The MiniCrops Story
MiniCrops is a leading food technology brand, part of Vertical Future - a technology company with a mission to make people healthier. Founded in 2016 by Jamie and Marie Burrows - a young husband-and-wife-couple living in London - the team now has over 30 committed staff.
We grow high quality produce in high-tech indoor production facilities across London. Our product range includes microgreens, herbs, baby leaf, full-sized lettuce varieties, and edible flowers.
We refuse to use pesticides, and we adopt more efficient processes than traditional farms. Because we farm in the city, we also deliver food to you with fewer food miles - meaning that we're doing our bit for the environment.
MiniCrops also provides jobs and educates Londoners on the importance of food sustainability and the environment. We create local and national links with charities, schools, research organisations, and government.
Visit our website to find out how to try our produce!
Or get in touch to know more about Vertical Future!
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Are you paving the way in sustainable practises? Our dedicated new Sustainability Zone will champion those brands who are implementing significant initiatives to make a positive impact on the planet.
Our Event Manager, Philippa Christer, discusses The Sustainability Zone with Delishops’ founder, Charlie Turnbull. Tune into the interview to hear all about the aim of the zone, how we’re incorporating sustainability within the build, plus the amazing producers we already have on-board (SeaGrown, MiniCrops, Two Farmers, Natural Disposable Straws, Blackthorn Salt).
Watch the video here >>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guYy6LQ1eJ0
If you have an eco-story to tell and would like be part of the Sustainability Zone line-up, then get in touch with us today.
Sustainability has fast become an important topic within the food & drink sector, from processing and packaging, wastage, materials and even transit solutions. We all need to do our part in providing a solution to this ongoing challenge and in response to this, we are delighted to be launching a Sustainability Zone specifically for producers who are paving the way in sustainable practises and revolutionizing the industry.
Buyers are increasingly looking to source sustainably, so if you have a sustainable story then send us a message today to apply to be part of our new Sustainability Zone.
We’d love for you to join the other fantastic brands who are in the zone, including Two Farmers, SeaGrown, Blackthorn Salt, Natural Disposable Straws, and MiniCrops.
We're delighted to announce that the Association for Vertical Farming, Square Roots, and S2G Ventures (Seed 2 Growth) will present at the inaugural Vertical Farming World Congress on 22-24 September -
www.zenithglobal.com/events/vfwc2020
Attendees will hear from leading global players, have access to extensive networking opportunities and visit Vertical Future's newly developed MiniCrops operations.
Book before 22 April to save £150 with our super saver booking rate! Limited quantity available.
View the full programme and secure your discounted ticket today at
www.zenithglobal.com/events/vfwc2020.
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Pretty proud of my turkey and chestnuts scotch eggs for tonight’s Christmas party. Look at those yolks! Pure !
Not great lighting but still they were ace!!! 🤩🤩
Served with seasonal winter leaves, spiced plum ketchup, pickled blackberries and MiniCrops microfennel
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These beauties are a labour of love but so worth it! Crisp sweet pastry with a touch of orange zest, treacle tart filling, candy orange peel, dehydrated orange, charred orange, creme fraiche and garnish with MiniCrops micro sorrel and violas. So addictive!
@ Michael Hoppen Gallery
"They grow more than 60 varieties, from mini daikon radish to red amaranth. Some, like dill, are indistinguishable from those you’d grow at home, while others sound familiar but look anything but.... The micro leeks are small, spindly antennae-like shoots; the kale and broccoli a pretty assembly of tiny, heart shaped leaves."
Clare Finney takes a tour of trader MiniCrops's warehouse in Depford and discovers a world of flavour that could have significant implications on urban food production.
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It's new trader MiniCrops's 2nd day with us. If you're in the Market, head over and say hello. Their selection of micro greens are fresh, sustainable, sold in plant-based packaging, grown in London, full of nutrients, but - above anything else - DELICIOUS! More than just a flourish on a plate, they are the star of any dish. Give them a try!
http://boroughmarket.org.uk/traders/minicrops
With the weather looking distinctly un-Summery 🌦️ this SATURDAY, the best place to be is Royal Arsenal Farmers' Market to check out our amazing stalls.
OPEN 10am - 3pm with a selection of new and regular faces to offer you a range of local deliciousness 😋
Traders this week will be include:
• MiniCrops - NEW!
Fresh Micro Leaves produced in a sustainable urban farm in Deptford.
• Capo Caccia Fine Food
• Court Farm, Butchery
• Gourmet Sausage Maker
• Nuts4Honey
• Oaks Fruit & Veg
• The Fresh Fish Shop
• All Things Saucy
• Moore and Moore Plants - NEW!
A small, family run nursery based in Essex specialising in rare & unusual perennials, bulbs, ferns, grasses & much more!
• Greenwich Pantry
• Beau Petit Macaron
• The Honest Loaf
• Italian Recipe
• The Muffin Makery
• BOOQA
• Loveabite
• JJ Coffee Car
• Demi Kicks LTD
• Harts and crafts - NEW!
• House of Denna - NEW!
• Lily Bee Crafts
• Pemburyrecycle
• The Gypsy & the Stone - NEW!
• Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
We look forward to seeing you there!
Such an honour to be part of MiniCrops launch party. We designed a menu to showcase their flavoursome microgreens. We used their micro broccoli in a chickpea blini with avocado mousse and pomegranate, micro kohlrabi in a Korean beef taco, micro leeks in a leek and asparagus tartlet, micro mizuna for tuna tataki, micro basil and micro kale to make a salsa verde for seared lamb crostini, Rioja radish for a torched mackerel with dressed crab, micro Tatsoi for a ginger and chilli prawn and micro red Giant Mustard for a beef tartare spoon with wasabi mayo and crispy black quinoa.
Hundreds of years ago most of our food would have come from Market Gardens - small farms just on the edge of the city that got supplies in to hungry workers. A thing of the past now, but with the drive to cut down on carbon footprints they could be making a comeback with a 21st century twist - courtesy of MiniCrops, as Martin Stew explains.
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