Last year, Springfield Public Schools opened a $21 million-dollar Culinary and Nutrition Center. In addition to preparing fresh foods for over 30,000 students, the Center strengthened the city’s partnership with its food service provide, Sodexo. It also represented an...
Inside one of the most technologically-advanced lettuce growing greenhouses in the world, Little Leaf Farms, a Devens, MA, company, is rethinking how food is grown and distributed. By keeping their production facilities close to the markets they serve, using on-site...
Freshplaza.com by Astrid Van Den Broek An increasing interest from consumers in local produce as well as growing concerns over food safety are two trends leading to increased opportunities for greenhouses growing leafy greens. Little Leaf Farms in...
By Annie Gasparro Dec. 11, 2019 2:05 pm ET “The FDA and CDC are working hard on the issue, but ultimately it is the responsibility of the grower and shipper,” said Paul Sellew, chief executive of Little Leaf Farms, a grower of hydroponic romaine unaffected by the...
