How Safe Are Fall Activities like Apple Picking During COVID-19? | Eater

"An U-pick apple farm that also makes a popular local cider, this rural Hudson Valley operation saw an off-season bump early in the pandemic as city transplants and newly remote workers started buying homes nearby; Fridays have become busier and the farm added live-music Saturdays and even a socially distanced Fourth of July pig roast on its large outdoor pavilion. Management has welcomed the extra income but is anxious about the traditional late-September to early-October peak for apple-picking and leaf-peeping, since typical weekend crowds make it difficult to guarantee adequate spacing and could undermine public-health gains in the region." - Nick Mancall-Bitel