Dealing with COVID-19 in the marketplace
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April 8, 2020

Dealing with COVID-19 in the marketplace

With everything except essential businesses closed, what about farms that market products through CSAs, farmers markets and on-farm stores? Hannah Smith-Brubaker, executive director of Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA), has some tips for handing marketing challenges resulting from COVID-19. One important step all businesses should take is developing a continuity of business plan

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