During my internship, my mentor/supervisor Steve schedule a tour at AZ Microgreens. I almost feel embarrassed to admit this, but I really was unknowledgeable about micro greens, or more well known sprouts.
http://www.arizonamicrogreens.com
AZ Microgreens, and three other agriculture based companies, set up shop at a very large scale greenhouse. The really cool part about this greenhouse, is that is was built on an "abandoned" elementary school playground. A while ago, the school was basically shut down due to lack of funds. So in an effort to revitalize the area, and utilize the space instead of demolishing the building. The classrooms are used as offices mostly by non profit organizations, which pay pretty cheap rent to the government. It is a really efficient set up, that I honestly hadn't really ever heard about in the Phoenix area. I really loved hearing that non profit organizations were utilizing this abandoned space, and for something so great like agriculture.
Arizona Microgreens grows a wide variety of micro greens. Basically they harvest the vegetable at it's sprouting stage, when it is only a few inches tall. Micro greens have the most nutrients, and cancer fighting elements at this stage. I was able to walk through the rows of sprouting seeds, and sample as I pleased. I tried radish, mustard, corn, broccoli, and many other types of sprouts. I was so blown away by the distinct flavor each type of sprout had. I remember the radish being really harsh, and the corn was so sweet and by far my favorite. Then Steve and I were put to work, and we harvested our own sprouts to take home!
It was an eye opening experience, and one that was very unique! I encourage everyone to check out AZ Microgreens website, and tour their grow house.
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