Canada: Tiny urban farm puts down roots in downtown London retail space
He offers about a dozen varieties including radish, arugula, red cabbage, broccoli, mustard, sunflower, cilantro and peas.
By Norman De Bono
The London Free Press
Feb 21, 2022
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Forest City Microgreens is harvesting, on average, more than eight kilograms of greens weekly in its tiny storefront space on King Street, offering an innovative use of vacant space downtown, as well as a different way of growing food.
“You can go from farm to fork within hours,” said Santiago Ramirez, manager of the business owned by his parents.
“We are getting great reaction and as things reopen I think we will get more attention. Restaurants are reaching out. I’m getting calls from health food stores. It is picking up.”
Forest City offers about a dozen different types of microgreens and blends, which are grown on vertical racks under LED lights in a controlled environment and harvested when they are young and small. They are used in salads, sandwiches and smoothies.
