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Was just out surfin the net and came across this absolutely knockout pic of a perfect light summer lunch ....  This great pic was on a blog post on by Sarah on Skinny as She Goes ... the post describes a great light meal, but opens the doors to so many combinations that you could go the summer without a repeat ... get your microgreens and crackers out and go for it !!!
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 Have been on a research binge and have uncovered some startling information ... we all know about how broccoli is the anti cancer vegie, yesterday I read that it also has the ability to counteract several bad palyers that are in pollution filled air ... anyway, it showed that the broccoli consumed as sprouts actually flushed the body of benzene which is a really bad component in heavily polluted air ...
Then I went back to original research that started it all and then came forward and it seems that conventional wisdom is that you must consume broccoli raw or you lose the properties ... I saw newer research that shows that it is actually an enzyme that breaks the component in broccoli into the cancer fighter and cleanser ... that enzyme is deactivated by the heat ... the same enzyme is high in daikon and adding daikon to the cooked broccoli brought the properties back ... So have been thinking and it appears that by combining a little daikon or sango radish with broccoli can create a super microgreen mix ... another colleague told me that he has been growing daikon in his broccoli and it makes a good mix so I am going to be trying it out (see pic of Daikon above) ... once I find right combo this is going to be our new superfood supplement microgreen mix ...  Do you remember when there was a patent granted on broccoli sprouts because of the anti-cancer nature of some of it's constituent elements.
"In September 1997, Johns Hopkins researchers published studies that showed the sprouts of some kinds of cruciferous vegetables, including broccoli and cauliflower, have high levels of cancer-fighting compounds. Later they filed for patents, describing the process of growing and harvesting sprouts "to form a food product." These patents have subsequently been struck down but the science behind the cancer-fighting compounds has been proven again and again. New research has just been published that shows another significant effect of the consumption of the compounds and this one has to do with fighting the effects of air pollution. Researchers studied the effects of a cocktail made with broccoli sprouts in a highly polluted area in China. Their conclusion was that there was a significant effect on the retention of dangerous benzene in the test subjects. More research is obviously needed, but what a wonder the tiny broccoli plant remains. We will leave it to the trained researchers to determine the many things that would go into helping the health of people endangered by pollution, but does it not make sense that an easy addition to our diets could have a significant effect on our health... Inspired by this research and in keeping with our mission, we will unveil a new family kit to grow broccoli microgreens on a continual basis so daily ingestion of fresh microgreens can be available to you right in your own home ... stay tuned for the rollout information. We have created kits based on our chef trays that we deliver to local restaurants and health food outlets. These hydroponic trays provide fresh and live microgreens from tray to plate ... here are some examples of trays ... Our first offering will contain 6 trays and hydroponic grow mats. 2 packs each of sango radish, curly cress and kale. This new kit will contain enough materials to grow 6 crops of wonderful microgreens. Grow these out from 7-14 days (kale and radish faster, cress slower growing). New kits go live for sale later today ...
Our summer promotion continues ... we are adding MORE value to our hydroponic kits today .... we added additional seed and mat to add one more crop of microgreens to ALL our new hydroponic kits. Take advantage of this summer promotion ... check out the selection in our store and watch for new items to be appearing this week !!!
We just delivered our new Live Thai Basil microgreens today. These are living microgreens that will keep in the produce section of our local Down to Earth store. 
We will post any of the new products now on our instagram account ... this picture was posted there today as we made the delivery. We are in the process of making some significant changes to our kits ... stay tuned for an announcement tomorrow ...
Here on the microgreen farm we produce not only the live trays and kits but provide live trays to chefs here to use on dishes and as added ingredients. We have now created a grow your own kit based on these trays and featuring several microgreens that have proven popular in our local markets. Pictured below are examples of what we have delivered and what you can grow .... pics taken at 7-10 days of growth from seed to delivery. These are throwaway plastic trays that can be reused several times while providing a deep growing container for the crops. It is about 2" to the brim so you can see how nicely these microgreens fill the trays. Like all our kits, it contains the growing trays, hydroponic grow mat and pre measured seed packets ... watch for the unveiling of the product within the next few days ...
Our second in the line of specialty microgreen kits goes on sale today. The Spicy Mustard Microgreen Kit grows out two crops of zesty mustard microgreens. Using spicy brown mustards and red giant mustards. Mustards are slower growing and smaller than our radishes but provide a nice zing to all your dishes. Distinctive leaves provide a wonderful visual topping on all your creations. The Kits include all supplies for growing out one crop of each. Mustards take longer to grow out so allow 10-14 days for crops. Check out listing in our store.
MicrogreenFarm is proud to unveil a new line of fun to grow hydroponic microgreen kits. The first in our line is called Radish Mania and features two wonderful new seeds from one of our favorite suppliers. This kit features beautiful and tasty white stem radish and red stem radish seeds. Like all our hydroponic kits, they feature 100% recycled plastic bottle containers for our grow trays and USDA certified organic grow mats. The mats are made of waste wood and are home compostable after use. Our seeds are all Non GMO and organic. Take a look at the pictures above of the radishes at 6 days of growth ... spectacular microgreens!!!
Kits are available now in our online store or on etsy .... |
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