Growing Green in the City

Thousands of lettuce heads mature in a greenhouse near E. 55th and Woodland.

It takes 35 days to grow lettuce from seed to market size.

One of several different varieties of lettuce soon to be on the way to locavores.

Varieties of herbs grow in a separate section of the greenhouse.

Sprinkler head at the ready for misting growing crops.
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Guests:
Mary Donnell, CEO, Green City Growers Cooperative
Lillian Kuri, program director, Cleveland Foundation
Alayne Reitman, board chair, Green City Growers Cooperative