Canada: True Grit Farm Produces Micro and Baby Greens in Langely, BC

The CSA program will run for 24 weeks (May to October). Two sizes will be offered; a full share, and a half share.

By Ashlee Brillert
True Grit Farm
Nov. 2017

Excerpts from Their Facebook Page:

Not much makes us happier than a nice full greenhouse! We’ve started to use coconut coir as seed cover instead of our soil mix to top some of our more delicate micros for the winter months. We find it helps us to avoid mould issues as it keeps some moisture in, but also has aeration properties. During the summer months our micros need misting on the hour as they dry out so quickly. During the winter we have the opposite problem where you can easily end up watering too much (or at the wrong time) and having micros sit wet overnight. Putting micros to bed wet we find can quickly give you mould issues! Coconut coir helps us with this, and keeps our watering down to twice per day in winter

I’ve re-learnt the importance of keeping a diligent routine with our micros. They are finicky, they require constant love and attention. The first four photos are of happy micros that were, watered on a very specific schedule, the soil was filled and levelled carefully, temperature and humidity was checked regularly, and seeding was done carefully and evenly by hand. The last three photos show what can happen if you try to take shortcuts or get too busy and don’t pay enough attention. Unevenly seeded trays, trays that got too wet / watered at the wrong times, and perhaps got too cold at times. Micro crop failures can happen so quickly and for so many reasons. Luckily, our chickens still really enjoy our ‘failures’ as a nice treat. It’s also been made clear that micros won’t be rushed, and we must patiently wait for varieties like basil for roughly a month before harvest. It’s so nice to know we can grow these babies year round. Fresh greens make any rainy gray day bright.

See their Facebook Page.