Key Takeaways
- Little Leaf Farms has begun commissioning a new 20-acre greenhouse in Manchester, Tennessee, with the first seeds already planted at the site.
- The facility is the first phase of an 80-acre campus, and the company moved up the launch ahead of schedule to meet retailer and consumer demand.
- Little Leaf Farms is now the fourth-largest packaged salad brand in the U.S. and also operates greenhouse campuses in Devens, Massachusetts, and McAdoo, Pennsylvania.
- Founder and CEO Paul Sellew said growing consumer attention to how lettuce is grown is driving increased demand for the brand.
- The company plans to officially open its eighth greenhouse in the coming months and is in active discussions for additional campus locations nationwide.
Little Leaf Farms, one of the largest and fastest-growing packaged salad brands in the United States, has begun commissioning a new greenhouse in Manchester, Tennessee, with the first seeds already planted at the site, the company announced August 13, 2026.
Little Leaf Farms Begins Commissioning New Tennessee Greenhouse
The 20-acre greenhouse marks the first phase of Little Leaf Farms’ Tennessee campus, which has room to expand to 80 acres. The company said the launch was moved up ahead of its original schedule in response to strong demand from retailers and consumers. The facility will add to Little Leaf Farms’ capacity to supply fresh, locally grown leafy greens across the country.
“Consumers are paying more attention than ever before to where and how their lettuce is grown, and we’re seeing that translate into increased demand,” said Paul Sellew, Founder and CEO of Little Leaf Farms.
Little Leaf Farms grows its greens in controlled-environment greenhouses designed to deliver consistent quality year-round without pesticides. The company purifies all water entering its greenhouses to eliminate pathogens, and its automated system seeds, grows, harvests, and packages the greens without human hands, practices it refers to as its “Clean From the Start” approach.
Scaling to Meet Growing Demand
The Tennessee expansion comes as the company gains ground in the packaged salad category, where it is now the fourth-largest brand in the U.S. The company continues to grow even as the broader indoor-grown produce industry goes through a period of transition. It is accelerating investment in additional capacity and is in active discussions for several new campus locations as it works toward a national footprint.
Sellew added: “We’ve always believed there was an opportunity to fundamentally change what consumers should expect from their leafy greens.”
A Growing National Footprint for Little Leaf Farms
The Manchester campus adds to Little Leaf Farms’ existing greenhouse operations in Devens, Massachusetts, and McAdoo, Pennsylvania. The company plans to hold an official opening for its eighth greenhouse in the coming months.
