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Food & Wine's collection of green salad recipes includes classics like Caesar and Waldorf as well as new favorites featuring arugula, brussels sprouts, kale, cabbage, watercress, and more leafy ...
This ancient lettuce was a medicinal herb in Babylon in 800 BC. Lettuce seeds have been found in Egyptian tombs; they were part of the diet in both ancient Egypt and Persia. It was the Romans who ...
Lettuce is an excellent crop for gardeners at all levels, and one of the best things about homegrown lettuce is that it offers fresh leaves for picking all year round. While the summer is a lovely ...
Lettuce seed has been used as a model to study the role of ethylene in seed germination at high temperature. The role of ethylene in germination is not known but either ethylene evolution or addition ...
Despite making up just 1% of the nation's farmland, California produces 70% of the country's fruits and vegetables and 41% of all vegetable sales. The Central Valley alone contributes 8% of total U.S.
Short-term nitrogen limitation and continuous lighting (red/blue = 3:1) were applied individually and in combination to butterhead and red oak leaf lettuce for 1, 2, or 3 days before harvest to assess ...
Some of the most notable violations were. Employee failing to wash their hands before wearing gloves. The lettuce on the prep line and in the walk-in cooler was slimy, discolored, and wilted. The ...
In an announcement, Slug & Lettuce Newquay said: "Thank you and farewell. After an amazing journey Slug & Lettuce Newquay is closing its doors on Saturday, June 14.