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It’s always one of the very first questions folks who’re interested in how I grow microgreens ask me. Do you reuse the soil? The answer is No but Yes. I don’t reuse the soil for growing more microgreens but a greenhouse full of shoots and microgreens, once harvested, includes a lot of amazing soil building  [. . .]

Folks ask me about how to use microgreens all the time. I don’t have many unique ideas but one thing’s for sure, they’re not just a garnish in our house! I think of microgreens as the easiest, most nutritious fast food on the planet. I know of people who snack on sunflower shoots like popcorn.  [. . .]

Microgreens are an incredibly easy and fun way to eat all your veggies. They develop quickly, within 2 weeks after germination from the nutrients stored in the seed. It’s because of this that their nutrient density is more concentrated than an equal serving of the mature version of the plant. Depending on the variety and the  [. . .]

If you live on Mayne Island and the thought of growing food and flowers in a beautiful garden setting lights you up, if you’re looking for skills and inspiration that’ll help you build your own garden and “grow-your-own” for yourself and maybe our community too, or even if you have an interesting idea of how  [. . .]

It has been a long time since I’ve made a blog post. Quite a few folks have been asking me “what’s up!?” so I thought I’d write a post.  Here’s some info and some of my thoughts, a little window into the world of this market garden at the beginning of 2020. Those of you  [. . .]

brrrr…it snowed night before last, snow’s still on the ground this morning and looks like it’s staying icy cold out there for a few more days. But tho’ it’s frosty on the greenhouse roof, the peashoots seem to be chill with the cooler temperatures…makes them so juicy, crisp, sweet and flavourful. With just a little  [. . .]