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Surprisingly, $1.5B worth of lettuce was produce in the US in 2017. https://www.agmrc.org/commodities-products/vegetables/lettuce https://www.agmrc.org/commodi
by kingnothing 8y ago
Surprisingly, $1.5B worth of lettuce was produce in the US in 2017.
https://www.agmrc.org/commodities-products/vegetables/lettuce https://www.agmrc.org/commodities-products/vegetables/lettuc...
- vkou 8y ago$2 of lettuce (~1lb) buys you 63 calories. $2 of rice (~3lb, uncooked) buys you 5,000 calories. Lettuce is a garnish cash crop you can grow under a lamp in your garage. Rice is what will keep you alive, though.