Welcome to the weekly oh nènè microgreens update, where we talk about the latest information on our microgreens journey. We started experimenting with microgreens in March 2021 and found the process fascinating. As we discover the wonderful world of microgreens, we feel inclined to share with you our progress.
Our microgreens on a bio shop
This week, we delivered our microgreens to a bio shop in Brussels for the first time! It was highly emotional for us because we worked very hard to reach this point. Selling to La Ruche Qui Dit Oui is exciting because we see the customers directly, but we never know how many portions we will sell every week. Selling to shops gives us more certainty and clarity. For example, we know how many portions from which types the shop needs in advance. We only grow what the shops need and deliver when we want to. Selling directly to shops is way more comfortable for us combined with our family life. There is a chance that we will stop selling at La Ruche Qui Dit Oui for the time being. If that’s the case, we will announce it, so our customers know our decision.
Are you curious about our sales points?
New label and design
The launch in the shops came with a different labelling format than the one we use for La Ruche Qui Dit Oui. We believe the hanging labels attached with a rubber band are cute and work well but do not represent our microgreens in the right way in a shop. We decided to create a label that highlights our microgreens by hopefully making it pop a bit more, looking more professional, and only showing the essential information to the end consumer.
New cilantro test
Last week, we finished our first cilantro microgreens test on a mesh and had a low yield harvest. This week, we decided to start a new trial using 40g of coriander seeds (last time, it was 25g). We have to find the proper ratio for our needs, which requires time and adjustments until we do. These tests take time, but they are worth it, and it is the only way of getting them right.
Breaking the coriander seeds
The big problem we are having now is that the coriander seeds we got are not split, and we need to split them in advance, which requires a lot of work and becomes tiresome. We need to find a better technique to break these seeds or let them be without breaking and see if we can make it work. We had already tried without breaking and failed miserably, but it was on coconut coir and not on a mesh.
Follow-up sunflower test
We’re getting better at growing sunflower microgreens. What we once thought was a lost cause now shows signs of hope. We took good care of our seeds during germination by avoiding overwatering. Gladly, they germinated phenomenally! We harvested 290g of sunflower microgreens, which is the best yield using a coarse mesh we’ve had so far. We’re very excited about these results, and now we are most definitely adding sunflower back to our roster of regular microgreens to grow.
Thank you for your time, and until next week!
