08/04/2026
We’ve been fielding a lot of questions about the cyclospora outbreak, so here’s our take:
We’ve seen a lot of food outbreaks over the last few years and they are coming from very large operations. To us, these outbreaks illustrate a broken food system and the many miles (and hands) your food passes through before it reaches your plate.
But honestly, food borne illness can happen anywhere. Which is why we have standard operating procedures in place to make sure our food is safe.
When you get food from us, here’s what you can count on:
👩🏻🌾 We have a crew of 8 people, that’s it! Your food is sown, planted, lovingly cared for, and harvested by one of eight people.
📝 Everyone has been trained in food safety procedures, which includes proper sanitizing, washing hands, and not working when sick (to name a few).
🚽 Everyone has access to a bathroom in our barn, must wash hands before returning to work, and our farms septic is far from our production area in a different field across the road.
💧 We test our water to make sure there are no contaminates.
🐓 If someone is working with the chickens-boots and clothes are changed and hands are washed before returning to the vegetable area.
🧑🧑🧒🧒 We eat the food too! Everyone on the crew works diligently to make sure the food is safe for everyone to eat.
🥗Even with food safety protocols, we do recommend that you wash all vegetables before eating.
We’ve enjoyed these conversations because we can tell people exactly what we do and celebrate all the great things about eating local.
If you ever have questions, don’t hesitate to ask…it’s the BEST part about knowing your farmer…you can ask them directly ❤️❤️
