MASON, Wis. (SPECTRUM NEWS) - When the coronavirus crisis began to expand across the country and into Wisconsin-- upending the economy as it went-- sales at Great Oak Farm hit a wall.

"For about a week, there were no sales," longtime farmer Chris Duke told Spectrum News 1.

But just a few days later, sales and distribution quickly picked up and haven't stopped since.

"After the dust settled, there was a huge influx of orders that have been coming in strong since then," Duke said.

More local farmers and distributors have been able to step in to fill the gap created by an ongoing national grocery supply chain disruption and a temporary shift in customer habits, with more customers seeking out delivery and pick-up grocery options.

That's something the folks at Harvie.Farm have focused on for years.

Their website-- think part Instacart, part farmers market guide-- allows customers to select food grown or produced from local farmers. It's then boxed up and ready to be picked up at one of dozens of Wisconsin locations.

"It's been a really fascinating couple of weeks." Harvie CEO Simon Huntley told Spectrum News 1. "I've been doing this for almost 20 years and I've never seen anything like it in local food. Our sales for our existing farms have almost tripled since this crisis started."

For more information how Harvie.Farm works, visit here.