Start of the storm – Saturday morning

Got the word late yesterday all of our farmers markets have been shut down this weekend. The loss in revenues is tremendous for us. Called my drivers to tell them they have two days off. Change all the cut orders, have to find a home for all the produce that was picked that now has nowhere to go. Still asking the farmers to pick anything and everything they can, get it in the refrigerators,  ask local CSA members to pickup at the farm.  Let everyone know the farm is open and we are ready and waiting for their business. Phone calls and emails are flying back and forth. Open the farm store,  make sure everyone at the farm is okay and we all have ways of communicating.  Load my little truck with CSA deliveries and leave for the Bronx and Brooklyn. The deliveries have to go. The pantries are depending on us. I personally do the run I won’t send my drivers out, we have to drive into evacuation zones to deliver some of the produce.