Micro YYC

11/04/2024

We’re thrilled to be a part of ‘s essentials box! Each box is carefully curated to enrich your daily life with nourishing ingredients directly from local farms (like !) to your table. Offering two sizes, the box contains: milk, butter, eggs, sourdough, greens, microgreens and fruit! Head to rootedmealprep.com to sign up!

06/10/2023

It's been less than a week since the amazing Soupalicious event at , and we're already excited for next year! 🥣🥣🥣While we're sad to say our name won't appear on a trophy for the third year in a row, we had an absolute blast! ✨

We just love being a part of the festivities and community that Highfield Farm is cultivating in Calgary 💚 And we were so happy to connect with all of the lovely people in attendance!

Know that you can always find our microgreens adorning the beautiful dishes at (our amazing culinary partner in soup), and in case you'd like to adorn your own dishes at home - you can always join our Microgreens Club!

We just sent out a top-secret discount code to anyone we met at the event - if you missed out on that, send us a DM and we'll hook you up! 👏🏻

27/07/2023

Some things change and some things stay the same. Always trying to “take new pictures” of the crops, but the thing about microgreens is they look exactly the same every week 😅 🌱🌱🌱

26/07/2023

Greetings from the warehouse oasis that is Micro YYC 🌱🌱🌱

30/03/2023

HOW COOL!? Our Microgreens Club has made the shortlist for the 32nd Annual Emerald Awards! 🏆

Our Microgreens Club is a zero-waste initiative - meaning that it produces no waste whatsoever, and eliminates single-use packaging from the picture entirely. ♻️🤯✅

We are honoured to be recognized for this prestigious award and are impressed by the hard work and caliber of all other nominees. These environmental awards celebrate excellence across all sectors, making them unique not only in Alberta but also in Canada. ✨

You may recall that we were nominated for this award last year as well - 2nd time’s the charm, right? 😉

In celebration of this nomination - we will be offering a special gift to our email list subscribers - JOIN NOW if you love microgreens! (link in bio) 🎁🌱✉️

29/03/2023

We're honoured to be shortlisted for an Emerald Award again this year! Our Microgreens Club is working hard to create a world with less waste!

We're so excited to share the shortlist for the 32nd Annual Emerald Awards!

The Project / Initiatives Categories showcase the Albertan environmental projects and initiatives that have addressed and mitigated the effects of local, regional, and global environmental issues by achieving excellence aligned with certain environmental priorities.

Here are those shortlisted in each of the project categories:

Air Category
👉 Blindman Brewing First-in-Canada CO2 Capture and Utilization

Energy Category
👉 City of Calgary – Your Local Government’s Residential Solar Calculator
👉 Bow Valley Green Energy Cooperative, empowering community to transform Alberta's energy (Canmore, AB)
👉 Metis Nation of Alberta Climate Change Action Plan

Infrastructure Category
👉 Solar Aquatic Systems Wastewater Treatment (Brazeau County)
👉 SSRIA: Transforming the AEC Industry Towards a Net Zero Built Environment
👉 Ecoplast Solutions Inc.: Building Houses from Recycled Plastic Bottles

Land Category
👉 City of Calgary’s Willow Plantation for Marginal Land Improvement and Carbon Capture
👉 Ledcor Highway Maintenance Yard Upgrades

Public Engagement & Outreach Category
👉 GreenLearning Canada Foundation’s Eco 360 program: Transitioning to a circular economy for plastic waste! (Drayton Valley, AB)
👉 My Green Closet: Sustainable Lifestyle and Slow Fashion Platform
👉 City of Calgary Climate Symposium: How The City of Calgary Engages and Educates Albertans on Climate Change

Shared Footprints Award
👉 Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition: Working Together to Protect the North Saskatchewan River Valley
👉 Highfield Regenerative Farm

Waste Management Category
👉 Earth Warrior (Katrina Hillyer)
👉 Revolutionizing Recycling with Re Waste: Transforming Waste Management for a Sustainable Future (Corey Saban)
👉 Microgreens Club - A Zero Waste Initiative (Micro YYC)

