Where can I find British organic lettuce and salad leaves?
Farmers’ markets: during the season, farmers’ markets will often feature growers who sell organic leaves and lettuce. For your nearest market, contact London Farmers’ Markets (www.lfm.org.uk) or National Farmers’ Markets (www.farmersmarkets.net). Farm shops: check the Farm Retailers Association website (www.farmshopping.com) for your nearest farm shop selling salad produce. Home delivery Many local vegetable box schemes specialise in salad. Secretts Farm in Milford, Godalming (01483 520500; www.secretts.co.uk), will send beautiful leaves anywhere in the country, packed in a polystyrene box to keep them crisp. Supermarkets: buy organic salad and, in the Co-op, look out for produce from local growers. Morrisons’ growers use eco-friendly pest control and no residues were found in tests last month. Waitrose washes its conventional salad leaves using water and chlorine, but rinse twice in tap water afterwards to remove residues. Organic leaves are washed in a solution of water and fruit aci
