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On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:12:49 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:

> I have not been able to locate a video of harvesting lettuce near here.
> There is a tractor machine, and people sitting on a wide bench,
> collecting them and placing them on a bench. On another part of the
> machine, other people cut the bad leaves and bag them, ready for sale at
> the supermarket. Maybe they are washed, depends.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OilUbKhGD8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQdO9mYAyYg

Iceberg lettuce is popular in the US but I don't know how well mechanical 
harvesting works. Someone is trying to develop a cultivar with a longer 
stem that will hold the head higher above the soil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH5V4HE2akA

Trivia: iceberg lettuce got its name from being shipped in chipped ice in 
the early days. In Steinbeck's 'East of Eden' that's Adam's big idea 
although it doesn't work out well. 

Is it good that supermarkets have most produce year around? I don't know. 
It's one more way to remove people from the reality of the seasons. Why 
look forward to fresh sweet corn if it's always available? This time of 
year many people were canning the end of the harvest.