Reduce your trips to the supermarket, eat better, feel better, and save money, all at the same time? By Jamie Creskey Yes, having an unlimited production of greens in your own home can help you eat healthier, and dramatically reduce the number of trips to the grocery store. Here's a a key point about micro greens that is not widely known: They can provide all the micro nutrients that your body needs, even if you don't have access to fresh vegetables. In fact, micro greens contain up to 50x the micro nutrients of mature vegetables. By combining the fresh greens you grow at home, along with storage and freezer items, you can save money, eat healthier and largely skip the produce isle....
The powerful immune system benefits of adding brassica micro greens to a salad mix Right now more than ever it is so important to do everything we can to boost our immune systems. A diet with high levels of readily absorbed minerals, vitamins and micro nutrients is one of the best things you can do for your health. Brassica micro greens like radish, broccoli and broccoli raab, on top of being high in fiber, minerals and vitamins A and C also contain a vital micronutrient called sulphoraphane. Sulphoraphane has been shown to improve many health factors from gut health to reducing inflamation, but it also has powerful anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties. And best of all, brassica micro greens contain up...
Would you like to incorporate more locally grown, organic leafy greens into your diet, but find them hard to find or too expensive? Would you like to move towards a more plant-based diet? Would you like to completely eliminate all contaminants and pesticides that could be on your salad greens? Would you like to reduce your food costs and plastic packaging, especially the at the produce isle? If you said yes to any of those questions, I'd like to introduce you to a whole new way of thinking about what's on your plate. Hi, I'm Jamie Creskey, and as an organic vegetable farmer for over a decade selling my produce at The Ottawa Farmers' Market and a CSA program,...
1. Use an LED grow light with enhanced blue spectrum, which improves vegetative growth, perfect for crops like herbs, leafy greens and micro greens.
2. Use an automatic watering system to ensure consistent moisture, and fertilize your planting on a weekly basis.3. Use a strong-growing and bolt-resistant variety, which will provide multiple cuttings for months on end. The variety I use is Green Pearl Organic, available from William Dam Seeds.4. Use a full-size tray, and plant thick. Parsley tolerates a high density of plants, and a thick seeding on a large tray will provide high yields.
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The radical health benefits of broccoli microgreens As well as being high in fiber and rich in iron, minerals and vitamin A and C, broccoli microgreens also contain a vital micronutrient called sulphoraphane. Studies have shown that sulphoraphane has powerful anti-cancer, anti-diabetic and anti-microbial properties. In addition, it's powerful medicine for helping to eliminate stomach ulcers and cancers. Most importantly, broccoli micro greens have been shown to have up to 20 to 50 times as much sulphoraphane as mature broccoli. And by growing your own, you eliminate the pesticides, which are a concern with conventionally-grown broccoli. Regular consumption of broccoli micro greens, is probably one of the best things you can do for your health. And, oh my, do they taste divine! Did...
