Welcome to Symbiotic Farms! We are an organic urban farm specializing in growing and selli Subscription service coming soon!
⚠️NEW PRODUCT ALERT⚠️
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Introducing - The ULTRA mix! A delicious blend of pea shoots, red radish, sunflower shoots & broccoli. Available for purchase in 200g containers on our website! 🌱
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(Receive 10% off micro greens when you subscribe weekly/bi-weekly) ✅
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It is EARTH day! 🌎 BUT Let’s remember to celebrate earth day everyday 🙏
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🌱🌻The progression of sunflower shoots. 🌻🌱
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After the sunflowers have been planted they get covered and weighed down. The weight and complete darkness simulate soil covering the seeds triggering the seeds to sprout and start to grow!☝🏻This is known as the blackout period.
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After the blackout period the tiny shoots stems and leaves are yellow, this is because they have not been exposed to sunlight and the photosynthesis process has not yet started.
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Once introduced to light, the shoots start to flourish and break free from their seed hulls. Most importantly, photosynthesis occurs and they start to turn GREEN!!🌱🌱 After about 5 -6 days of being under the light the greens are ready to harvest and eat!! 🙌🏻😍
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The first photo was taken just after the blackout period. The second photo was taken after a day under the Light and the last photo was taken before harvest!😲😯
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THIS IS US 💚
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Our microgreens are grown with love by two people who care about the environment, two entrepreneurs who took a leap of faith into the unknown of running a small business. Two people who are willing to work full time and have barely enough time for themselves & each other to see it through 🐛🦋
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Entrepreneurship is not what it’s made out to be, it is not a glamorous career path. It’s not just about big ideas and ideals, hopes and dreams. It’s not just about guts and glory. It’s not even about invention and innovation. And it’s certainly not about a search for fame and fortune.
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Above all, entrepreneurship is a game of attrition. It’s about having the discipline, the determination, and the cash to see it through. Entrepreneurs often work for free, they even have to be willing work other jobs at the same time to get started. This path is about seeing things through no matter how hard things get. It’s about being the last man/woman standing when everyone else has lost faith in you & fallen by the wayside.
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Having the vision to see what others don’t, the passion to motivate yourself and others, the savvy to build and grow a business, and the guts to make good decisions, are all part of the mix. But what binds those ingredients together is the tenacity to stick with it, day in, day out, year after year. Make no mistake, successful companies have no endpoint. The goal is to keep overcoming obstacles and to KEEP GROWING! 🌱 🙌
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Providing Cochrane and area with microgreens grown locally and ethically. We never use any pesticides/herbicides on our crops. FREE delivery to the cochrane area!
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Hello microgreen lovers! 💚
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Whether you are relatively new to microgreens or just need a knowledgeable refresher - these tips & tricks should help you keep your greens fresh for longer ⏰ 👀
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1) Manage humidity 💦
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Maintaining a certain level of humidity is a key part of keeping your microgreens fresh and crunchy 🌱 One of the best and simplest ways to store them is to put a piece of paper towel (preferably eco friendly recycled paper towel) in the packaging. If you store your microgreens this way, you should expect them to stay fresh for a week. Although, maximum shelf life is as long as 14 days.
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2) Keep them cool! 🌬
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Microgreens like to be kept cool. Around 36 degrees F (around 2 degrees C.) Normal refrigerators can run at up to 40 F (4.5 C) so you may want to check your settings and turn your fridge down a bit if you’re able to. It’s best to leave your microgreens in the refrigerator until right up until they need to go on to your plate or into your recipe 🍲That way they won’t start to dry out or wilt before you get to serve them.
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3) Keep them out of sunlight ☀️🙅🏻
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Microgreens love light when they’re still growing. But once you harvest them, it’s best to keep them out of direct sunlight. Exposing some varieties of microgreens to sunlight after they’ve been harvested can alter their taste and appearance.
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4) Wash them with care 💦
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It’s a good idea for health reasons to wash your microgreens before eating them, just like any vegetable. Bare in mind that microgreens are delicate so they can bruise easily. It is important to handle them with care. You don’t need to drown them. Just lightly rinse them in cold water and then gently run them through a salad spinner to dry them off if you’ve got one.
It’s best to wash your microgreens right before you’re going to use them, not before you store them in the refrigerator. Otherwise they may have excess moisture and deteriorate more quickly.
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Hopefully this post was informative & helpful! 🙏
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Don’t limit yourself with what you can do with your microgreens. Kick up your dinner. Get inspired by the many interesting culinary recipes found online. You can add microgreens to cocktails, appetizers, tacos, stir fry’s & more! 🌱
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Welcome to the incredible process of growing microgreens! 🌱
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From seeds, to sprouts, to microgreens ready for harvest and distribution in our compostable packaging! 🌎
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Here’s the newest addition to our microgreen menu! 🌱PEA SHOOTS! 🌱
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Pea shoots are sweet & crunchy like young snow peas. You can use them in asian inspired dishes or on any salad to add some natural sweetness.
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We’ll be adding more varieties to our online store in the next few weeks. Stay tuned! 💚
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Microgreens are a super versatile food that you can incorporate into your diet in a bunch of different ways.
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They don’t just add an extra pop of color to your dishes, but they taste amazing too! 🤤
Add microgreens to your salads or wraps & sandwiches for some extra crunch! 😋
Are you a spicy lover? An earthy exhibitionist? Or do you dance between both worlds? Rest assured. We’ll have the flavourful micro-green you desire!
