lettuce

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“If you buy a whole head of lettuce, you’re going to have some waste in there,” Lempert said.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Michael Hull, a retired lettuce farmer, says he is aware of the duplex mania.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

They banked almost 500,000 seeds from 19 species, including relatives of lettuce, parsnip, strawberry, radish, quinoa, blackberry, alfalfa and several species used as fodder crops for livestock.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Walnuts, avocados, peaches, lettuce, beans, grapes, tomatoes, olives, berries, onions, and, from La Mirada to Malibu, fields of commercial flowers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

But there was a generous decorative lettuce leaf under which much of the goopy meat and greasy rice could be tucked away.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez