Radford Mother Swaps Grocery Aisles for Farmers Markets After Lettuce Outbreak

Parasitic outbreak has Coloradans turning to local lettuce growers

Some Colorado lettuce farmers say they are seeing higher sales as a multistate cyclospora outbreak has some shoppers avoiding lettuce at supermarkets.

Radford Mother Swaps Grocery Aisles for Farmers Markets After Lettuce Outbreak

A Cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce has sickened thousands of Americans this summer, with more than 200 cases recorded in Virginia alone, according to WDBJ. The wave of produce recalls has prompted many parents to reconsider where they buy food for their families. For one Radford mother, the answer has been the local farmers market. Lyndsay Lalonde, a Radford resident and WIC participant, told WDBJ her family now makes a Saturday mor…