{"id":5424,"date":"2026-08-13T02:07:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T02:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5424"},"modified":"2026-08-13T02:07:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T02:07:46","slug":"lettuce-grow-20-percent-off-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5424","title":{"rendered":"The Best Way to Avoid Diarrhea Lettuce? This Indoor Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Experts say this<\/span> summer’s main threat of lettuce-borne cyclospora may finally be waning<\/a>, with investigators having identified the likely culprit<\/a> as iceberg lettuce sold through Taylor Farms de Mexico. But the fact remains that commercially produced lettuce isn’t always safe.<\/p>\n

The Food and Drug Administration continues to flag cluster outbreaks<\/a> of cyclosporiasis and salmonellosis, with a recent cyclosporiasis outbreak possibly tied to parsley and cilantro<\/a>. If you’re not growing your own food, you can never truly know what\u2019s in it or on it.<\/p>\n

For almost two years, I have been\u00a0growing my own<\/a>\u00a0organic salad greens and herbs\u2014and even vegetables like beans and zucchini\u2014right in my living room in a Lettuce Grow Farmstand, producing enough food for my family of three to avoid purchasing nearly all our vegetables from the grocery store. Here’s what my garden looks like right now:<\/p>\n

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Photograph: Kat Merck<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

A full-size setup like Lettuce Grow’s is an investment, but one that’s likely to pay for itself over time; the water pump and LEDs don’t use a noticeable amount of power, and all Farmstands come with their own first round of seedlings and enough nutrients to last a couple of grows.<\/p>\n

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