Lettuce parasite is a boon for some WA farmers

Lettuce parasite is a boon for some WA farmers

When Tommy Brown of Issaquah heard word of the cyclosporiasis outbreak in July, it didn’t take long for him and his wife to start sourcing their produce from their local farmers market. “We basically shifted to buying locally, or just kind of not at all — just going without if we couldn’t find a good local option,” he said.Cyclosporiasis, the foodborne illness caused by the parasite cyclospora, made headlines in July after a multistate outbreak …