“Is that plastic?” asked the kid. He was visiting the Slow Food Nation Victory Garden with his parents, and peering at the lettuce bed.
It should be noted that the lettuce bed in the Victory Garden is like no lettuce bed that I, or you, will ever grow. Perfectly aligned lettuce in complementary colors, all manner of heirloom varieties, arranged in concentric circles that look, well, plasticine.
I’m guessing the lettuce loves the fog that soars over City Hall and swoops down on the Victory Garden. It can’t possibly love the days when the sky goes cerulean and the sun beats down, but hey, it’s San Francisco, so the lettuce, like everyone else, gets the full range of “summer” weather. And, apparently, thrives.
“They look like you could just pour salad dressing over them and eat them,” said Robert, one of the other volunteers, to the kid in question.
The kid nodded, his eyes wide, amazed at the salad bar arrayed in front of him.
on Aug 29th, 2008 at 8:26 am
what do they do with all that beautiful lettuce?
on Aug 29th, 2008 at 9:53 am
This would be such a lovely home for Peter Rabbit!
on Aug 29th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Wayne, I believe some of it will be used in some of the Slow Food events happening this weekend, but a good bit of it was donated to the San Francisco Food Bank for distribution to soup kitchens and other charity food sites around the area. It’s beautiful…and has been beautifully put to use for a good cause!
on Aug 29th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
that is what I was hoping to hear. very cool
on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 9:24 am
Karen, you’re right — it would be a perfect home! Not many rabbits in Civic Center, though…
Wayne, that part of the effort is definitely being done in the right way, for sure.