James looks into the recent Cyclospora outbreak and what it can tell us about solidarity, food safety, and where our food comes from.

Sources:

https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/magazine/spring-2026/taylor-farms/  
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/23/billion-dollar-california-salad-company-exploits-undocumented-migrants-say-workers-and-teamsters 
https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-economist-interview-2000790016 
https://www.thefp.com/p/cyclosporiasis-outbreak-lettuce-media?utm_source=publication-search 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-report-e-coli-outbreak-onions-taylor-farms/ 
https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/imo/media/doc/2026-07-27garciatotaylorfarmsrecyclosporacontaminatedlettuce.pdf 
https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=Bruce+Taylor&contributor_employer=Taylor+Farms+ 
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/07/2025-14967/requirements-for-additional-traceability-records-for-certain-foods-compliance-date-extension 
https://bsky.app/profile/ufw.bsky.social/post/3msj3j7ordt2w 

James looks into the recent Cyclospora outbreak and what it can tell us about solidarity, food safety, and where our food comes from.
Sources:
<a href="https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/magazine/spring-2026/taylor-farms/">https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/magazine/spring-2026/taylor-farms/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/23/billion-dollar-california-salad-company-exploits-undocumented-migrants-say-workers-and-teamsters">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/23/billion-dollar-california-salad-company-exploits-undocumented-migrants-say-workers-and-teamsters</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-economist-interview-2000790016">https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-economist-interview-2000790016</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/cyclosporiasis-outbreak-lettuce-media?utm_source=publication-search">https://www.thefp.com/p/cyclosporiasis-outbreak-lettuce-media?utm_source=publication-search</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-report-e-coli-outbreak-onions-taylor-farms/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-report-e-coli-outbreak-onions-taylor-farms/</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/imo/media/doc/2026-07-27garciatotaylorfarmsrecyclosporacontaminatedlettuce.pdf">https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/imo/media/doc/2026-07-27garciatotaylorfarmsrecyclosporacontaminatedlettuce.pdf</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=Bruce+Taylor&amp;contributor_employer=Taylor+Farms+">https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=Bruce+Taylor&amp;contributor_employer=Taylor+Farms+</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/07/2025-14967/requirements-for-additional-traceability-records-for-certain-foods-compliance-date-extension">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/07/2025-14967/requirements-for-additional-traceability-records-for-certain-foods-compliance-date-extension</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ufw.bsky.social/post/3msj3j7ordt2w">https://bsky.app/profile/ufw.bsky.social/post/3msj3j7ordt2w</a>&nbsp;

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Natural Causes is a podcast about the politics and practicalities of going outside in a world on fire, hosted by Dr. James Stout. It approaches the outdoors, conservation, agriculture, food sovereignty, and Indigenous land rights as interconnected issues. We want to combine unflinching journalism with unabashed advocacy for the land we all share, and welcome everyone into the outdoors and the fight for our public lands. Our shared wild spaces are under threat like never before, from climate change, the Trump administration, and extractive capitalism. Now, more than ever, we need serious journalism and serious solidarity that engages people with the struggle to protect these spaces for generations to come. New episodes weekly.

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Who Is Behind America's Cyclospora Summer?

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