Now Serving MA-grown lettuce from little leaf farms!

All Chicopee schools will serve fresh & tasty MA-grown lettuce from Little Leaf Farms (Devens, MA) starting next week January 9-13, 2017! These greens go great in salads and sandwiches. And because these greens are grown in a greenhouse, they grow very well in the cooler fall and winter months of New England. Just what we need!

About the Farm. Little Leaf Farms is committed to delivering the freshest, best tasting baby greens to New England salad lovers all year round. From their greenhouse in Devens, MA, they can deliver their products to stores within a day of harvest - a big difference from the majority of lettuce that is grown on the West Coast and spends a week travelling by truck to our local stores. And, the sustaianble growing practices they support have been carefully developed to protect our planet. 

Our first shipment of Little Leaf greens at Chicopee High back in Dec 2016. Yum!

Find Little Leaf Greens at your local grocery store!

Sustainability. Little Leaf Farm's greens are grown hydroponically using 100% captured rainwater, solar energy powers a significant portion of energy needs, and the greenhouse was designed to maximize the use of natural sunlight. Little Leaf Farms also delivers greens to stores within a day's drive - this is to lessen the environmental impact by minimizing diesel consumption and pollution. Conversely, 98% of U.S. lettuce is grown in California and Arizona and travels 3,000 miles before reaching New England shelves. 

The ChicopeeFRESH team visited Little Leaf Farms in 2016. The greenhouse wowed us! It was bright & clean with greens as far as the eye could see. Photos don't even do it justice.