Local farmers reap rewards from ‘explosive diarrhea’ outbreak as shoppers avoid pre-packed produce
- While the cyclosporiasis outbreak causing fierce bouts of diarrhea has been leaving American consumers wary of grocery-bought produce, some farmers in Missouri have found the situation advantageous as shoppers look to locally-harvested goods.
- Dave Thies, who runs Thies Farm & Greenhouses in Missouri, told KSDK that he's been receiving numerous calls from prospective customers searching for safe lettuce.
- "It seemed like this past weekend it kind of kicked in and we had a lot of calls, a lot of emails about local lettuce," Thies told the outlet.
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- While the cyclosporiasis outbreak causing fierce bouts of diarrhea has been leaving American consumers wary of grocery-bought produce, some farmers in Missouri have found the situation advantageous as shoppers look to locally-harvested goods.
- Dave Thies, who runs Thies Farm & Greenhouses in Missouri, told KSDK that he's been receiving numerous calls from prospective customers searching for safe lettuce.
- "It seemed like this past weekend it kind of kicked in and we had a lot of calls, a lot of emails about local lettuce," Thies told the outlet.
Sources: The Independent