Believing in Butterhead Lettuce

Butterhead lettuce, also known as butter lettuce, Boston lettuce, or Bibb lettuce,  is the largest and most flavorful group of lettuces. They are tender, thick-leaf lettuces that form a small head with a sweet, delicate, buttery flavor. Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is an annual plant of the Asteraceae family. The Asteraceae family contains the herbs arnica, burdock, boneset, calendula, chamomile, chicory, cronewort […]

Greens

Turning Over a New Leaf

Leafy green vegetables, also called greens, vegetable greens, leafy greens, or salad greens, are plant leaves eaten by humans. Leafy greens the healthiest food you can eat. Anyone who might think that leafy greens are boring should know that there are leaves from nearly 1,000 species of plants that humans eat. Leafy greens are low in calories and fat, high in protein, fiber, iron, and calcium, and […]