{"id":2458681,"date":"2020-05-21T00:56:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T06:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-farmers-market-plans-are-set-for-june-13-start\/"},"modified":"2020-05-21T00:56:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T06:56:01","slug":"aspen-farmers-market-plans-are-set-for-june-13-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspen-farmers-market-plans-are-set-for-june-13-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen Farmers Market plans are set for June 13 start"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/farmersmarket-atd-052120-1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/farmersmarket-atd-052120-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/farmersmarket-atd-052120-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/farmersmarket-atd-052120-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/farmersmarket-atd-052120-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/farmersmarket-atd-052120-1-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>People mill about in downtown Aspen on for the last Farmers Market of the season in 2018.<\/strong><br \/><em>Anna Stonehouse\/The Aspen Times<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Aspen Farmers Market is a go for this summer, although it will look, feel and sound very different from what people have become accustomed to over the past 20 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">To help slow the spread of COVID-19, the market, which begins June 13, will be limited to <a id=\"N0x2282930N0x22d0650:N0x2282930N0x24050b8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/summer-events-in-glenwood-springs-change-cancel-with-pandemic-concerns\/\">agricultural and fresh food vendors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">There will be no artisan booths set up to peruse their wares, or live music to listen to, or alpacas to pet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThis is not a social environment this year,\u201d Mitch Osur, the city\u2019s director of downtown services and parking, said this week. \u201cBecause of social distancing, we don\u2019t want people hanging out, so now it\u2019s get in and get what you need and get out.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation at-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote p402_hide\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<blockquote readability=\"8\">\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want people hanging out, so now it\u2019s get in and get what you need and get out.\u201d\u2014 Mitch Osur, Aspen\u2019s director of downtown services and parkinp<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">To follow the protocols of Pitkin County and the state\u2019s public health orders, along with guidance from the Colorado Farmers Market Association, the Aspen market will adhere to public health orders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe\u2019ll start the market when Pitkin County goes to 50, which should be around June 13,\u201d Osur said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In order to do that, the market will be separated into two sections \u2014 one on Hyman Avenue and the other on Hopkins Avenue \u2014 so that each area can allow up to 50 customers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The vendors will line the streets 8 feet apart, and people will be asked to follow one-way foot traffic down the south side of the street and then turn around to go along the north side, all while maintaining 6 feet of distance from one another. There will be a single entrance and exit access point on Galena for Hyman and Hopkins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Dogs will not be allowed in the market and people will be asked not to socialize with one another, which is one of the biggest draws to the weekly event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cUnfortunately it\u2019s not going to be the social scene that we are used to,\u201d Osur said, adding that people should be used to COVID-19 protocols that have been in place for the past two months when an outbreak of the disease happened in Aspen in early March. \u201cAt this stage we are assuming that people know how to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Officials are working on a plan with vendors for call-ahead orders that can be picked up by customers behind City Hall. Pre-ordered goods can be delivered without a person getting out of their cars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Up to 37 vendors will be allowed at this year\u2019s market, including 19 agricultural ones, as well as four food vendors who will be located in Conner Park on Hopkins Avenue, next to City Hall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Up to an additional 14 vendors who sell food, or essential products, are eligible to participate under public health orders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Osur said city officials will reevaluate the make-up of the market in August to see if some artisans can be included.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThat\u2019s if public health order allow gatherings of 250 people, which we think might be August,\u201d Osur said, adding artisans and extending the market to Spring and Hunter streets would be part of the second phase of the farmers market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The city will likely hire \u201cambassadors\u201d to control the number of people coming in and out of each market, and ensuring people are not congregating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Other guidelines from the <a id=\"N0x2282930N0x22d06b0:N0x2282930N0x24059b8\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1oz7Uz4iHhIiVMW-Z0tGt2-E8mLZIdDsO\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Farmers Market Association<\/a> include vendors and staff must wear masks and should use gloves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Food samples won\u2019t be allowed and prepared foods should be to-go items only.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The state association and the city ask that vendors price their products so handling coins is not required to make change, and have a container for customers to place cash in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The association and city also ask vendors to consider digital payment methods to reduce contact with customers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The guidelines also ask that vendors and organizers have plenty of hand-washing stations, hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes and sprays, and portable restrooms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Hours of operation have not yet been determined. City officials are asking for feedback from the farming community on whether they want to stay until 1 p.m. or 2 p.m. The start time is 8:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Osur said he expects the market to run into October, if the spread of COVID-19 remains manageable according to public health officials\u2019 expectations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThere are a lot of balls in the air right now,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are waiting for the <a id=\"N0x2282930N0x22d0710:N0x2282930N0x2405e38\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/pitkin-countys-variance-request-to-state-touts-outdoor-spaces-common-sense\/\">next public health order<\/a> to see what they are thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\"><a href=\"mailto:csackariason@aspentimes.com\">csackariason@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/local\/aspen-farmers-market-plans-are-set-for-june-13-start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People mill about in downtown Aspen on for the last Farmers Market of the season in 2018.Anna Stonehouse\/The Aspen Times The Aspen Farmers Market is a go for this summer, although it will look, feel and sound very different from what people have become accustomed to over the past 20 years. 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