Description
Add fresh lettuce Nicola Valley to your table with produce grown right here at Shackan Nursery. Indeed, our lettuce are harvested at their peak for the best flavour and texture.
Because it is harvested fresh, this lettuce stays cool and crunchy. In addition, it lasts far longer than lettuce shipped from far away.
We grow our lettuce with careful, small-scale methods. As a result, every head supports Indigenous-led agriculture and local food security.
Lettuce Features
Grown in the Nicola Valley
Cut fresh for crispness
Tender, cool, crunchy leaves
Longer-lasting than shipped lettuce
Great for salads and wraps
Sold by the head
Available in season, roughly June through September
About Lettuce
Price: $4/head
Sold by: the head
Grown: Nicola Valley
Season: roughly June through September
Ways to Enjoy
Store lettuce in the fridge in a loose bag, so it stays crisp. Meanwhile, wash and dry the leaves just before serving. In addition, sturdy leaves work as fresh wraps in place of bread.
Why Local
Lettuce is a fast, cool-season crop well suited to the Nicola Valley. Moreover, freshly cut heads stay crisp far longer than shipped ones. Above all, every purchase supports Indigenous-led agriculture in the region.
When you choose fresh lettuce Nicola Valley, you get vegetables picked at their peak rather than shipped across the country. Indeed, fresh lettuce Nicola Valley travels only a short way from our fields to your table. As a result, it arrives fresher, lasts longer, and keeps your food dollars in the community. Above all, every purchase supports Indigenous-led agriculture and local food security in the region. You can find our produce at the Nicola Valley Farmers’ Market in Merritt on Saturdays, or arrange pickup directly at Shackan Nursery through the growing season.
Every box and bunch supports Indigenous-led agriculture and local food security in the Nicola Valley.
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