Green Gold

Lettuce: the invisible forces that turned rabbit food into the world's first seasonless produce.

Join host Chris Nuttall-Smith as he dives deep into the salad bowl -- from the high stakes tales of lettuce barons to chefs and space-travelling super lettuces.  

• Julie Guthman reveals how lettuce led to the rise of Big Organic.
• Master lettuce breeder Frank Morton gives Chris a tour of his outrageous collection.
• Historian Gabriella Petrick takes us back in time to Depression era trains and the lettuce millionaires who revolutionized the way we eat.
• Jim Lugg, one of the most important players the lettuce industry has ever seen, talks about his big breakthrough.

​Plus: chefs Amanda Cohen and Rob Gentile chat about stashing lettuce seeds in suitcases and tasty, but surprising, lettuce dishes.