The Ballard Farmers Market was closed Sunday, to minimize risk of exposure to the coronavirus. But some farmers showed up anyway.

Matt Steinman is with Foothills Farm, in Sedro Woolley.

When he learned the Ballard Sunday Farmers Market would be closed, he’d already harvested two thousand dollars worth of produce from his field.

“And honestly, if you’re gonna go buy produce, would you rather go into a really crowded PCC or Costco right now, or would you come into an open air market where everyone’s actually observing social distancing and keeping everyone apart?” Steinman asked.

He said he’d continue to sell produce here on Sundays, even if it means just selling it out of the back of his truck.

To minimize the risk of contamination, Steinman asked permission to forge each customer’s signature with a gloved hand, so no one would have to touch the screen on his iPad.