OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Officials in one Kansas City suburb have postponed their popular farmer’s market amid concerns about the coronavirus, while another in Wichita is set to open Saturday.
Like grocery stores, farmers markets have been described in stay-at-home orders as “essential businesses” that can continue to operate. But city officials in Overland Park, Kansas announced the markets’ postponed opening on Tuesday under pressure from the public.
Meanwhile, in Wichita, the Kansas Grown Farmers Market Board decided to proceed with extra safeguards in place.
