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US (IN): Purdue University to launch new salad kit

The Purdue Student Farm is expanding its community-supported agriculture programs with a new spring salad kit available beginning March 7. The kit will yield one to two large salads and include a lettuce base with a rotational mix of mustard greens; herbs; root crops like radishes, turnips and beets; and vegetables like cucumbers and cherry tomatoes. All produce is grown at the farm managed by the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.

The community-supported agriculture (CSA) box will supply members from March 7-May 9 with two package options: a weekly box with two servings for $20/week (total value $200) or a bi-weekly box with two servings for $23/week (total value $115).

CSA programs provide educational, hands-on experiences for students, as well as locally and sustainably grown produce for the community. The annual Boilermaker Vegetable Season Pass, established in 2020 and now in its fifth year, provides weekly bags of fresh vegetables and herbs for participants during the summer and fall.

The salad kit presents an opportunity for students to learn and experiment with innovative agricultural and horticultural practices: growing lettuce in the Overbeck Controlled Environment Agriculture Facility, which consists of two large shipping containers designed to be vertical farms, donated by the Overbeck family.

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