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Macro photograph of a lettuce leaf beaded with water droplets on a pale surface
Root-on butterhead

Woodburn, Oregon — Hydroponic greenhouse

Your kitchen's fresh sheet, grown on water.

Clearwater Leaf Farms grows lettuce, herbs, microgreens and living greens for chefs and grocers, and sells them by wholesale account, standing order and subscription.

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01 — The catalog

Four ranges, one greenhouse.

Lettuce, herbs, microgreens and living greens. Every variety earns its place on flavor and holding quality first — a head that arrives beautiful and tastes flat is no use at the pass.

Butterhead lettuce with roots still attached resting in a shallow tray of water

Lettuce

Butterhead lettuce

The head we grow most of. Sweet and buttery with a clean finish, and a soft rib that carries a dressing without going limp on the plate.

Flavor
Sweet, buttery, clean finish
Texture
Tender leaf, soft rib, no bitterness
Use
Salad courses, wraps, plate garnish
Format
Root-on living heads, whole heads, trimmed leaves
A bunch of fresh Genovese basil laid on a clean pale surface beside harvesting snips

Herbs

Genovese basil

Flavor
Sweet, anise-bright, aromatic
Texture
Supple leaf, tender stem
Use
Pesto, finishing oils, cold plates
Shallow trays of pea shoot microgreens growing in a bright greenhouse

Microgreens

Pea shoot microgreens

Flavor
Sweet and green, faintly of pea
Texture
Crisp stem, sturdy enough to layer
Use
Sandwiches, salads, garnish at the pass

Also in the greenhouse

VarietyRangeKitchen notes
Red leaf lettuce Lettuce Deep color for plating, stands up to a light dressing
Romaine Lettuce Crisp ribs, for grilling and for Caesar
Italian flat-leaf parsley Herbs Clean and peppery, a steady hand in cold storage
Cilantro Herbs Bright and citrusy, for salsas and finishing
Sunflower shoot Microgreens Nutty and substantial, holds through a sandwich
Radish micro Microgreens Peppery heat, for garnish and texture
Living butterhead, root-on Living greens Roots in water, cut as you need it
Living basil, root-on Living greens Snip it at the pass for pesto and finishing

02 — Wholesale

A standing order your kitchen can plan around.

Tell us the varieties, formats and the rough weekly volume your menu runs on. We'll map the crop to that list, agree the delivery days that suit your prep schedule, and keep the list steady so supply stops being something you chase.

Start a wholesale account
  1. 01

    Send us your spec

    Varieties, formats, head size and the rough volume you get through in a week.

  2. 02

    We map the crop to it

    Your list sets what we plant and when we cut, so heads come off the bench at the size and format you asked for.

  3. 03

    Taste it before you commit

    A sample for your kitchen, so you can cook with the range before agreeing to volume.

  4. 04

    Open the account

    Agree the standing order and delivery days, and change the list whenever the menu moves.

Standing orders

A set weekly list and volume, for kitchens that run a steady menu and want a steady supply.

Restaurant subscriptions

A rotating selection of what is cropping well, for kitchens that rewrite the menu often.

Formats

Root-on living heads, whole heads, trimmed leaves and microgreen trays.

Samples

Chefs can taste the range in their own kitchen before committing to an account.

03 — The greenhouse

Grown in water, not soil.

Clearwater Leaf Farms is a hydroponic greenhouse in Woodburn, Oregon. Lettuce, herbs and microgreens grow with their roots in water rather than ground, under cover and out of the weather — Oregon-grown greens with a short trip to the kitchens and markets they are headed for.

Method
Hydroponic, roots in water
Site
Greenhouse, Woodburn, Oregon
Crop
Lettuce, herbs, microgreens, living greens

Chefs and grocers are welcome to walk the house before ordering — ask for a farm tour when you get in touch.

Long rows of lettuce growing in white hydroponic channels inside a bright greenhouse
Greenhouse channels — Clearwater Leaf Farms, Woodburn, Oregon

04 — Chef's inquiry

Tell us what your menu runs on.

Send the varieties, formats and the rough volume you get through in a week. We'll come back with what we can grow to your spec, and arrange a sample for your kitchen.

  • Wholesale accounts for restaurants and grocers
  • Restaurant subscriptions and standing orders
  • Living greens and microgreens by the tray
  • Farm tours and CSA boxes
  • Samples for chefs before you commit

Woodburn, Oregon
Wholesale — chefs & grocers

No account needed to ask.