Lettuce
A green fingered grower with tunnel vision
Adrian Merhten's hydroponic journey began 20 years ago after being inspired by a local vegetable grower. He was a baker then, but now he's known in Hokitika as "The Lettuce Man". Audio
Shoring up salad supply
At the height of the season Gisborne's Leaderbrand can churn out 90,000 packets of salad a day Audio
The tip of the iceberg
Anne Corkran and her husband Steve traded high-stress jobs to farm hydroponic greens in Palmerston North. Anne shares a recipe for Lettuce Salad with Yoghurt Dressing. Audio
Peonies and Parsley
At half past four each Saturday morning Rodger Whitson packs 50 crates of leafy green vegetables and herbs and takes them to the Otago Farmers' Market. The former butcher has hung up his knife and now… Audio, Gallery
Shredded Lettuce Salad with Condensed Milk Dressing
Recipe by Dame Alison Holst
From Afternoons on Saturday 8 September 2007
Cucumber, Lettuce and Mint Soup
Recipe by Jeremy Jones
From Nine To Noon on Monday 29 November 2004