Lettuce speak frankly. It’s really not especially green to buy certified organic food shipped from Chile or the Netherlands. It’s a start and better than buying the pesticide-drenched, plastic-tasting kind. But considering that, as Californians, we are blessed with year-round growing conditions and a climate temperate enough to put salad greens on the table in December and avocados in March, there’s really no reason why we can’t be buying our botanical bounty closer to home. […]