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Self Sufficiency Spotlight: Microgreens

Self Sufficiency Spotlight: Microgreens

Microgreens are baby vegetables harvested at the seedling state; they also happen to be insanely simple to grow. And gardening indoors during the winter months? It’s a perfect way to both incrementally decrease your reliance on corporations and improve your own self-sufficient skillset. On this episode of The Sustainable Minimalists podcast I chat with Laura Patterson. Laura believes embracing microgreens is an attainable first step toward growing; here's how to start.


Self Sufficiency Spotlight: Microgreens

 

[A Note from Stephanie: This episode is the first in a series that highlights attainable steps toward self-sufficiency. Once per month through December, the series offers a short and sweet interview to introduce you to an aspect of sustainability you may not have considered before. I hope the series will inspire you to adopt a fun, new hobby that also happens to be eco-friendly!]

 

Chances are you’ve heard of microgreens before (or perhaps noticed restaurants tout them on their menus). But what’s a microgreen, exactly, and how is it different from a sprout?

Microgreens are baby vegetables harvested at the seedling state; they also happen to be insanely simple to grow. And gardening indoors during the winter months? It’s a perfect way to both incrementally decrease your reliance on corporations and improve your own self-sufficient skillset.

On this week’s show I chat with Laura Patterson. Laura began growing microgreens as a hobby to entice her children to eat healthier; these days, she runs a budding microgreens business. Laura believes embracing microgreens at home is an attainable first step toward growing; she’s on the show to tell us how to start.

Here’s a preview of this week’s episode:

[1:15] Why a tidy home is great, but a self-sufficient existence is better

[5:10] Why, when we we talk about self-sufficiency, we must also discuss climate change

[6:15] The *real* definition of self-sufficiency (and why it’s not what we have been made to believe)

[10:00] The differences between microgreens and sprouts, plus why they are so popular

[15:45] Why growing microgreens is the perfect way to start living a life rooted in sustainability, and how to do it

 

* Laura has generously shared her e-book, titled Microgreens Made Simple with Sustainable Minimalists listeners. Get your free copy here.

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Microgreens are baby vegetables harvested at the seedling state; they also happen to be insanely simple to grow. And gardening indoors during the winter months? It’s a perfect way to both incrementally decrease your reliance on corporations and improve your own self-sufficient skillset. On this episode of The Sustainable Minimalists podcast I chat with Laura Patterson. Laura believes embracing microgreens is an attainable first step toward growing; here's how to start.

Microgreens are baby vegetables harvested at the seedling state; they also happen to be insanely simple to grow. And gardening indoors during the winter months? It’s a perfect way to both incrementally decrease your reliance on corporations and improve your own self-sufficient skillset. On this episode of The Sustainable Minimalists podcast I chat with Laura Patterson. Laura believes embracing microgreens is an attainable first step toward growing; here's how to start.

Microgreens are baby vegetables harvested at the seedling state; they also happen to be insanely simple to grow. And gardening indoors during the winter months? It’s a perfect way to both incrementally decrease your reliance on corporations and improve your own self-sufficient skillset. On this episode of The Sustainable Minimalists podcast I chat with Laura Patterson. Laura believes embracing microgreens is an attainable first step toward growing; here's how to start.

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