 In the last couple of weeks, we have been struggling to find ways to serve our customers safely amid the COVID-19 outbreak. And since the virus usually spreads from person to person, here are some strategies to minimize hand-to-hand contact. Please utilize these strategies and get creative to best serve your customers in your farmer's market area. Some things to consider is creating a market-wide CSA that can be achieved by using your market's vendors to supply the products. An alternative to normal farmer market operation is creating a drive-thru option where customers can pick up pre-selected orders in a drive-thru fashion at the market or in another open-air site. Consider offering an online ordering system for your market where market farmers and your vendors can participate. To minimize hand-to-hand contact, consider allowing your customers to pay through available payment systems. These type of systems allow customers to pay by phone, social media, internet, and cash-app. These strategies allow the continuous sale of your product, but also minimizing the person-to-person contact. For more information, please reach out to either the Farmers Market Authority at www.fma.alabama.gov or you can reach out to the Alabama Cooperative Extension System at www.aces.edu. Thank you.