Local urban farm in Ohio promises clean lettuce amid parasite outbreak
She promises quality because of her partnership with an urban lettuce farm in Sharon — WestWinn Urban AG.
By Sydney Brown
WKBN
Posted: Jul 14, 2026
Excerpt:
Health experts are narrowing in on lettuce as the source of the explosive diarrhea outbreak. A local salad chain promises safe and quality ingredients because of its partnership with a local urban farm.
At Sweet Melissa’s, serving fresh greens is their bread and butter.
“We pride ourselves on quality and consistency. I think that’s what has made Sweet Melissa’s grow so strong,” owner Melissa Poland said.
Amid warnings of a parasite outbreak causing explosive diarrhea, many are scared to even reach for fresh produce. But at Sweet Melissa’s, orders aren’t slowing down.
“We are doing everything we can to make sure that people are calm and they know that they’re going to continue to get a good product from Sweet Melissa’s,” Poland said. “I am here to serve really good food and I’m going to continue to do everything I can, in my power, to make sure that everybody walking in here, walking out with salads, they’re going to be happy with them.”
She says it’s because they’ve lived through this before during the romaine lettuce contamination in 2019.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/local-urban-farm-in-ohio-promises-clean-lettuce-amid-parasite-outbreak/
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