Ingredient

Tender Greens

Tender greens are delicate leafy vegetables with soft leaves, fresh flavors, and a texture that makes them especially well suited to eating raw or lightly cooked. This group includes lettuce, arugula, baby spinach, mesclun and salad mixes, mizuna, tatsoi, and other young or delicate greens.

Tender greens vary from mild and buttery to peppery and slightly bitter. They are commonly used as the foundation for salads, but many can also be added to sandwiches, wraps, grain bowls, soups, pasta, and lightly cooked dishes.

Look for leaves that are crisp, fresh, and vibrant in color. Avoid greens that are wilted, slimy, yellowing, or have extensive bruising or browning. Smaller and younger leaves are generally more tender.

Where to find locally grown Tender Greens

Bohacz Farm

Allamuchy

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Circle Brook Farm

SA

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Healthy Harvest Farm

Bellefonte

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Hensler Farms

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Silver Lake Farm & Greenhouses

NY

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Community Supported Garden at Genesis Farm

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Fernbrook Farm CSA

Local grower

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Laning Bros. Farms, Inc

P0P

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Nardelli Brothers Inc

Local grower

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Richfield Farms

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Ploch's Farm

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

City Green

Clinton

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

R.J. Laurino Farm

Colts Neck

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Happy Harvest Hydroponic Farms

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Flipside Farm CSA

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Godlewsky Farms & Greenhouses

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

School Lunch Organic Farm

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Dearborn Farm, Inc.

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Yarnicks Farm

Indiana

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Landisdale Farm

PA

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Secor Farms

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Lone Oak Farm

Marion Center

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Village Acres Farm

Mifflintown

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Redrange Farm LLC

PA

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Butterwood Farms

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Boulevard Produce Market

Ocean View

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

DanLynn Organic Farms

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Adi Farms

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Poplar Wood Farm

NSW

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Jade Family Farm

Port Royal

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Yellow Creek Farm

Prospect

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Goffle Brook Farm & Garden Center

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Velasquez Farms

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Fresh Water Greens

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Pucker Brush Farm

Shelocta

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

K. Johnson Farms LLC

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Farmside Gardens

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Farms View Roadstand

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

The Good Farm

Germansville

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Savoie Organic Farm

NJ

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Seaburst Farms / Olive Creek Farms

Woodbury

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

York Fresh Food Farms

York

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Dickinson College Farm

Boiling Springs

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Oasis Farm

Pittsburgh

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Mad Radish Farm

Dover

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Good Keeper Farm

PA

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

K & J Farm Market

Local grower

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Brenckle's Organic Farm & Greenhouse

Zelienople

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Maggie's Farm Gettysburg

Gettysburg

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Garfield Community Farm

Pittsburgh

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Chicano Sol Farm

Blain

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Star Cross Naturals

Somerset

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Hilltop Growers

Friedens

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Nature Works Farm

Homer City

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Buckland Farm

Clearville

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Dan Schantz Greenhouse & Farm Market

Allentown

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Crooked Row Farm

Orefield

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Morgan Creek Farms

Quakertown

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Windy Springs Farm

Quakertown

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Anchor Run CSA

Wrightstown

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Green Zameen Farm

Perkasie

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Love Grows CSA

Feasterville

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Jett's Produce

Telford

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Tinicum CSA

Upper Black Eddy

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Trauger's Farm Market

Kintnersville

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Blue Moon Acres

Buckingham

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Charlestown Farm

Phoenixville

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Sankanac CSA

Phoenixville

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Living Hope Farm

Harleysville

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

MicroGreenFX

Schwenksville

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Tlush Family Farm

Plymouth Meeting

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Little Croft Farm

Perkiomenville

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Thornbury Farm CSA

West Chester

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Down To Earth Harvest

Downingtown

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Two Gander Farm

Downingtown

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Kneehigh Farm

Pottstown

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Inverbrook Farm

West Grove

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Heaven on Earth Acres

Lincoln University

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Adragone Aeroponics

Glenmoore

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Rambling Roots Farm

Cochranville

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Stimigo Farm

Kimberton

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Yoderway Farm

McVeytown

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Bending Bridge Farm

Fort Loudon

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

WillowHill Springs Farm

Willow Hill

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Eckerton Hill Farm

Fleetwood

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

B & H Organic Produce

Morgantown

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Broad Wing Farm

Morgantown

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Yellow House Farm

Reading

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Oak Nut Farm

Bethel

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Taproot Farm

Shoemakersville

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Patriot Farms LLC

Lenhartsville

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Butter Valley Harvest, Inc

Bally

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Brenckle's Oganic Farm and Green House

Zelienople

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

The Goodman Farms

Harmony

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Little Peace Farm

Schuylkill Haven

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Potter's Farm

Pine Grove

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Brogue Hydroponics

Brogue

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Chickadee Creek Farm

Pennington

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Old Hook Farm

Emerson

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Reed’s Organic Farm & Animal Sanctuary

Egg Harbor Township

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Watts Organic Farm

Pittsgrove

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Walking Bird Farm

Egg Harbor City

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Cabbage Throw Farm

Asbury

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Fairgrown Farm

Pennington

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Ramblin' Sol Farm

Cream Ridge

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Rolling Hills Farm

Ringoes

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Formisano Farms Produce

Buena

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Enlightened Farms

Egg Harbor City

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Terra Chimera Farm

Cape May Court House

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Smiths' Farm Market

Wall

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Crop Stop Farm

East Hanover

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Free Time Farm

Pedricktown

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Cecil Creek Farm

Mickleton

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Donio's Farm Market, LLC

Elm

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Bloomfield-Montclair CSA

Montclair

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Seeds Of Peace Farm

Newton

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Greenflash Farm

Skillman

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Twin Pond Farm Garden Center & Country Market

Howell

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Windsong Farm

Warren

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Asbury Village Farm

Asbury

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Crane Farm

Basking Ridge

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

G & G Farm Market

Swedesboro

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Mars Organic Farm LLC

Chesterfield

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

Poppy Spring Farms

Newton

Grows varieties of Tender Greens

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