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"Originally a venture-backed online marketplace for small farms that trimmed operations to focus on a single city after early scaling challenges, this business now operates successfully in its core city while stocking some nonlocal specialty items. Since the coronavirus outbreak it has seen two to four times more demand, opened a new fulfillment center to expand capacity, is hiring staff, and is publicly emphasizing support for its producers even as it remains unclear whether it will onboard additional farms." - Lisa Held