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FARMS ADAPT TO COVID-19
Farm employee Ben Schulz, 17, helps a customer with a curbside pickup order at Rogers Orchards, 336 Long Bottom Road, Southington. Photo by Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
‘Pure grocery shopping’ By Jessica Simms Special to the Record-Journal
say that the amount of people walking in has doubled.”
Locally grown food, plants and fresh air are some of the reasons people enjoy going to farm shops, farmers markets and garden centers. The COVID-19 pandemic has made these businesses even more popular.
All of these businesses have found it necessary to make changes to keep staff and customers safe.
“Business has been above usual this year,” said Ashley Vescera, garden center manager at Winterberry Gardens in Southington. “I want to
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to meet the customers’ demands. We’ve added meat, things like that, so they can do a full trip here versus just produce.” Rogers Orchards in Southington created an online curbside pickup model.
At the start of the pandemic, Lyman Orchards in Middlefield decided to cancel big “We went from a farm stand events and focus on the farm and then in a matter of days, market. we reinvented our farm stand into a curbside mod“It’s basically pure grocery el,” said Peter Rogers, presishopping,” said Lyman Ordent of Rogers Orchards. “So chards CFO David Bujese. “We’ve adapted a little to try See Farms, A13
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Despite restrictions on waiting areas, chair spacing and even conversation, customers flooded back to area salons and barbershops Monday.
In order to reopen, Lamont required the closure of waiting areas, six feet between chairs, masks for both clients and hairdressers, additional sanitation and the display of a number for customers to call to report pandemic restriction violations.
Hair dressers said they’re facing a backlog of clients, particularly since many scheduled hair appointments late last month, but had to postpone after Gov. Ned Lamont reversed the plan to reopen barbershops and salons. “My book is full until July,” said Tiffany Cruz, owner of Anna V. Salon in Wallingford. “I’m working seven days a week for the next few weeks.” Sherry Bronson, owner of Trey’s Barbershop in Southington, said the shop’s four barbers are booked all week with appointments. “Everyone has been coming in this morning,” Bronson said. “Which is a great thing, we’re excited about that.”
For Trey’s Barbershop, that meant moving barber chairs to allow for more space. Bronson said she’s also using a touch-free thermometer to take customer’s temperatures at the door. “That’s just an extra precaution on our part,” Bronson said. With no waiting area, clients show up at the time of their appointment and are let in. “It’s been pretty smooth today so far,” Bronson said. See Hair cutteries, A20
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