The spike in demand also helped the local farmers. While their traditional partners struggled, the Worcester Regional Food Hub offered an alternative through the pandemic. “We had part of our business that was food service, institutions and restaurants, that...
Sellew’s not the only hydroponics grower in Massachusetts, and it’s not his first time finding such success with a startup. Something with Little Leaf Farms has certainly worked, though. Little Leaf, which opened in 2016, has expanded from a 2.5-acre greenhouse...
The Worcester Regional Food Hub typically helps food startups and connects farmers with restaurants and other food-centered entities. During the coronavirus pandemic, though, it’s now shifting to consumer sales, in order to help local farmers and producers reach...
By Barbara M. Houle May 14, 2020 Crucial to the restaurant’s success is the longstanding personal relationships with local vendors such as Little Leaf Farms in Shirley, a 25-acre hydroponic farm and leading producer of baby lettuces sold throughout the Northeast. Paul...
By Paul Sellew and Andrew W. Kendall Apr. 15, 2020 Not long ago, most of us had grocery shopping on our to-do lists, along with our other routine tasks: doing laundry, running errands, paying bills. The most organized among us would prepare detailed shopping lists and...
Little Leaf Farms CEO Paul Sellew talks about his indoor lettuce farm where business is growing. Massachusetts residents are seeking locally grown greens as they stay at home. View the entire segment here: NECN