Water Category
👉 Forest industry collaboration cultivates sustainability around vital wetland ecosystems (Ducks Unlimited Canada: National Boreal Program, Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc., Canfor, Forest Products Association of Canada, Tolko Industries Ltd., West Fraser, and Weyerhaeuser)
👉 LakeKeepers: Community Based Monitoring of Alberta's Lakes (Alberta Lake Management Society)
👉 Safe water and water sustainability in Alberta (University of Calgary)

Wildlife & Biodiversity Category
👉 Aseniwuche Winewak Nation's Caribou Patrol Program: 11 years of saving Alberta’s caribou
👉 Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society - Sikome Beaver Coexistence Project
👉 The Edmonton Urban Coyote Project: Collaborative Research and Education for Coexistence with Wildlife (University of Alberta)



You can join us in celebrating these incredible projects at the 32nd Annual Emerald Awards on June 7th at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton! Get your tickets today: https://secure.citadeltheatre.com/8315

29/03/2023

Last night’s supper!

Grassfed beef meatballs (the best ones I’ve ever made), egg salad & sunflower shoots from 😋

29/03/2023

Such an important conversation!

Vanessa Rosewood from Micro YYC talks about waste-free living and what can actually be composted in our city's programsWe know we need to get better at reduc...

09/03/2023

Thanks for the spotlight for IWD. This article was written a couple of years ago, and updated just this past week.

Not going to lie... pretty glad the 'girl boss' era of my life is behind me. Community supported era is where it's at.

Read the full article at the link in our bio ⬅️

08/03/2023

An oldie but a goodie ♻️. I could talk about packaging and our zero waste initiative all day long ☺️

Vanessa Rosewood from Micro YYC talks about waste-free living and what can actually be composted in our city's programsWe know we need to get better at reduc...

08/03/2023

Thank you for the moment in the spotlight Agriculture for Life ☺️

Locally grown food is closer to home than you think. Vanessa Rosewood (formerly Hanel), owner and founder of Micro YYC, has been providing microgreens to local grocery stores, restaurants, and farmers’ markets all through the help of urban farming. Specializing in microgreens, Micro YYC is a large...

26/01/2023

Have you see what they’re cooking up ? 😍🌱🙌🏻 the amazing food is one thing, but you should know that they’re also a part of our zero-waste program - so, no single use containers are used in getting our greens to them ♻️👏🏻💚

29/12/2022

🌱 Ending the year on a high note! 🌱

We're thrilled to announce that since starting the Microgreens Club in 2021, we have diverted 7320 single-use containers from our local waste streams (and counting!). That means we've created ZERO waste in the distribution of our microgreens! 🤯 How cool is that? We think it's pretty cool 😎

And if you hadn't heard, our doors are now permanently open! That means you can sign up anytime. (Though if you act fast and sign up by January 1, you could win your 12-week subscription!) Just head to microyyc.com (link in bio) to join.

📍 Serving Calgary and Cochrane 📍

Eating green has never been easier! 🌱

# yyclocal

29/12/2022

If you haven’t been to .yyc yet, this is your official memo! Go check out the amazing creations coming out of their kitchen 🍱🌱😋

09/12/2022

Need holiday greens to grace your table?🌱🌱🌱 Sign up for the Microgreens Club (or a trial delivery) by Sunday, Dec 11 and receive our custom holiday mix in time for the holidays! Deliveries go out Dec 20/21! ❇️Just head to microyyc.com to order🎄💚🌱

29/11/2022

Some gorgeous fava shoots headed out to harvest box subscribers this week! (We only grow fava for YYC growers and our Microgreens Club members! 💚). Have you tried fava shoots? ✨

03/11/2022

Thursday harvest team is crushing 💪🔪 🌱

13/10/2022

Sorting suns while soaking up the sun! ☀️🙌🏻🌻

05/10/2022

Zero-waste microgreens in time for Thanksgiving! And they're FREE!? 🙌🏻

You heard that right! Bring your own container to the final of the season this Saturday, October 8th and we will fill it up for free 🌱

We did free fills of fresh greens back in June and we are thrilled to be bringing back this promotion for the last market of the year. (while quantities last!) ♻️

We will also have our regular packaged products available for those who need them - $5 each or 3 for $12 (which is also a great deal in our opinion!).

