Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Delaware and Maryland continue to have stay-at-home orders. Social distancing, face mask use, and increased hand washing/sanitizing will be the new norm for this season. The goal is to prevent the spread… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu COVID-19 will pose additional challenges for produce growers this season. The good news is that there is no evidence of the spread of the virus in food and with produce specifically. However,… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu The CDC now recommends wearing cloth face coverings in settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission of COVID-19. For agriculture this would… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Gloves are often used in food service to reduce the transmission of food-borne pathogens. However, COVID 19 is a respiratory disease transmitted through respiratory droplet dispersal when those carrying the virus cough… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Demand for fresh local produce and other farm products is on the increase. Currently, for growers that sell directly to the public, COVID-19 presents some challenges to meet that demand. Farmer’s markets… Continue Reading
