From the early 1920s to the mid-1950s, South-Central Colorado was such a crucial source of produce that Buena Vista enjoyed a two-decade run as the "Head Lettuce Capital of the World." That "green gold rush" ended when innovations in refrigeration and shipping technology gave California an unbeatable…
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