ATTRA is the national sustainable agriculture information center operated by the National Center for Appropriate
Technology under a grant from the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, U.
S.
Department of Agriculture.
These
organizations do not recommend or...
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ATTRA is the national sustainable agriculture information center operated by the National Center for Appropriate
Technology under a grant from the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, U.
S.
Department of Agriculture.
These
organizations do not recommend or endorse products, companies, or individuals.
ATTRA is located in the
Ozark Mountains at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville (P.
O.
Box 3657, Fayetteville, AR 72702).
ATTRA
staff members prefer to receive requests for information about sustainable agriculture via the toll-free number
800-346-9140.
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By George Kuepper, Janet Bachmann, and
Raeven Thomas, NCAT Agriculture Specialists
January 2002
SPECIALTY LETTUCE & GREENS:
ORGANIC PRODUCTION
The terms “specialty” and “gourmet” mean different things to different people when applied to
lettuce, and in some markets any high-quality lettuce that isn’t an iceberg is a specialty crop.
Specialty lettuces and “me
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