ABOUT US
Microfood Indonesia is a local business that cultivates high quality Microgreens. Our farm and greenhouse is located in Bandung West Java, which provides the most ideal climate for growing all year round. In order to ensure strong, healthy and highly flavoured Microgreens, our greenhouse is run under a two-step structure. The first is a fully automated system which includes 24/7 air circulation which controls the humidity and climate as well as rotating fans and mist spray, which give our microgreens the best source of sunlight and fresh air. Our fully automated maintenance systems ensure the crops are well looked after. This consists of 24/7 air circulation that controls humidity, climate, rotating fans and mist spray. These elements provide the best circulation within our greenhouse meaning minimal mold or withering within our crops. Mineral and rain water systems as well as fishponds are used to nourish our crops as they do not contain chlorine or hard minerals which affect the quality of the crops.
All our seeds first comes from Australia, which are hand picked from the finest suppliers. After years of development we have now successfully sustained the seed and use the seeds that we sustained to grow our microgreens and other vegetables. We want organic open pollinated non-hybrid seed varieties that have no genetic engineering nor chemical treatment. After we plant the seeds in our open greenhouse ensuring natural sunshine and allowing the microgreens to grow at their natural pace, as opposed to rapid growth through the use of artificial lights. By using natural light, we are creating the most ideal environment for our microgreens to grow the highest quality. Richgrow Promix Seed Starting Soil is used as a additive as it has great oxidization properties and releases nutrients over extended periods without re-watering and re-potting. This coupled with our very own fertilizer Richgrow Multi Purpose a mixture we increase for overall quality and yield of our crops.
When the growing cycle is complete, we take quality assurance measures where our highly trained farmers inspect process and package our microgreens resulting in extraordinary quality and freshness. To ensure consistent supply we run under a 3-day growth cycle interval, meaning more microgreens are planted 3 days before the harvest. This allows for successful shipments of our produce all around Indonesia in less than 24 hours after harvest. By implementing these strategies within our overall business operations we achieve our mission thus providing best quality and prices for our consumers.
what is microgreens?
The word “micro” here says it all. Microgreens are young seedlings of edible vegetables and herbs. Unlike larger herbs and vegetables that take weeks or months to grow, microgreens can be harvested and eaten a week to 21 days after the cotyledon; a part of the embryo within the seed leaves have developed.
These tiny versions only grow to a few inches and can come in 10 to 30 different varieties. Microgreens were originally limited to fancy dinner plates and boutique grocery stores due to their higher cost.
Don’t confuse microgreens with sprouts. Sprouts are germinated in water, not soil, for one or two days to produce underdeveloped leaves. Microgreens grow in soil and sunlight and take at least a week to produce leaves.