…Litman / Shutterstock.com) Both studies assume a farm operation of 1,500 non-contiguous acres of rented land. The hypothetical iceberg-lettuce farm has 250 acres planted to iceberg lettuce. The lettuce is…
Healthy Diet with Affordable Produce
…Malic acid which has been linked to fighting cancer and cleansing the liver. If it’s more greens that you need, Romaine Lettuce should be on your shopping list. it lasts…
Boosting Natural Defenses with a Drone
…get some research to support what he is seeing. Parabug is testing the technology on strawberries but they hope to expand the target crops to vegetables like lettuce and brassicas….
What You Can Grow in a Straw Bale Garden
…your yard that receives at least six hours of bright, direct sunlight a day. While some veggies such as lettuce and green beans can grow in partial shade, most need…
Farmers Share of the Food Dollar is Still Low
…a pound of tomatoes and the farmer earns 29 cents. For every pound of lettuce consumers buy, they’ll spend $2.79 while the farmer earns a nickel. Lastly, an 18-ounce box…
Salad Shortage Because of California Rains
…areas of California, which is the largest fruit and vegetable producer in the country. The delays have led to shortfalls of crops like lettuce and broccoli, sending wholesale prices much…
Vertical Garden Ideas
…a bit now in commercial farming. Vertical tower gardens are also quite popular by stacking large food-grade tubes or buckets. Things like strawberries, herbs, lettuce, and so on are planted…
Plant These Seeds First in Spring
…air, so it’s better to get them in before the summer scorches everything. Lettuce and salad greens can tolerate an occasional frost. Loose-leaf varieties come up really quickly. Cauliflower and…
Statistics Available for California Crop Year 2015
…$3.40 billion Lettuce — $2.26 billion Strawberries — $1.86 billion Tomatoes — $1.71 billion Flowers and Foliage — $1.08 billion Walnuts — $977 million Hay — $945 million Agricultural Exports…
Cheap Healthy Eats
…benefits of of their nutrition. For example, some delicious nutrient-dense foods include: Sweet Potatoes Green Apples Romaine Lettuce Lentils Bananas Frozen or Fresh Broccoli Flax or Chia Seeds Oats Zucchini…
Apple Cider Vinegar Hacks for Cleaning
…Hacks for Cleaning Apple Cider Vinegar can liven up your lettuce and keep your house clean without chemicals. Like all vinegar, apple cider vinegar has potent antimicrobial properties and contains…
Breadless Sandwiches
…green leafy lettuce. Layer on your favorite protein and filling wrap them with the lettuce into rolls. Red Bell pepper sandwich. Just like you would the cucumber, cut in half…
Organic produce growers sought for research study
…Organic Farmers and fertilize with raw manure or untreated manure from dairy cattle, horses or poultry. The farms can grow any of the following produce: lettuce, spinach, carrots, radishes, tomatoes…
Winter Vegetable Harvest Gets Early Start
…market gap while farmers in more southern regions accelerate their production, but Hawk said there’s not likely to be a shortage during the transition this year. “There’s lettuce, romaine; other…