A cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce caused a rush at Matthews Farmers Market, with most leafy greens sold out by 9 a.m. Danielle, the market's wellness coordinator, says local growers aren't affected and shoppers can still find microgreens and green beans. The takeaway: don't skip vegetables, just explore what's available locally.
Hi guys, I'm here at the farmers market with Danielle, the wellness coordinator. And fun fact about the market, Danielle, why did the farmers market get sold out this morning? It's only 9 o'clock.
Well, you know, I've been coming here for 5 years. It's never been this busy. It has to do something with parasite. What? Parasite? Is there parasite? There's a parasite? I don't know because I get everything here.
So the cyclospora, because of the parasite on lettuce and leafy greens, people flooded the Matthews Market this morning, and by 9:00 AM, most of the stuff was sold out.
Gone. We got here at 9:00, and I cannot even fill up my bag, but I did get some microgreens, green beans, and learned about new foods that typically people don't go for. So yeah, those are still here.
So if you're worried about this parasite, is a perfect opportunity to explore your local market where local farmers are growing their foods without this creature taking over their produce, right?
And a lot of them offer a pre-order too, so you don't have to try to beat the crowd. You can contact them, order online, and then just pick it up whenever you feel like it. Well, that's cool. I didn't know that. Yeah, I learned that today. Yep. Cool. So check out your local farmers market, guys.
