Healing AdVentures

While a source (s) have not yet been identified for the current outbreak(s) (our federal government and public health infrastructure is compromised at this time)...

"Historically, Cyclospora outbreaks in the United States have been repeatedly linked to the same categories of fresh produce, per the CDC: raspberries, bagged lettuce or salads, cilantro, basil, and snow peas."

As I read this, I realize that I currently have growing in my own Healing adVentures garden: basil, cilantro, mixed lettuces and raspberries! Next year, maybe I'll add snow peas (I do eat from time to time, not as much of a staple).

Here's some prevention information and tips:

Cyclospora Can Cling to Tiny Hairs on Raspberries: Here's the Produce Safety Guide You Need This July Raspberries' surface hairs trap Cyclospora and washing alone won't eliminate it. Here's the complete expert-backed July 2026 produce safety guide for this outbreak.

Disability Advocates Advancing our Healthcare Rights (DAAHR) will hold a virtual forum on Thursday, July 23 at 1:00 pm on changes and threats to Medicaid-funded home and community-based services (HCBS) in Massachusetts. We encourage users of HCBS—which includes PCA services and Adult Foster Care—and advocates to attend.

EOHHS Secretary Kiame Mahaniah and new MassHealth Director Ryan Schwarz have been invited.

ASL and CART have been requested. Please contact us at [email protected] or 617-338-6665 if you need accommodations.

DAAHR is a collaboration between BCIL and the Disability Policy Consortium. To register, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/VmiqSF47TZulukj6arP_MQ

(Image: Graphic about the DAAHR virtual forum with white text distributed on a dark blue background. Photo of a black man speaking into a microphone in front of a group.)