lettuce

Yet, the return of calm masks a new sense of unease among the residents of this agricultural region -- one of the country’s primary producers of lettuce and other vegetables.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

In July, the FDA announced that a lettuce sample had tested positive for cyclospora, then corrected the finding as a false positive.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

This summer, however, both came with a less welcome consideration: iceberg lettuce.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

About three-fourths of the water taken from it flows to farmland, about 5 million acres of it, producing alfalfa for cattle as well as lettuce, broccoli and other crops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

I put the lettuce and the apple down with the jar of water, near the little house.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

But imported lettuces are now likely to be on the shelves in the UK a couple of weeks earlier than usual.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The deployment of lettuces other than romaine — e.g., kale, chicories, radicchio — should always be accompanied by a menu-warning, so that those opposed may opt out.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

Nowadays in the early mornings, farmers — many of them descendants of Xochimilco’s original inhabitants — can be seen loading canoes with lettuces and flowers grown in the rich sediments dredged from the canals.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2023

I always have a ton of bell peppers, chiles and lettuces.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023

‘King Darzin,’ he sniffled, ‘that wicked thief El-ahrairah has said he will steal your lettuces and he is coming to trick you and get into the garden.’

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams