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Popular micro-green superfood takes root, sprouts new farms in B.C. Interior

Nutrient-rich greens can be grown indoors year-round at high speeds and yields
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Vitamin-rich microgreens are proving a popular crop for new generations of farmers in the North Okanagan-Shuswap. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)

More than a vitamin-rich superfood, microgreens are a crop that’s helping new generations of farmers take root in the North Okanagan-Shuswap communities.

The relatively recent trend of growing microgreens, vegetable greens (not sprouts) harvested just after their cotyledon leaves have sprouted, persists, in part, because they can be produced year-round and take relatively little time to produce, and yield high nutritional value.

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Lachlan Labere

About the Author: Lachlan Labere

Editor of the Salmon Arm Observer, Shuswap Market, and Eagle Valley News. I'm always looking for new and exciting ways to keep our readers informed and engaged.
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