Each spring there’s a glorious month or two when we’re able to get local lettuce from just outside of town. That time is now! Our Hillsborough store has lettuce from Maple Spring Gardens, and our Carroro and Southern Village stores have Peregrine Farm lettuce.
Alex Hitt, who owns Peregrine Farm with his wife Betsy, shared that this year marks a quarter of a century that Peregrine has been growing lettuce for our co-op! He’s only able to grow lettuce while the temperature stays cool enough. By the end of May, the lettuce will be over. (Read more from Alex on the Peregrine Farm blog, here.)
You can indulge in all manner of salad this month, or try some non-salad recipes using lettuce. Recipes for Lettuce-Buttermilk Soup, Lettuce-Wrapped Fish, and more are here.