Last market

In Massachusetts, the day before the American Thanksgiving is the last for shoppers seeking produce and other goods direct from the farm.

Above, masked shoppers wait their turn at the Davis Square (Somerville) market earlier today.

It was a low-key ending to a year of queuing, hand sanitizer, and masks at the outdoor markets.

Socially distanced farmers market, Arlington, July 21

Shopping and queuing at Shelburne Farm's outdoor market in September. The store at this orchard is normally indoors.

The pandemic's effects on the apple harvest may never be fully appreciated, but there were certainly new logistical challenges getting fruit to market. Quality and variety suffered this year.

Somerville's winter market, usually indoors, is still on as of this writing, with new curbside pickup options and limited outdoor sales.

In Davis Square today, a shopper tip-toes up to the apples one last time.