Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Sprout Anniversary

This week marks two years since I started growing and selling sprouts to the co-op.   I have come a long way since then.  I  can now recognize one sprout seed mix from another. I've learned the specific challenges of growing during  hot, humid summer and during cold, dry winter.  I have developed a pretty efficient and reliable system.  A dedicated sprout-growing room. Three wholesale organic seed suppliers.  A fancy scale and lots of other sprout-growing gear.  Restaurant customers.  I'm growing 20+ pounds of sprouts a week.  That doesn't sound like much, but it adds up -- it's more than half a ton of sprouts a year!

5 comments:

katiegirl said...

Wow, that's quite a big business you have! I never thought sprouts would be so lucrative!

Susan said...

I don't know if you could call it lucrative at this small scale! It does add to the diversity of my farm enterprises, but growing sprouts is a lot like having a milk cow--they have to be well rinsed and drained twice a day, every single day.

Nonna said...

Wow, has it really been two years? That's amazing! Well, I celebrated your anniversary (unknowingly) by putting some of your sprouts on my sandwich at dinner last night :)

Kaden was all a-buzz when I got home talking about the chickens. And he said "Nonna...I mean REAL chickens!" :)

Susan said...

Kaden was so adorable! He really liked the cows and chickens.

The Sage Butterfly said...

The cat must really enjoy posing for the camera! :)