KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

This list of markets and opening dates is current as of the time of publication. It’s best to check with the market before planning a trip.

In the city of Atlanta and other communities, farmers markets have been deemed “essential services,” and all markets that are open have made adjustments to their operations.

Some, like the Green Market at Piedmont Park, are offering only preorder pickup at their market locations, no at-market sales. Others, like Peachtree Road Farmers Market, are offering a mix of both. The Sweet Apple Farmers Market experimented with a drive-thru operation.

Markets that are open for direct sales from vendors are spacing booths out to provide adequate social distancing, and many will require you to use hand sanitizer before you enter the market as well as have plenty of hand-sanitizing stations around the market area. Most suggest leaving your pets at home. And all food is sold to be consumed off site.

No matter how they’re adapting, market managers like Wendy Crager of Cotton Mill Farmers Market in Carrollton suggest considering the market like your local grocery store, not as a social gathering place.

Some basic guidelines from the Cotton Mill Farmers Market:

■ Do not come to the market if you are sick with anything. Also, do not come if someone in your household is sick. Have someone else do your shopping.

■ Please come, shop and leave.

■ You are strongly encouraged to send no more than one or two people to shop for your family. Leave the children at home if possible.

■ If a line forms at a booth, please keep 6 feet of distance.