The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Atlanta area farmers markets fight to stay open amid a COVID-19 crisis

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By Rosalind Bentley

Across metro Atlanta, an early marker of spring is the opening of neighborhood farmers markets, their tables full of tender salad greens, eggs and fresh bread.

​But as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens, small local farmers who sell at those markets are racing to find ways to stay afloat if those markets do not open in the coming weeks….