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Small businesses and farmer's markets in SWFL rebound into new year

Farmer's markets in SWFL rebound after 2020 pandemic
Posted at 8:26 AM, Jan 01, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-01 09:30:31-05

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The year of the coronavirus, and fears that followed, changed the way people buy food, including where they buy it.

Thursday, local vendors at the Farmer’s Market in downtown Fort Myers say their small business has rebounded after the challenging year.

In this We’re Open segment, My Exotic Fruits and Currie’s Smokin' Hot BBQ explain what obstacles they had to overcome due to Covid-19 and how they’re taking those hard-earned lessons into 2021.