Lacey Farmers Market Makes A Return

LACEY, NJ — The Lacey Township Farmers Market returned Friday. Masks must be worn at all times, and they encourage everyone to practice social distancing.

The market takes place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each Friday from June 5 to Oct. 2, rain or shine. The fall market runs until Nov. 23.

The farmers market takes place at Lacey United Methodist Church on 203 Lacey Rd.

Check out the vendors for Friday:

Officials across the county have handled farmers markets differently during the coronavirus crisis.

Seattle's farmers markets stayed closed even as Washington Governor Jay Inslee declared them essential businesses, according to the Seattle Times. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti prohibited farmers markets and then allowed several to reopen days later under social-distancing plans, according to CBS Los Angeles.

Farmers markets hold several advantages during the coronavirus pandemic, health experts told WHYY.

"There are benefits to visiting a farmers market in light of coronavirus in terms of the fact that you're outside, there's fresh air moving and the supply chain is shorter," Yvonne Michael, an epidemiologist at Drexel University School of Public Health, told WHYY.

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