

Local vegetable
Lettuce Butter Head
Butter lettuce contains calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium and vitamins A, B, C and K, as well as a high water content. This type of lettuce may contain lactucarium, a natural, milld sedative. Butter lettuce was once used in European herbal medicine to treat insomnia and encourage digestion, contributing to the the French tradition of finishing a meal with salad.