Clients flood hair cutteries
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’ 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. “Business has been above usual this year,” said Ashley Vescera, garden center manager at Winterberry Gardens in Southington. “I want to say that the amount of people walking in has doubled.”
All of these businesses have found it necessary to make changes to keep staff and customers safe. At the start of the pandemic, Lyman Orchards in Middlefield decided to cancel big events and focus on the farm market. “It’s basically pure grocery shopping,” said Lyman Orchards CFO David Bujese. “We’ve adapted a little to try 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. “We went from a farm stand and then in a matter of days, we reinvented our farm stand into a curbside model,” said Peter Rogers, president of Rogers Orchards. “So ordering online, making payments online securely, gathering somebody’s order, building that order and having it ready for curbside pickup. It’s a labor intensive project when you think of building the site.” See Farms, A10
By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
State restrictions, extra measures
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.
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.
“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 “That’s just an extra precaution on our part,” next few weeks.” Bronson said. Sherry Bronson, owner of With no waiting area, Trey’s Barbershop in clients show up at the Southington, said the time of their appointment shop’s four barbers are booked all week with ap- and are let in. pointments. “It’s been pretty smooth “Everyone has been com- today so far,” Bronson said. ing in this morning,” Bronson said. “Which is a great thing, we’re excited See Hair cutteries, A10 about that.”
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