Dear Friends,
When I turned 40, closed up my future trading business, and made the declaration “I’m going to be a farmer”, I of course, had absolutely no idea of what I was getting in to! I thought there were basically three kinds of lettuce: romaine, butter and loose leaf. Little did I know there were at least a hundred varieties and over the years I’ve trialed almost all of them. Whew, what a difference there can be in taste and quality. So although this photo may look like an ordinary head of butter lettuce, our lettuces come to you with a lot of history (including blood, sweat and tears). I find that when I’m faced with ‘what am I going to make for dinner in the evening?’, if I start with lettuce and start adding other chopped vegetables, maybe a hard boiled egg, seasonings, a home made dressing and perhaps some croutons, I’m half way there!
There’s a saying about farmers.They’re only as good as the land they walk.
Enjoy your fresh flowers, fruits and veggies for the week.