Lettuce parasite turns into boon for some Washington farmers

Lettuce parasite turns into boon for some Washington 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.