The proper place for vegetables in genteel society is as a quiet accoutrement to the main course, which is to say, a minor ...

The head of a romaine lettuce will be open and loose, they do not form a tight head like an iceberg lettuce. Romaine lettuce leaves can also be picked as baby crops as soon as they hit a usable size.

Chopped lettuce in the cold storage of a Nick the Greek restaurant in Windsor, Ont. Manager Charlie Kyriazakos says the cost of a crate of 24 heads of lettuce costed more than $160 last week.

Ian Adamson, president of Greenbelt Microgreens, and head grower Alice Farris show off their totally organic lettuces that have won an Agri-food Award of Excellence from the Ontario government.

Don't settle for just iceberg lettuce for your salads. Upgrade them by adding flavor, texture, and nutrition with some of these leafy greens, instead.

A. The butterhead lettuce variety that springs immediately to mind is Hilde, a large butterhead that Dutch friends who raised six children recommended to me.