Westhaven Farm - Growing Microgreens

This video demonstrates how Westhaven Farm, a Community Supported Agriculture operation in Ithaca, NY produces microgreen salad mixes from seeding to sales. This clip is from the Video Mentor series, produced by the Cornell Small Farms Program (http://nebeginningfarmers.org), filmed and edited by Peter Carroll of Ithaca, NY. This project was supported by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA, Grant # 2009-49400-05878.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Westhaven
• small farm
• CSA
• microgreens
• salad mix
• organic

[upnorthfarmer1]

Where did you buy your flats from?

[WYCHIX5]

Thank you for posting the video. I live in Wyoming where green vegetables quite high price and higher in the winter. After watching your video, I want to grow micro green for myself. What is the name of potting soil do you use ?

Thank you and thank you,

Very awesome likelihood

[JMPomeroy]

Hello, can you tell me where you buy your 10 row trays. I am growing sprout greens at home and I like the idea of using as little soil as possible in order to save money on soil. I have looked all over the internet for a tray like yours but to no avail. The closest I have come is a small 20 row tray.

[ricci1729]

very nice start .. keep it

[hempseed57]

I love the initiative and I salute all your efforts. However aquaponics would solve lots of cost issues with the heating and nutrients. I realize nothing on this scale is ever easy but I think that with the large tanks of fish acting as both a nutrient source and a thermal mass this would cut down on cost in some of the areas he mentioned. Rocket stoves with thermal masses are also great ways of heating areas for cheap. You could dry and then burn the left over biomass in the rocket stove.

[TheWorshiperofgod1]

I love anything about farms thanks for posting videos about your work!!!!!