Local Farmers Move Online To Stay In Business Amid Pandemic - GPB News

Farmer Ashley Rodgers grows vegetables on her organic farm in Douglasville, but in her 11 years farming she has rarely seen such uncertainty as restaurants closed their doors and farmers markets shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Disruptions amid the coronavirus spread couldn’t have come at a worse time for her small farm, Rodgers Greens and Roots, Rodgers said. 

“This is the most difficult time of year for me financially,” Rodgers said. “It's like we're out of money from what we were able to sell, you know, during the winter, and I've spent a ton of money, maxed out my credit cards from a cash flow standpoint."

Now farmers across Georgia are forced to find new ways of operating during a pandemic. 

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