Looks like we're in for another beautiful day - we can't wait to see your smiling faces 🤗

04/10/2022

Our favourite part about being farmers is being a part of the food community in Calgary (and eating all the delicious food, too!) 💚🙌🏻✨

This past weekend we were surrounded by fellow farmers, chefs, and soup enthusiasts for the 2nd annual Soupalicious - hosted by the lovely folks over at .

And while we were pleased to take home the first place pot AGAIN (thanks to ’s superb soup skills and our fabulous micro cilantro), we were mostly just happy to hang out with our friends in a field for the afternoon 👨‍🌾🧑‍🍳👩🏻‍🌾

What's your favourite way to engage with your local food community? We'd love to hear about it in the comments! ⬇️

26/09/2022

The impact just keeps growing! 🌱

We are currently wrapping up our first year of zero-waste microgreens, and we’ve tallied up our orders since we started…and we are happy to share that we have diverted 5778 single-use containers from our local waste streams! 🤩 🙌 ♻️

What that really means is... we did not create ANY waste in the distribution of our Microgreens Club micros. How cool is that? We think it’s pretty cool 😎
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If you’re wondering how you can sign up for the next round of the Microgreens Club - OUR DOORS ARE OPEN for enrollment. Head on over to microyyc.com today to sign up. Link in bio. We begin October 4!

📍serving Calgary and Cochrane 📍

Eating green has never been easier! 🌱

27/08/2022

They really do all the work for me 📸🌱✨

16/08/2022

Food-loving, urban farm-curious people of Calgary! We are seeking one part-time production team member this September! If you're keen on green, have lots of energy, and want to work in a fast-paced, ever-evolving urban microgreens farm - please check out the link in our bio! And please share with your networks! 👩‍🌾🧑🏽‍🌾👨🏻‍🌾

11/08/2022

Someone once asked what our customer retention process was, expecting a recipe for success in response 🤔

I couldn’t really answer the question since all of our customers have come to us fairly organically and each with a unique story.

I’m all for good strategy and planning, but sometimes the magic just happens ✨. (Sometimes you’re just in the right place at the right time serving soup in a freak October rainstorm 🥣🌧😅)

Micro YYC is built on authentic connection and we love every single one of our customers - and we especially love showing them around the farm! Thank you for coming out and learning about what we do, you are seriously the best!

If you’re one of our customers and you want a tour of your own - get in touch! And if you’d like to be part of the family - get in touch! We’d love to meet you 💚

16/06/2022

Let’s hear it for the rain! I know there are a lot of happy (albeit wind-blown) farmers out there right now in Alberta 👩🏻‍🌾🙏🏻🙌🏻. Looking forward to the lushness to come!

31/05/2022

We are excited to announce that we will be attending the at biweekly this summer starting June 4! 👩🏻‍🌾🌱☀️

We will have our regular products available, as well as a brand new zero-waste option - Bring Your Own Container! We will fill your container with fresh cut greens on the spot! 🔪✨

The best part of this option is that for the month of June - it will be FREE! 🙌🏻 (quantities will be limited so be sure to come and stop by early!)

We’re sharing a stall with and alternating weeks so you’ll be able to get greens every week! (As well as his super cool frozen and dried greens!) 🌱🌱🌱

We hope you’ll come and say hi! 👋🏻

27/05/2022

We dream of ’s menu nightly around here 🤩🌱✨ have you been? What’s your favourite dish? 📸 Big thanks to for photographing our greens from seed to plate!