With Palatine farmers market set to open Saturday, organizers ‘feel the pressure of doing this right’
Dan Pilguy, a Palatine Farmers Market organizer and owner of Arlington Crest Farms in the village, will be present for Saturday’s opening with a selection of organic vegetables, herbs and fruit. He expressed confidence the Palatine market has the necessary regulations in place to operate safely.
Organizers say Palatine’s long-running summer farmers market will serve as a test of sorts when it opens for the season Saturday under restrictions aimed at operating safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Facial coverings or masks, social distancing and a prohibition of food sampling will be among the measures taken at the outdoor market, which will run from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in downtown Palatine’s Metra station parking lot.
Only vendors will be allowed to handle products before a sale, and anyone feeling ill should stay away, organizers say.
Palatine’s summer farmers market will run in Metra commuter parking lot B every Saturday through Oct. 31.
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