TD Saturday Market announces changes as vendors gear up for Saturday’s opening

There will be fewer vendors this season, and shoppers will be encouraged to wear masks.

WUNDERLICH REPORTS FROMDOWNTOWN, GREENVILLE.THIS IS THE 18TH SEASON FORGREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG MARKET,BUT AS YOU CAN IMAGINE IT’SGOING TO LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENTTHIS YEAR.THE TYPICAL TD SATURDAY MARKETSEASON STARTS IN MAY BUT BECAUSEOF COVID-19.THIS YEAR’S ESSENTIAL MARKETWILL START UP THIS SATURDAY 8:00A.M.

TO NOON.WE FOLLOWED EBT GUIDELINES ANDSO THE VENDORS WHO ARE ON SITEARE YOUR GROCERY VENDORS THATPEOPLE CAN ALMOST LOOK AT ASLIKE AN OPEN-AIR GROCERY STOREORGANIZERS SAY VENDOR BOOTHSWILL BE SPACED OUT AND THEY’LLTO BE AT HALF CAPACITY 42VENDORS ON SITE EACH WEEKINSTEAD OF ALL 81 CRAFTINGBOOTHS WILL NOT BE AT THISYEAR’S MARKET BUT INFO ON HOW TOBUY THOSE GOODS WILL BE ONLINE.SHOPPERS WILL BE ASKED TO BRINGA LIST KEEP SIX FEET AWAY FROMOTHERS NOT TOUCH ANY ITEMSBEFORE BUYING AND CONSIDERWEARING A FACE MASK.WE WILL HAVE SOME FREEMAN FACEMASK AVAILABLE FOR THOSE THATTHAT WOULD LIKE THAT BUT IT ISNOT REQUIRED TO GET INTO THEEVENT SITE CHAUNCEY LINDSAY PEAKOF BANANAMANA IS SO EXCITED TOSEE CUSTOMERS AND SELL HERBANANA BREAD, BUT SAYS THIS YEARWILL BE BITTERSWEET I GET IT,BUT I’M SAYING BECAUSE A HUG I’MSAD THAT I WON’T BE ABLE TO GETUP CLOSE AND PERSONAL I’M SAD.I WON’T BE ABLE TO HUG THOSETHAT I HAVEN’T SEEN IN OVER AYEAR AGAIN.I GET IT, BUT THAT’S THE ONETHING THAT I’M SAD ABOUT AGAIN.IT’S NOT REQUIRED TO WEAR A FACECOVERING BUT THEY ARE ASKINGFOLKS TO DO SO AND THEY MENTIONIF YOU DON’T HAVE A MASK THEYARE GOING TO BE PROVIDING THOSEFOR SHOPPERS WHO COME WITHOUTONE.WE'