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Add more nutrients to your Child’s diet with the help of Microgreens
It’s not always easy to get children to eat properly. If you’re a parent, you know all too well the struggles of getting them to eat their vegetables. Even for children that happily munch all their veggies up, it’s more important than ever to ensure your kids get all the nutrients they need to fuel their minds and bodies.
That’s where microgreens can come to the rescue. This tiny superfood has a bounty of benefits for everyone, especially kids!
Your kid might turn up their nose at a plate of broccoli or salad. But microgreens, which are generally eaten raw to preserve their nutritional content, are tiny. And they’re cute. Children find this small amount easier to eat, plus these bite-sized morsels of microgreens can have as much as 40 times more nutrition than their full-sized veggie counterparts. Barley grass can be used for kids who either dislike milk or are allergic to it. It has 11 times more calcium, and legend has it that gladiators used to eat it for strength and stamina in ancient times. Radish microgreens are great for kids that need more vitamin A, and each microgreen features its own nutritious benefits, some of which may have flavors that are more palatable to children.
Microgreens started out as little ways to add aesthetics to artisan dishes. But now that we know how much nutrition they pack, you can really use them to your advantage. Microgreens that come from kale, broccoli, and cress help prevent cancer and keep the immune system strong, something we need now more than ever.
Obesity continues to be on the rise with more sedentary lifestyles mixed in with pre-packaged convenience foods loaded with artificial ingredients and preservatives. Children that are overweight are more likely to be overweight as adults. This puts them at greater risk for heart disease. Microgreens have powerful polyphenols, especially red kinds like red cabbage for example that can help blood vessels stay healthy and inhibit inflammation.
Another pro for microgreens is that they have loads of protein. This is important when you limit animal proteins because of antibiotics and synthetic hormones. A better way to make sure plenty of proteins gets into your children’s diets is to add microgreens to the balance. Even if you do eat animal sources of protein, cutting them down and adding more plant-based proteins lessens complications from additives later in life. And should you do a meatless meal, you won’t have to worry that there’s not enough protein to sustain your child when you add microgreens.
Problems with mineral deficiencies can lead to diseases. Since many kids shy away from veggies, getting them to eat microgreens can make everyone healthy and happy. Microgreens have lots of potassium plus minerals like calcium and magnesium too. But how do you get your kid to eat microgreens? Give them a healthy side dip like hummus or homemade ranch dressing and have them dunk these mini veggies in. Since they’re less bitter and easier on the palate, your kids will love them in no time!
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Please drive to Mill One – Building C at the front entrance. Once onsite, please contact our office using the intercom and someone will come to pick you up and bring you to our space
We’ll talk you through the history of the building and the history of GeoGreens and how the two came together to forge our unique farm. We’ll also run through some of the boring stuff as the farm is an operational food production site, so we require everyone who visits to follow our safety and sanitation guidelines.
We hit the changing rooms where we whip on hair nets, and important white lab coats. We’ll also show you how to wash your hands.
Once done, you’ll hear about how we sow our seeds, learn what substrate we use & discover how we trick our seeds into thinking they’re in soil to get them to germinate.
When we make our way into the farm, you’ll get a chance to sample our crops while your guide rattles on about our lighting , irrigation and harvesting processes. Don’t worry though, there’ll be plenty of time to take pictures of our farm all dressed up in neon pink lighting.
We’ll make sure that you all get a salad to take home or a punnet of your favourite crop.
Concluding the tour we will help you to remove all of the protective geared supplied and guide you back to the front entry
GeoGreens has implemented the latest technology in hydroponic farming to further enrich its produce for the best flavour, texture, and nutritious qualities for its customers. By enhancing certain exterior environmental qualities into a more advantageous indoor growing environment that each plant species desires, GeoGreens can guarantee the cleanest, healthiest produce.
We support health benefits to the fullest and wish to educate and all our customers on the advantages of eating all forms microgreens, and all of our produce grown hydroponically.
Orders can be placed through the website 24/7 – 365 days per year, AND/OR call us at 856-419-8454 or community@geogreens.org
Minimum Order is $25
We can deliver to all of our clients inside the NJ, Philadelphia, and NY area. Areas outside of our general home base will be shipped.
Within the tristate area, any orders above $100 are personally delivered upon request. Orders created for outside of the area are delivered by UPS. For the products which are perishable, we send with gel packs to keep fresh.
Pick up times can be established through call or text.
Do you offer tours: Tours will be offered starting November 2021.
Delivery days inside the tristate area are on subsequent weekends.
**Pending the order size, and customer relationship, please allow for +/-2 weeks for shipping/delivery upon order creation to for fresh inventory.
100% customer satisfaction is our #1 goal at GeoGreens; however, we do not take returns. If your order does not arrive in the condition anticipated, please contact us
At this time, organic certification is extremely difficult to obtain and maintain. Nonetheless, we are a soilless farm, we do not contribute to the carbon footprint, we do not utilize any form of pesticides and source seeds from the nation’s top organic and non-GMO seed vendors.
Microgreens should be kept between 36°F and 38°F to avoid drastic changes in temperature to preserve freshness. Micro Basil should be stored at 50°F.
Most greens last 2-3 weeks. Additionally, GeoGreens stamps all products on the bottom of the packaging
**Pending the order size, and customer relationship, please allow for +/-1 weeks for shipping/delivery upon order creation to for fresh inventory.
All content on this website is copyrighted by GeoGreens and cannot be reproduced without expressed written consent. Copyright 2018.
