lettuce follies

I can see from my own garden what is probably happening on a larger scale throughout the Northeast.  The green leaf lettuce is growing like gangbusters at a rate far faster than I can get rid of it.  It looks lovely, but after the first flush of enthusiasm for new local lettuce, many people have gone back to packaged salads and eliminated the tiresome washing and drying involved in the DIY salad process.  I have a feeling the farmer's market will be slow this Saturday and much of my lovingly grown green leaf will find its way to the compost pile.  Now where are the tomatoes?