Lettuce
For something so popular, lettuce is quite fickle and not easy to grow due to its intolerance to weather extremes.
Find LocallyFor something so popular, lettuce is quite fickle and not easy to grow due to its intolerance to weather extremes.
Find LocallyPeople in Georgia eat more than 285 million pounds of lettuce a year, but we grow less than one-tenth of 1% of that. If we met this local demand, it would mean an additional $83.6 million in revenue for farmers.
On average, Americans consume nearly 30 pounds of lettuce per person a year. Half prefer leaf, the other half head – but either way the salad-making machine delivers important nutrients, including vitamins A and C, potassium, calcium, iron and copper.