Diners and meal preparers in Gadsden and Etowah County will soon have a new option to get healthy, tasty and locally sourced food, quickly and at affordable prices. Salads 2 Go plans a grand opening on June 13 at 118 Chestnut St., adjacent to The Stone Market.
It's an offshoot of Gardens on Air, a hydroponic produce-growing operation launched 14 years ago by Lee and LeeAnn Harrison, although it is a separate business. Gardens on Air's greens, herbs, microgreens and lettuce are seen in Alabama school systems and in markets and restaurants across the state.
Lee Harrison — who is a partner in the new venture; Lara Littjejohn, Gardens on Air's chief operating officer, is its CEO — stressed that Salads 2 Go will be more of a market than a restaurant,
That is in response to consumer trends that show people are moving away from traditional sit-down dining toward a "walk in and walk out" experience.
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