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Strong, local food system helps economy, keeps jobs (Boston Business Journal)
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...
Indoor Lettuce Farm Sees Demand Grow (NECN)
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
Reusable shopping bags banned in Massachusetts during coronavirus emergency (WCVB)
Paul Sellew, CEO and Founder of Little Leaf Farms interviewed on reusable shopping bag segment on WCVB. View the entire segment here: https://www.wcvb.com/article/reusable-shopping-bags-banned-in-massachusetts-during-coronavirus-state-of-emergency/31933923
How Growing Hydroponically Drives Logistics Efficiency and Sustainability (FoodLogistics.com)
By Nikita Geovanis Feb. 28, 2020 Currently, about 98% of the nation’s lettuce is trucked from California and Arizona, contributing to spoiled produce, food waste and rising transportation emissions. California continuously faces major droughts, and soil erosion is a...
Locally Grown Lettuce in Springfield Public School Lunches (WGBY)
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...
Why the Bank of America is investing in a lettuce greenhouse (HortiDaily.com)
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...
Growing Hydroponic and Aquaponic Food (WCAI)
On The Point, we discuss alternatives to conventional farming: hydroponics and aquaponics. Meeting the food needs of a growing global population is a challenge, and climate change will make it even more difficult. That’s according to The US Global Change Research...
Greenhouse leafy green growers maximize opportunities (Freshplaza.com)
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...
E. Coli Outbreaks in Lettuce Point to Gaps in Food Safety (Wall Street Journal)
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...
Bloomberg Bay State Business Radio with Little Leaf Farms CEO Paul Sellew
Listen Here https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2019-12-09/baystate-business-small-business-pawtucket-vaping-radio
