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Choy CommonsChoy CommonsOrganically Grown Teagan Lettuce

1 head

Teagan is a striking semi-heading lettuce developed by breeder Rick Machado and brought to market by Row 7 Seed Company. With large, tender leaves shaded in deep maroon and bronze, Teagan was bred by crossing the Italian heirloom Regina dei Ghiacci (“Ice Queen”) with a red-leaf lettuce, making for a lettuce with the crisp texture and structure of an iceberg-type variety, but with considerably more flavor and color.

Teagan has a succulent crunch and a full, savory lettuce flavor that makes it stand out in salads and sandwiches. The mature heads are large and mostly bronze-leafed, while smaller heads can be harvested as leaf lettuce. Its sturdy leaves also hold up well to grilling and roasting, and the outer leaves can be braised or added to soups and stews.

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Choy CommonsChoy Commons

Chester, NY

Choy Commons is a nonhierarchical cooperative of Asian-led farms working together to build a more connected and equitable food system in the Northeast. Founded in 2021 by farmers who met through the Asian Farmers affinity caucus, Choy Commons grew from a shared desire to build community and explore what it means to be Asian American within the food and climate justice movement.

Their name reflects that vision. “Choy,” the Cantonese romanization of 菜, means leaf vegetable, evoking the East Asian foods and agricultural traditions that connect their farmers to their heritage. “Commons” speaks to their commitment to reciprocity—with the land and with one another—and to sharing food, resources, labor and knowledge.

Choy Commons supports small farms through collaboration, grows ancestral foods for their communities, redistributes resources to provide food to those in need, and creates space to practice and adapt cultural traditions. By weaving together farms, community organizations, mutual aid groups, food purveyors and cultural practitioners, they are cultivating not just food, but a shared sense of belonging, interdependence and food sovereignty.