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2 WHAT'S UP! MAY 10-16, 2020 Back In Business Farmers markets find ways to allay pandemic panic CARIN SCHOPPMEYER NWA Democrat-Gazette L ike everyone else, the organizers of farmers markets are dealing with the fallout of the pandemic. What's Up! has gathered the most current information on the annual events in Northwest Arkansas here. Bella Vista BELLA VISTA FARMERS MARKET — Canceled for the season. bellavistaar.gov/farmers-market or 936-6314. Bentonville DOWNTOWN BENTONVILLE MARKET — 8 a.m.- 1 p.m. Saturdays at Memorial Park. downtownbenton ville.org. Covid-19 guidelines: • Customers should travel on John Deshields Boule- vard to the eastern-most parking lot next to the soccer fields, immediately next to Orchards Park. • Vendors will man booths separated by at least 10 feet. • Customers will be able to interact with vendors while remaining in their vehicles at all times. Market staff and volunteers will direct traffic so that vendors can take orders on the driver's side of the vehicle. • No walk-ups will be permitted. All customers must travel through the market in a vehicle or on a bike. • Pre-ordering is available and encouraged. Check the Bentonville Farmers Market app for instructions. Eureka Springs EUREKA SPRINGS FARMERS MARKET — 8 a.m.-noon Thursdays. facebook.com/esfarmersmarket. Fayetteville FAYETTEVILLE FARMERS' MARKET — 7-8 a.m. senior shopping, general public 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays at Evelyn Hills Shopping Center on College Avenue. fayettevillefarmersmarket.org or 236-2910. Green Forest GREEN FOREST FARMERS MARKET — 7 a.m.- noon Wednesdays in Green Forest, 7:30 a.m.-noon in berryville.facebook.com/greenforestfarmers market or (870) 654-5589. Huntsville MADISON COUNTY MARKET — 7 a.m.-noon Tues- days and Saturdays on the Huntsville square. 268-0945. Jasper JASPER FARMERS MARKET — 3-6 p.m. Fridays and 9 a.m.-noon Wednesdays on the courthouse square. 870-861-5070 or facebook.com/newtoncountyfarmers market. Rogers ROGERS FARMERS MARKET — 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Satur- days in May; 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays in June at Frisco Station Mall. facebook.com/rogers farmermkt or 246-8383. Covid-19 guidelines to observe: • Stay home if you are sick or have been near those who have been sick. • Use handwashing/sanitation station as needed. • Do not touch produce or other items. • No self-service. Vendors will help you with your selection. • Stay at least 6 feet from others. • Minimize the people in your party to shoppers only. ROGERS DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET — Drive- through pickup of online orders, 4-6 p.m. Thursdays at 120 W. Poplar St. 640-7345 or downtownrogersinc.org/market. Siloam Springs SILOAM SPRINGS FARMERS MARKET — Online order pickup 9-11 a.m. Saturdays at Main Street Siloam Springs office. siloamsprings.locallygrown.net. Springdale SPRINGDALE FARMERS MARKET — 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; online order pickup 9 a.m.-noon at the Jones Center. springdale.locallygrown.net or 751-3352. EDITOR Becca Martin-Brown 479-872-5054 bmartin@nwadg.com Twitter: NWAbecca ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jocelyn Murphy 479-872-5176 jmurphy@nwadg.com Twitter: NWAJocelyn REPORTERS Deb Harvell 479-872-5029 dharvell@nwadg.com Lara Hightower 479-365-2913 lhightower@nwadg.com DESIGNER Deb Harvell ! UP WHAT'S ON THE COVER "From the beginning, we wanted Mosaix to be guided by authen- ticity," says Scott Galbraith, Wal- ton Arts Center vice president of programming and executive producer. And with authenticity the principal goal of the first Mosaix festival, indie films seemed the perfect online event. (COURTESY PHOTO/WALTON ARTS CENTER) What's Up! is a publication of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Bee Hang and wife Nena Yang of Rainbow Farm in Siloam Springs bag produce for a customer at the Bentonville Farmers Market. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Ben Goff) ROUNDUP