…prickly stems or foliage alone, such as summer squash. Highly fragrant basil will also keep them away, too. Instead of planting among other herbs, inter-plant it with favorites like lettuce…
Farmers to Families Food Box Program Reaches 50 Million Boxes Delivered
…economic downturn. So far, BrightFarms has shipped more than 200,000 clamshells of lettuce in the boxes.” @mrbryanlcarter: “Our Harmony CDC team partnered with Farmers to Families Food Box Program to…
Fall Veggies You Should Plant in Your Garden Right Now
…to their final location. Mid- to late August you’ll want to plant seed radishes and leaf lettuce. Its recommended that you plant seeds slightly deeper than you would have in the…
Fast-Growing Veggies You Can Grow in Under Thirty Days
…well indoors, too. Radishes. Sprinkle them around your slow-growing plants and they will be ready in as little as 20 days. Lettuce varieties like oak leaf or baby leaf is…
Food Box Program Helping Growers, Families, and Companies
…also contain carrots, butternut squash, celery, lettuce, avocados, nectarines, and onions, all of which are sourced from California farmers. Sourcing, packing, and distributing the 25-lb boxes have also allowed SunTerra…
How to Protect Your Garden from Hungry Birds
…seeds. Some seeds such as beans, sunflowers, and lettuce are extremely attractive to wild birds. Protect your direct-sown plants by using row covers. These also work well protecting seed from…
A Secret Weapon for Fighting Off Unwanted Pests in Your Garden
When it comes to your garden, you’ll likely also have to contend with hungry bugs that want to nibble your prized flowers or move into your lettuce patch. But now…
FDA Associates 2019 E. Coli Outbreaks With Cattle Operations
…back to a common grower with multiple ranches and fields that supplied romaine lettuce to a variety of businesses that were associated with the outbreaks. The same strain of E….
Quick and Easy Foods for Kids to Grow at Home
…arugula, kale, collards, cabbage, lettuce, and broccoli. For larger plants, summer squashes can provide a little excitement as they grow quickly. They also put out lovely, large flowers before the…
Understanding the Interruptions in the Food Supply Chain
…for the home market is different than packing it for some salad-bar restaurant, where you may sell them a 50-pound bag of lettuce not a two-pound bag of lettuce,” Sumner…
Tips for Growing Warmer Container Vegetables
…keep the plant growing upright. If it’s leafy greens you want, you can either plant lettuce seeds in seed-starting trays and transplant them to larger pots or scatter them lightly…
Delicious Leafy Greens to Grow in Your Garden
…your garden this year. Lettuce is mostly water, but it provides vitamins A, C, K and minerals like calcium folate and potassium. It’s easy to grow your own at home…
Dealing with Chickens When They Get Bored
…such things as chicken swings, refillable treat balls, or letting them go to town on fresh fruits and veggies, such as a head of lettuce. Chickens can be picky with…
Market Disruptions: ‘We’re Not Out of It by Any Stretch’
…of issues for the supply chain struggling to adapt its infrastructure. Some agricultural commodities have been impacted more than others in the wake of the drastically altered markets. “Lemons, lettuce,…