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An outbreak in cyclosporiasis recently spread all over Michigan, and a large number of cases were identified here in Washtenaw County. Kristen Schweighoefer, Director of the Washtenaw County Health Department's environmental health division, joined Rebekah Warren to discuss the source of the outbreak and what precautions residents should take to prevent another.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration point to a single supplier of iceberg lettuce used at Taco Bell restaurants in Michigan as the source of cyclospora. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor reports.

Health officials are currently theorizing that lettuce and bagged greens are the main vectors for the ongoing cyclospora outbreak. Investigations continue as several key pieces of information remain unknown. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Growing Hope has plans to help Ypsilanti Farmers Market shoppers who use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to purchase fresh produce through the federal shutdown. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Washtenaw County Health Department, in partnership with the Ypsilanti Farmers Market, is showcasing its produce prescription program this Saturday for National Farmers Market Week. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

The pandemic has impacted all parts of our economy, including the local agricultural community. But, there are positives that have resulted and reasons…

It’s been a full century now since the Ann Arbor Farmers Market first hit the downtown streets. It was in a different location then, but the idea of a…