Lettuce Economist Gifts

'Oh, not much. Well, still dabbling a bit in commodities futures.'

'The dietician told him to increase his roughage!'

"Defense budget... Do you have any idea how much catnip $700 billion would buy?"

Vegetarian Birthdays.

"The lettuce I paid with was fresher than the lettuce I bought."

'She loves me, she loves me not, she loves me...'

'Yes, we have a very diversified economy around here.'

"It's a scientific breakthrough! This seed will produce less corn...thus driving up the price!"

'I forgave ya for puttin' 'em all in one basket, but this goes too far!'

It's 10 P.M. does anyone know what 'sequestration' means?

Population train.

The BLTR (the bacon, lettuce, tomato, revolution)

'It's a growth industry' (tulips from Amsterdam).

'Today the Yuan rose against the pork belly, the chicken beak, the eel, the wanton, and the egg noodle.'

U.S. Farm Production: Cup Runneth Over.

I grew up vegetarian. Wow. That takes work to stay strong. What motivates you? Hey, lettuce brain! Peer pressure.

"It would be better with a protein, but add-ons are so expensive."

Exotic Insects Arrive in England with Imported Fruit

Hydroponic Gardening

A Double-Dip Recession with Sprinkles

'I'm all for GM food, it's done wonders for my profit margins!'

Ukraine Grain Exports

Chicago School of Home Economics

"Gimme a double burger between two burgers. And hold the lettuce; it only dilutes the experience."

"I like the Businessman's Special. The fortune cookies all have stock futures in them."

'Any Questions?. . . Anyone else?'

'Be patriotic. Food prices are rising. Eat less.'

Lettuce referendum: "I voted romaine."

'Cecil and Byron are going into pork futures but Preston is interested in banking.'

A Chinese dragon comes for US farm products.

"One day junior, all this will be yours..."

"And how’s my grass-fed, hormone-free cash cow doing today?"

SOIL BANK: 'Loam dept...clay, sand & gravel'.

Bar Code Harvester

"Looks like grain prices are up."