Feed Your Greens Microgreens: Todd Peterson
- Stan Hecht
- Oct 29
- 1 min read
I had no idea what microgreens were until my friend Suzanne pointed me toward the microgreen table
at the Goshen Farmers Market in Edwardsville. I ended up meeting Todd, an organic, microgreen farmer who listened to a podcast, and decided to combine his love of gardening with a new venture. After learning more than he thought possible, he loves the actual growing of the greens. Grown in light, microgreens are grown in a 7–10-day growth cycle and pack a nutritional punch. They are grown from
seeds and are harvested before they are mature plants and become bitter. Todd grows his microgreens in his basement; he created a precontained grow environment. There are no pesticides used. He controls everything including high intensity LED lights. Microgreens are nutrient dense and offer health benefits (check the website) as well as tasting good. They can be added to anything you can imagine including chocolate chocolate chip zucchini bread. (I tried. And it was good. Message me for the recipe. Happy to share.) Thanks, Todd for always putting sunflower greens aside for me every week!
Expect Good. Defy Gravity. Sparkle ON! Eat your greens!
social media: fygmicrogreens
Note: Todd has since taken a full-time job and no longer sells his
microgreens at the Farmers Market or to individuals. We will miss him and
his greens!
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