Living Roots Farm Lifts Output 20% After Sales Double in Cyclosporiasis Outbreak
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Updated · NBC Chicago · Jul 22
Living Roots Farm Lifts Output 20% After Sales Double in Cyclosporiasis Outbreak
3 articles · Updated · NBC Chicago · Jul 22
Summary
Living Roots Farm in Fox Lake is raising production by 20% after sales doubled as shoppers and chefs seek local produce during the cyclosporiasis outbreak.
500 pounds of food a week already come from the family-owned aeroponic farm, which says customers are increasingly asking where food is grown and how it is handled.
Federal investigators are still trying to identify the exact source of the outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce, leaving uncertainty across the supply chain.
That lack of clear answers could drive broader food waste, the farm's owner said, as buyers avoid products they cannot confirm are safe.