When I was first introduced to Panisse lettuce by a neighbor who was marketing to the Boston Restaurants I dismissed it as too Shi Shi for us.  

Eventually a year or two later I slotted it into our trial plots… fast forward a decade  plus and it’s easily our best selling lettuce variety and had been for a long while.

Texture of a soft buttery Bibb with the shape and contour of a rounded oakleaf, our customers rave about it all season.  And it cleans up pretty well even after pounding rains.

It’s not my preferred sandwich lettuce as I like a more pronounced crunch to the bite, yet happy to feature it prominently every year. 

Note: it’s red leaved counterparty Rouxai was and still is too Shi Shi for us however.

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Tbh not much, whenever we get the “would you please start selling squash blossoms?”

My answer: if you’re interested in squash blossoms, here are my neighbors who gladly grow them and are worth supporting.  

Don’t get me wrong we grow a bit of fancy here and there, yet our approach has always been to focus on feeding and nourishing with quality.

We used to grow a bit more when we did pick your own for our CSA, haricots verts beans for example.

There are some definite niche crops which fit in the mix, dandelion greens , fennel, and shallots for example, yet our scale and relative labor constrictions direct us to grow crops which are efficient, especially on the harvest side.

No nasturtiums in clamshells.

Whats the most over the top embarrasing Shi Shi thing you have ever grown? :)