Guidelines for Growing Microgreens
ECO City Farms, grâce à une subvention du bloc de cultures de spécialité du Maryland, a mis au point un système de culture de micro-pousses qui conviendrait aux petites exploitations, telles que les fermes urbaines ou les agriculteurs cherchant à créer des cultures et des sources de revenus supplémentaires pour compléter leurs cultures. autres opérations de culture.
ECO City Farms is a nonprofit urban teaching and learning farm in Prince George’s County Md., which borders Washington DC. Our mission is to grow great food, farms and farmers. We grow food for residents of USDA designated food desert area (low food access and low income) of the county on two urban farms, teach sustainable urban farming and composting, train residents about healthy eating through nutrition education programming, offer youth programs, and provide a voice for food equity and healthy eating issues in the county and region. You can read more about our mission and programs at www.ecocityfarms.org.
With funding from a Maryland Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant, ECO City Farms set out to develop a microgreens growing system that would work in small settings, such as urban farms or for farmers looking to create additional crops and sources of revenue to supplement their other growing operations.