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Meet The Most Pampered Vegetables In America

Red Lettuce
Red Lettuce Ryan Kellman / NPR
Cucamelon
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Packing tomato

Packing tomato

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Farmer Lee

Farmer Lee

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Red Lettuce

Red Lettuce

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The Chef's Garden is a farm in Ohio that feels like Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory of vegetables. It grows cutting-edge varieties for chefs like cucamelons and eggplants the size of a pea.

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