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Pricing Micro Greens
Courtesy of Brenda S., Thompson Street Farm, Glastonbury CT Some micro’s leaves are heavier (per oz) than others. For example, sunflower shoots weigh more than horseradish and chia, so I get more money per oz for sunflowers than I do for horseradish and chia. On the other hand, if a customer wants...
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Winter Growing of Micro Greens
Courtesy of Brenda S., Thompson Street Farm, Glastonbury CT For winter sales of micro greens, I’m doing about 20 trays a week to start. I have a winter market through December 22nd,so I will see how demand is. If I can control the temperature in the greenhouse I will do...
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Squash Need Heat
Courtesy of Brenda S., Thompson Street Farm, Glastonbury CT I’ve only been growing commercially for a few years (but have been hobby gardening for 16 yrs) and live in central CT. I still have so much to learn. Last year we built a 14 x 24 green house. We built...
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Second Cuts of Greens
Courtesy of Brenda S., Thompson Street Farm, Glastonbury CT I try and get 3 cuttings from my arugula, depending on how hot it is before clearing the bed. The more you cut the more fibrous the arugula gets. So I try to stay on the more tender side of things....
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Bagging Greens by Weight
Courtesy of Brenda S., Thompson Street Farm, Glastonbury CT I use the # 10 size Pac Sell bag, which is big enough to hold 1 lb. of greens, which is the quantity I sell  to my restaurant client.  For the farmers market , I use the same #10 bag, but...
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Keeping Greens Fresh to Sell at Market
Courtesy of Brenda S., Thompson Street Farm, Glastonbury CT I grow mostly baby greens. For me humidity and high temperatures are a huge factor. I cut my greens either the day before or the morning before the market. When I cut my greens I try really hard to keep them...
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Hoops Built with Electrical Conduit Pipes
Courtesy of Brenda S., Thompson Street Farm, Glastonbury CT Electrical conduit pipes work great for hoops. That’s all we use on our beds, and they survived Connecticut’s “Big Snow” last year. We used metal brackets and bolted them to the outside of bed and then used zip ties to hold...
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Greenhouse Construction
Courtesy of Brenda S., Thompson Street Farm, Glastonbury CT *We built our 14 x 24 greenhouse last year and here are some books that helped us. Because of my  husband’s limited knowledge and experience in building structures, we needed a very simple design. I ended up buying the basic frame...
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