lettuce

About three-fourths of the water taken from it flows to farmland, about 5 million acres of it, producing alfalfa for cattle as well as lettuce, broccoli and other crops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

CEO Bruce Taylor said the company won’t sell iceberg lettuce in the U.S. or Canada that was harvested or processed in the region between May 1 and Aug. 31, starting next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Taylor Farms suspended sourcing and production of iceberg lettuce from central Mexico in July.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The FDA said two samples tested positive for cyclospora, one from a tank containing wastewater from the processing facility and another from a drainage ditch at a lettuce grower.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Maybe they were enjoying another Ping-Pong table full of romaine lettuce and Babou’s sekanjabin.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

Millions of lettuces are set to be wasted as farmers are grappling with a record outbreak of aphids that has devastated the end of their growing season.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The deployment of lettuces other than romaine — e.g., kale, chicories, radicchio — should always be accompanied by a menu-warning, so that those opposed may opt out.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

Nowadays in the early mornings, farmers — many of them descendants of Xochimilco’s original inhabitants — can be seen loading canoes with lettuces and flowers grown in the rich sediments dredged from the canals.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2023

I always have a ton of bell peppers, chilies and lettuces.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023

Diligent mice tended the neat little vegetable patches which every season gave forth an abundance of fresh produce: cabbages, sprouts, marrows, turnips, peas, carrots, tomatoes, lettuces and onions, all in their turn.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques