…green will be tasty when harvested young. Even plants that are usually grown for their large heads like cabbage, radicchio, and heading lettuce make great baby vegetables. I’m Cathy Isom……
Raised Bed Gardening Kid Friendly Veggies
…snap peas, and bell peppers. And don’t forget lettuce. Greens are healthy, and although most kids won’t want to eat a head of lettuce directly from the garden, they make…
The California Kitchen: Pear Salad
…/4 C olive Oil 2 T Sugar Salad 2 Oz Butter Lettuce 1 Oz Gorgonzola 1 Oz Black Walnuts 1 oz Sliced Pears The California Kitchen: Pear Salad For this…
Best Practices for Getting Food Products into Retail Outlets
…also important. “I had so many buyer pitches where people would come in and say ‘my granola is so delicious! my lettuce mix is the best!’ and at the end…
Specialty Crops Bolstered Top-Ten Commodity Cash Receipts in 2018
…remained the number one crop on the production list but did see a decline in the early numbers. Almonds, strawberries, and lettuce also saw a slight decrease. The top-ten producing…
Foods that Grow Best in Small Space Gardens
…strawberries, for example. They do really well in containers and work well in hanging baskets. Lettuce is another food that doesn’t need much space to grow. How about grapes? A…
Opportunities for U.S. Agricultural Exports in Canada
…share of 62 percent valued at $1.6 billion and Mexico’s market share of 30 percent valued at $790 million. Primary U.S. vegetable shipments to Canada included lettuce ($333 million), broccoli/cabbage…
CAL/OSHA Top Citation for 2017-18 in Ag Industry
Agriculture Workers Picking Lettuce in Salinas valley California Every year California’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (CAL/OSHA) releases a report with details of the top-cited violations across several industries for…
Biotech Executive Order Vital for U.S. Agriculture-Industry Reaction
…benefits including: lettuce that can grow with less water, meaning a reduction in the amount of freshwater needed for agriculture production and crops that can grow in higher heat and…
Start a Cut Flower Bed in Your Garden
…full sun. For example, a tall stand of flowers to the sun side of a plot of lettuce can sometimes slow down bolting and keep lettuce from turning bitter so…
Pesky Critter Known for Attacking Plants
…to wreak havoc on your growing plants. Some of their favorite veggies to feast on include asparagus, cabbage, peppers, lettuce and tomatoes. When cutworms find your crops, they frequently begin…
Bug That Can Be a Help to Your Crops
…personal favorites are: flowers, lettuce, celery, and fruits. One way Earwigs can be a help to your garden is that they love to feast on aphids. I’m Cathy Isom… Sponsored…
New Agricultural Video Series to Train the Next Generation Debuts
…robotics. Some of the vegetable crops that are highlighted in the agricultural video series include conventional and organic processing tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce and other leafy greens, onions, and sweet corn. …
More CA Farmers Increased Wages to Attract Qualified Farm Labor
Workers Picking Lettuce in Salinas valley California In efforts to attract qualified farm labor, California farmers and ranchers have increased their wages due to the chronic employee shortages. In the…