{"product_id":"microgreens-and-shoots","title":"*Microgreens and Shoots: How to Select, Grow, Harvest, and Package Nutrient-Dense Greens for Profit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Available for Preorder!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first complete guide to planting, growing, harvesting, packing and selling microgreens for the market farmer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrganic farmer and activist Corinne Hansch established herself in Upstate New York's competitive farmers market scene by cultivating high-quality, nutrient-dense microgreens--a cornerstone of her operation to this day. In Microgreens and Shoots, Hansch profiles the most profitable microgreens in her operation, including arugula, basil, cilantro, and pea shoots, and offers her hard-earned advice for tailoring one's operation to their unique strengths and goals. From seed selection to growing spaces to overcoming pests and disease to recordkeeping and business management, \u003cbr\u003ethis is the definitive guide to producing microgreens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith their short seed-to-harvest timeframe, limited space and light requirements, low maintenance needs, and high yield potential, microgreens and shoots are a worthwhile enterprise for small, diversified farming operations--whose success is the foundation of healthy, regenerative communities and economies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"THE manual for growing microgreens and shoots professionally.\"--Jesse Frost, author of The Living Soil Handbook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorinne Hansch \u003c\/b\u003eis an organic farmer, writer, mentor, activist, and entrepreneur. She farms with her husband and a hard-working crew at Lovin' Mama Farm in Amsterdam, NY, while homeschooling her three kids. They grow over 400 varieties of vegetables and cut flowers using regenerative practices such as no-till and perennial plantings, producing over 50,000 pounds of food and hundreds of thousands of stems per year on 3 acres, all while paying their crew living wages. They direct market at five regional markets per week and are building a line of value-added products for online sales.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67574875783478,"sku":"9781645023678","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/2301\/7526\/files\/imageloader_a8391fd1-f99c-4249-8daa-c4c0e1c66013.jpg?v=1790379184","url":"https:\/\/www.summerbeambooks.com\/products\/microgreens-and-shoots","provider":"Summer Beam Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}