Mighty Micro Microgreens

06/07/2022

SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane police are investigating a bold theft from Tuesday morning. The thieves took a mobile greenhouse that helps provide donations for those struggling with food insecurity.

04/07/2022

It's here! Our collaboration with Swell Coffee Co. () has yielded this vivacious cup of love and you are not going to want to miss out!

There is a limited quantity so run, don't walk, over to www.fourrootsfarm.org/shop and purchase yours.

**For local pickup only**

03/19/2022

Hi friends 👋 if you have some time on Sunday we could use some volunteers packing boxes! Check out www.fourrootsfarm.org/volunteer

03/19/2022

Have you got plans for Mothers Day? Come see us and our fabulous vendors at our Annual Mothers Day Event! We will be teaming up with Vets on the Farm to put on this event and we can’t wait to see you all there!

We will have items like seed bombs, edible plant starts and baskets, t-shirts and Fo(u)rage Boxes available online for pre-sale to pick up at the Fo(u)r Roots booth starting April 1.

We are grateful that we get to support our community in this way! Stay tuned for more information and an announcement of vendors!

03/19/2022

We are so close to getting into the growing season, don’t forget to buy your Fo(u)rage Box for this coming Sunday! We have some great items planned! Check out www.fourrootsfarm.org/shop for more info and to buy yours!

03/14/2022

“Always remember your roots. They are the foundation of your life and the wings of your future.”

~Unknown

03/14/2022

"Food is a lot of people's therapy - when we say comfort food, we really mean that. It's releasing dopamine and serotonin in your brain that makes you feel good."

~Brett Hoebel

This is how I like to fix up my chili lately!

01/29/2022

"Food can be a vehicle for social change. It brings people together like very few other activities can."

~Anim Steel

I can't remember who sent me this picture; lots of people like to send me pictures of food with microgreens. But if you remind me I'll give you a credit! Whoever you are thank you for the beautiful pic!

Photo and meal created by Brittany Tyler Kulland !

01/28/2022

A big shout out to our wonderful suppliers! With their help we are able to keep pumping out the greens!

When I need 600 lb of seed drop shipped Johanna Willingham from makes it happen!

When I need a ton of grow medium delivered, Lydia at gets 'er done!

Thanks team, you rock!!

01/22/2022

When you are going out to eat and you know they're not going to cover it with microgreens like you would...

So you bring your own! The waitress was like, "damn they've never made it look that good before!"

01/20/2022

When your body is the Temple of the Divine (which it is) then every meal is an opportunity to ritually honor the spirit of creation that resides in each of us.

~Seth Walser

Cauliflower buffalo wings with sunflower microgreen pesto and a rich microgreen salad...

01/20/2022

"Your diet is a bank account. Good are good investments."

~Bethenny Frankel.

Researchers at Edith Cowan University in Australia investigated whether or not people who regularly ate high quantities of nitrate-rich vegetables like leafy greens had lower blood pressure and a lower risk of developing heart disease later in life. Using 23 year's worth of data from over 50,000 Danish citizens, the team found that people who consumed the most nitrate-rich vegetables had, on average, a 2.5 mmHg lower systolic blood pressure and a 12 to 26 percent lower risk of heart disease.

"Our results have shown that by simply eating one cup of raw (or half a cup of cooked) nitrate-rich vegetables each day, people may be able to significantly reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease," lead researcher Dr. Catherine Bondonno said.

Source: https://www.marthastewart.com/8103194/health-benefits-eating-dark-leafy-greens

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01/16/2022

We Feed WA Microgreens!!

Not just fun and delicious, they are life-changingly delicious!

In a study done in 2012 comparing nutrition levels of microgreens as opposed to the full grown plant researchers found that "the microgreens were four- to 40-fold more concentrated with nutrients than their mature counterparts,” says researcher Qin Wang, PhD, assistant professor at the University of Maryland in College Park. “When we first got the results we had to rush to double and triple check them.”

Thanks to Four Roots, LLC ,Rural Resources Community Action , Providence NEW Hunger Coalition , WSDA Farm to Food Pantry Program, and Wefeedwa Box for helping us get microgreens to the masses!

