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Salad Greens!. Credit: http:// blairpeter.typepad.com /weblog/2007/06/respite-a- littl.html. Kids right here in Whatcom County plant, grow, harvest, sell and EAT salad greens!. Photo credit: Mardi Solomon. Photo credit: David Westerlund. Blaine Farmers’ Market. Bellingham Farmers’ Market.
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Salad Greens! Credit: http://blairpeter.typepad.com/weblog/2007/06/respite-a-littl.html
Kids right here in Whatcom County plant, grow, harvest, sell and EAT salad greens! Photo credit: Mardi Solomon Photo credit: David Westerlund Blaine Farmers’ Market Bellingham Farmers’ Market
How are salad greens different from plain old lettuce? http://jugalbandi.info/2007/04/spring-greens-are-here/ Salad greens are vegetables that are often served raw and can act as a bed for other salad ingredients. They are usually a variety of different lettuces.
Why pick salad greens? Crisphead: iceberg Variety is good for you. Different lettuces have different amounts of different vitamins. Salad made with a mixture of salad greens often has more vitamins, thanks to the variety. There are four main categories of lettuce: looseleaf, butterhead, crisphead, and romaine. Iceberg lettuce from Cook's Thesaurus: Salad Greeens. http://www.foodsubs.com/Greensld.html. Other salad green photo credits from: Epicurious: http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/seasonalcooking/farmtotable/visualguidesaladgreens#10 Butterhead Romaine Looseleaf
Salad greens are a great way to eat a rainbow. Enjoy salad greens for Harvest of the Month! www.thelunchbox.org