Little Leaf Farms, the nation's No. 1 indoor-grown salad brand, is excited to announce its continued expansion with a new campus in Tennessee. The new site – Little Leaf Farms' third overall - will dramatically expand the brand's production footprint and reinforce its leadership in the fast-growing controlled environment agriculture (CEA) category.

The new 215-acre site, located in Manchester, Tennessee, is initially planned for 40 acres of greenhouses, with an option to expand to 80 acres. With financing already in place, Little Leaf Farms will begin construction this summer with an anticipated launch in fall 2026. 

Once fully operational, the Tennessee facility will have the capacity to produce enough leafy greens to service the Midwest, Southeast, and Texas. The facility will create several hundred jobs over five years.

Little Leaf Farms is the largest indoor-grown brand in the U.S. with over 50% market share among indoor lettuce growers, according to Neilsen. This expansion ensures that even more households will have access to greens that are fresher, tastier and grown more sustainably.

"Consumers are increasingly choosing our fresher, more flavorful greens over field grown greens," said Paul Sellew, founder and CEO of Little Leaf Farms. "This new campus is a testament to our belief in and commitment to the promising future of indoor-grown leafy greens. Strong consumer demand allows us to invest confidently, and we're grateful to our partners in Tennessee for supporting this next chapter."

This expansion caps an exciting first decade for Little Leaf Farms. From its existing campuses in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania – which is now the largest leafy greens CEA facility in North America – the company has grown to supply over 7,000 grocery stores which serve over half the country's population.

"When we launched Little Leaf Farms 10 years ago, our mission was clear: transforming our food system by growing better food in a better way," Sellew said. "That mission remains our north star. Expanding into Tennessee marks a powerful step forward in delivering fresher, better tasting leafy greens to more consumers across the country."

About Little Leaf Farms
Little Leaf Farms is on a mission to transform the way food is grown through peri-urban agricultural practices that are rebuilt for the modern world. Using advanced greenhouse technologies, Little Leaf Farms is growing fresh, sustainably farmed lettuce 365 days a year. Little Leaf Farms utilizes captured rainwater, natural sunlight that shines through high transmission glass, and solar-powered energy in their precise, soil-less hydroponic farming. The crispy, flavorful baby greens are harvested without ever touching human hands and are free from harmful pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides.