Good morning, sunshine! How about some good news for a change? When you grow your own food with a Lettuce Grow Farmstand, you're making a very real, measurable, positive impact on the environment.
Let’s dig deep into the details - here are the numbers!
21 gallons = the amount of water used by a conventional farm to produce ingredients for a simple green salad of lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers
<1 gallon = the amount of water used to grow the same salad on your Farmstand
4SF = Amount of space (concrete, patio, rooftop, etc) needed for a Farmstand
40SF = Amount of land needed to grow the same amount of produce using conventional agriculture
1,500 = miles most food travels to get from the farm to your plate
0 = miles food travels to get from your Farmstand to your plate
52 = number of pesticide residues USDA has found on lettuce (including 3 known or probable carcinogens, 17 suspected hormone disruptors, 10 neurotoxins, and 14 honeybee toxins)
0 = the number of toxic pesticides needed to keep your Farmstand greens abundant and healthy
9,000 = new jobs created by our ocean-bound plastics supplier
30% = nutrients lost in produce 3 days after harvest
100% = Nutrients available in food grown in and harvested from your Farmstand, just steps from your kitchen
15 = the number of minutes each week you'll spend tending your garden to yield abundant harvests of fresh, delicious veggies!