01/16/2022

"Even in this high-tech age, the low-tech plant continues to be the key to nutrition and health."

~Jack Weatherford

Which is why microgreens and other nutritious fruits and vegetables are going in local 's thanks to !!

01/15/2022

When you come to my house and I tell you you're going to be served a taco salad, this is what I'm talking about...

Enjoy!😋

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01/14/2022

01/14/2022

Is that a…? 🤔

Or are you just…? 🙃

We got some big ol’ carrots from this week and we need some help on Sunday helping them find their boxes! 📦 We will be at the warehouse from 12-4 pm and we hope we will see some of you, too! Check out www.fourrootsfarm.org/volunteer to find out more!

01/13/2022

We Feed WA microgreens!

I am so proud to be working with
and in cooperation with
To provide microgreens along with other essential foods to individuals and families in our community that are facing food insecurity. Every week hundreds of people receive fresh greens along with the amazing nutrition that goes with them. These go into food boxes and food pantries and other resources that are helping the local community stay fed. That way people aren't just getting boxed or dry goods, but fresh vegetables and greens even during the coldest part of the winter. And they are local greens as fresh as you can get! Not shipped from anywhere but here.

Together we are taking microgreens from being a garnish at expensive restaurants to being a staple in the kitchens of people who need them the most!

In July 2021, WSDA launched the We Feed WA Pilot Food Program to bring emergency food from Washington-based farms and food businesses to socially disadvantaged people experiencing hunger.

The program launched two months after the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program abruptly expired. The USDA program provided economic relief to farms and food businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic while providing low-barrier emergency foods to people who needed them.

While distribution levels varied over the course of the 12-month USDA program, during the final month it was still distributing approximately 1.5 million pounds of perishable food each week to more than 100 nonprofit organizations statewide. About 75 percent of these hunger-relief organizations had no pre-existing relationship with WSDA’s Food Assistance Programs.

The We Feed WA Pilot Food Program is a state alternative to the USDA program, filling the gap in Washington’s food assistance safety net by fostering economic vitality among producers and creating food access for low-income people across the state. This pilot program is in addition to, and works closely with, WSDA’s established Food Assistance programs.

01/10/2022

"The beauty of food as medicine is that the choice to heal and promote health can begin as soon as the next meal."

01/10/2022

"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food"

~Hippocrates

Improving the way you eat doesn't have to be hard. That's what's great about microgreens: you can get all the amazing benefits of dark leafy vegetables in combination with all your favorite foods.

Tonight I am enjoying a tasty squash soup with a huge pile of broccoli microgreens on top of it along with some gorgonzola cheese and a swirl of sriracha. Paired with a grilled parmesan cheese sandwich with a huge pile of our Mighty Mix (sunflower, pea shoots, radish, and broccoli).

Total comfort food but packed with fresh nutrition! And the flavor is beyond gourmet!!! 👌🌱

01/08/2022

"A seed neither fears light nor darkness, but uses both to grow."

~Matshona Dhliwayo

01/08/2022

"While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die - whether it is our spirit, our creativity or our glorious uniqueness."

~Gilda Radner

01/07/2022

It's such an honor to work with Four Roots Farm, LLC !

01/05/2022

"No winter wind shall chill my gardening heart!"

~Blake Shreck

12/07/2021

Sunflower microgreens are among the most complete foods you can add to your diet to improve nutrition.

In fact, sunflower shoots are a great source of complete protein for vegetarians.

Sunflower microgreens are low in calories and high in nutrition, making them ideal for any natural and healthy fat loss program.

A quarter cup of sunflower microgreens contains about 160 calories. That same quarter cup contains about 12-grams of healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. These are the good fats, not the unhealthy ones.

Many peer-reviewed studies have shown that sunflower microgreens nutritional components provide many antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and cardiovascular benefits.

For example, in some European and Asian countries, sunflower microgreens are now used medicinally to treat several conditions, including pulmonary and laryngeal infections, heart disease, colds, and coughs.

Source: https://homemicrogreens.com/sunflower-microgreens-nutrition/