HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — A Triad family farm pushes shoppers to buy local produce to ease worries as cyclosporiasis cases rise.
Rhonda Ingram of Ingram’s Family Farm sees regular customers come into their storefront each week. She said her customers have an undeniable trust for the farm’s safe growing practices.
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“People know our products, know what we have and know that they are getting fresh things,” Ingram said.
She knows the cyclosporiasis parasite commonly clings onto fresh produce. Dozens states across the country are seeing more cases this year. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services recorded more than 300 cases and 13 hospitalizations from May 1 to July 14…