Coronavirus: Feds to divert 12M kilograms of farmers’ surplus food to groups in need One of Veldhuis’ concerns at the start of the season was making sure farmers knew the market would run, despite restrictions.“Early on my fear was making sure the farmers knew that we were going to be here and running somehow, so they would put their crop in the ground — the reason we have corn on the cob now is someone in the early part of May thought that they would be able to sell it in August,” Veldhuis said.Organic farmer and small-scale pasta manufacturer Hermann Grauer, who was busy selling fresh eggs and dried pasta Saturday, said demand for his product has remained strong despite the economic downtown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic — his and his.