER - MOSTLY BYSELLING AT THE LENEXAFARMER'S MARKET -WHICH DOESN'T HAVE ARE-OPEN DATE YETJACOB THOMAS, OWNER, JETPRODUCE AND MEATS"Initially I was very scared,ourlivelihood depends on thisfarm."In the meantime, THE CITYSTARTED AN ONLINEFARMER'S MARKET.JACOB SAYS IT HELPS -BUT IT'S JUST NOT THESAME.JACOB THOMAS, OWNER, JETPRODUCE AND MEATS"Without us going down to thepeople at market, I don't knowif we're going to be able tosellenough product to make endsmeet this year."HE'S HOPING PEOPLE WILLCOME OUT TO HIS FARMSTAND - WHERE HE HASSOCIAL DISTANCINGPRACTICES IN PLACE.THE PARKS ANDRECREATION DEPUTYDIRECTOR SAYS THEDEPARTMENT WILL LOOKTO THE COUNTY ANDSTATE'S GUIDELINES TOFIGURE OUT WHEN ANDHOW TO RE-OPEN.LOGAN WAGLER, DEPUTYDIRECTOR, LENEXA PARKS ANDRECREATION"We're learning a lot but it'sgoing to be tweaked, it's goingto be fluid a little bit as wegoforward,CHAD GILLILAND OWNSNEXT TO NATURE FARM.HE'S SELLING HISHANDMADE BEESWAXPRODUCTS ONLINE ANDDOING NO CONTACT HOMEDELIVERIES.CHAD GILLILAND, OWNER, NEXTTO NATURE FA"it's been difficult but we'vemanaged to like I said thinkoutside the box and work tocontinue to get our products toour customers in a safemanner."WHILE CHAD AND JACOBWAIT TO SEE WHEN THEYCAN GO BACK TO THEMARKET - THEY HOPE THECOMMUNITY WILLREMEMBER THEY'RE STILLHERE AND THEY STILLNEED YOUR SUPPORT.JACOB THOMAS, OWNER, JETPRODUCE AND MEATS"When you shop at a farmer'smarket you're helping yolocal small businesses, you'rehelping your neighbors, thatmoney stays in thecommunity."IN LENEXA, EMMA JA