Side note: Did you know that we offer a LOCAL subscription service starting at $4.50 weekly for a 40g size pack of any micro green on our main menu? You can cancel at anytime & our packaging is completely eco friendly & COMPOSTABLE! 🌎 👏 For more info please click the link in our bio!
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Fresh, Organic Microgreens delivered to your door! 🌱
Responsibly grown with the environment in mind! We farm all our greens using the vertical farming system. Vertical farming is the practice of growing crops in vertically stacked layers in growing trays. Growing crops with this method maximizes the area in which you can farm and doesn’t disturb the soil. The soil we fill our trays with gets composted after every use and turned into worm castings for plant nutrients.
Our packaging is made out of corn resin, it looks and acts like real plastic but can be composted and leaves no footprint behind.
Thank you for supporting local and our goal of delivering healthy produce while keeping the planet healthy too! 🌎😉
We are so excited to be teaming up with some amazing local businesses for an incredible giveaway!
Giveaway Goodies!
•60 minute massage from .balance.therapies
•90 minute Dietitian Assessment with Carley
•1 month online yoga pass at
•1 month micro greens subscription from
✨How to enter ✨
1. Like this post
2. Follow all the talented vendors who have donated their services to this giveaway! (And yes we will be checking 😉)balance.therapies
3. Head on over to .balance.therapies and tag someone you think needs some self care, 1 tag per comment, each comment counts as an entry.
4.Bonus Entry: Share this post to your story for an extra chance at winning! Make sure to TAG .balance.therapies or they won’t see your story share!
✨Contest closes once Natural Balance hits 1500 followers! ✨
This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered, or associated with Instagram. Contest is open to Cochrane, YYC and surrounding areas only.
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Microgreens delivered to your door!
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Did you know?! 🤔💭🌱
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One of our main crops. Red radish microgreens not only are a colourful & spicy addition to most meals. The list of nutrients reads like the info on a bottle of multivitamins. These are some seriously powerful little greens. Not only do they contain vitamins A, B, C, E, and K, they also deliver calcium iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc. Additionally, radish sprouts are rich in essential amino acids and chlorophyll which has all sorts of benefits from cancer-fighting properties to digestive aid.
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A Covid-lockdown Christmas dinner success!🎄 Delicate sized herb stuffed Cornish hens on each plate with all the traditional fixings. Garnished with mustard greens for an extra kick! 🌱
A super nutritional breakfast brought to you by microgreens!! 🌱🙌🏻
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What are micro greens? 🌱☘️🍀
Microgreens are vegetable greens (not to be confused with sprouts or shoots) harvested just after the cotyledon leaves have developed. They are used as a nutrition supplement, a visual enhancement, and a flavor and texture enhancement. Microgreens can add sweetness and spiciness to foods. Microgreens are smaller than “baby greens” because they are consumed very soon after sprouting 🥗
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🌾Welcome to Symbiotic Farms! 🌾
We are an organic urban farm specializing in growing and selling micro greens! 🌱We are currently located in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada and will be soon servicing the Cochrane and Calgary area!
Our beginning as micro green farmers started through a chain of events in both of our lives that brought us together in this partnership during the 2020 Covid lockdowns. We have drawn inspiration from the global movement to regenerate our planet through sustainable and responsible farming.🌎 ♻️ It is our goal to live a mutualistic & symbiotic relationship with nature. Sequentially bringing local organic, non-GMO, ethical & eco friendly greens to your kitchen! 🍽
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123 Buckskin Way
Cochrane, AB
T4C2P2
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Hello microgreen lovers! 💚 • • Whether you are relatively new to microgreens or just need a knowledgeable refresher - these tips & tricks should help you keep your greens fresh for longer ⏰ 👀 • • • 1) Manage humidity 💦 • • Maintaining a certain level of humidity is a key part of keeping your microgreens fresh and crunchy 🌱 One of the best and simplest ways to store them is to put a piece of paper towel (preferably eco friendly recycled paper towel) in the packaging. If you store your microgreens this way, you should expect them to stay fresh for a week. Although, maximum shelf life is as long as 14 days. • • • 2) Keep them cool! 🌬 • • Microgreens like to be kept cool. Around 36 degrees F (around 2 degrees C.) Normal refrigerators can run at up to 40 F (4.5 C) so you may want to check your settings and turn your fridge down a bit if you’re able to. It’s best to leave your microgreens in the refrigerator until right up until they need to go on to your plate or into your recipe 🍲That way they won’t start to dry out or wilt before you get to serve them. • • 3) Keep them out of sunlight ☀️🙅🏻 • • Microgreens love light when they’re still growing. But once you harvest them, it’s best to keep them out of direct sunlight. Exposing some varieties of microgreens to sunlight after they’ve been harvested can alter their taste and appearance. • • 4) Wash them with care 💦 • • It’s a good idea for health reasons to wash your microgreens before eating them, just like any vegetable. Bare in mind that microgreens are delicate so they can bruise easily. It is important to handle them with care. You don’t need to drown them. Just lightly rinse them in cold water and then gently run them through a salad spinner to dry them off if you’ve got one. It’s best to wash your microgreens right before you’re going to use them, not before you store them in the refrigerator. Otherwise they may ha
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