Sanibel market drawing to a close
By TIFFANY REPECKI / trepecki@breezenewspapers.com - | May 25, 2021
The final Sanibel Island Farmers Market is set for this weekend as it wraps up for the season.
Beginning in October, the last weekly event will take place on May 30 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sanibel City Hall. Organized by Local Roots co-owned by islanders Jean Baer and Betsy Ventura the market features a variety of vendors and products, as well as crafters, prepared meals and more.
For the 2020-21 season, new safety guidelines were put in place in light of the pandemic to keep shoppers, vendors and the community safe. Ventura explained that the impact of COVID-19 really hit at the end of the prior season, so during the summer they came up with a plan so they were ready.
City council takes additional COVID steps
By TIFFANY REPECKI / trepecki@breezenewspapers.com - | Dec 18, 2020
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In light of the number of COVID-19 cases increasing both locally and nationally, the Sanibel City Council held a special meeting this week to discuss the city’s existing virus-related restrictions.
On Dec. 14, the council voted unanimously on measures involving the Sanibel Island Farmers Market, Center 4 Life, mask messaging and signage, and city staff’s reporting of COVID cases for the island.
On the subject of the market, Mayor Mick Denham explained that organizer Local Roots has put in place temporary modifications due to the pandemic, such as social distancing and mask wearing.