I'm a little neurotic about my greens. It's partially because I've gotten so ill from them in the past.... but that was in the States! And here.... well, it hard to know exactly what you are getting and how fresh it is. I've learned to wash/soak everything in Microdyn, an anti-bacterial, both here and there. Better safe than sorry and it's so easy.
My solution is to grow it all myself. These have grown in total shade on the north side of the house. I've been eating from the top one for a couple of months. Now it's time to start the next batch. They never get full sun during the winter months and don't bolt or go to seed. I still wash the lettuce as I pick the leaves for fresh salads. I try to have a constant source and the crazy thing is when the sun hits them and they do go to seed, they reseed and I find little lettuce plants growing everywhere.
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