The article discusses a shift in consumer behavior towards farmers markets due to recent cyclosporiasis outbreaks linked to produce. Notable experiences include individuals like 24-year-old law student Joshua Hargrove, who have started avoiding traditional supermarkets and opting for local markets to purchase safer produce. The article highlights growing concerns about produce safety and how it is influencing shopping habits.

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https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/farmers-markets-local-produce-cyclospora-93f537c9

America’s Lettuce Crisis Has Shoppers Ditching Supermarkets for Farmers Markets

Outbreaks of cyclosporiasis push more shoppers to their local farmers markets

Amira McKee

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Maya Davis

| Photography by Reema Desai Boldes for WSJ

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Joshua Hargrove shops at the FreshFarm Mount Vernon Triangle Market. Joshua Hargrove at the FreshFarm Mount Vernon Triangle Market on a Saturday in Washington, D.C.

Joshua Hargrove had sworn off leafy greens, berries and just about anything else that grew in the ground.

The 24-year-old Howard University law student has spent weeks steering clear of produce, unnerved by cyclospora outbreaks that have made thousands of people sick this summer.