Brendan Davison grows microgreens in over 4,000 square feet of greenhouse space at Good Water Farms in Bridgehampton, New York. Started in 2011 in the driveway of Brendan’s house, Good Water Farms sells its greens to Whole Foods Markets and a long list of Hamptons and New York City restaurants.
Brendan shares his spiritual and practical path to building Good Water Farms. We dig into many of the details of what makes Good Water Farms a successful microgreens operation, including Brendan’s marketing approach and how he manages production throughout the year. And we take a deep dive into how Good Water Farms’ implementation of a HACCP plan for food safety increased the operation’s efficiency and improved employee competence and confidence.
Brendan shares his spiritual and practical path to building Good Water Farms. We dig into many of the details of what makes Good Water Farms a successful microgreens operation, including Brendan’s marketing approach and how he manages production throughout the year. And we take a deep dive into how Good Water Farms’ implementation of a HACCP plan for food safety increased the operation’s efficiency and improved employee competence and confidence.
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Quotes from the Show
The way to enlightenment is to feed people and serve people.
We have three different people coming at random times to check on how we are growing, and growing the way that we say we are growing.
Transparency… is the key marketing element.
This isn’t Coca Cola, where you flip a switch and it all comes out exactly the same.
We have three different people coming at random times to check on how we are growing, and growing the way that we say we are growing.
Transparency… is the key marketing element.
This isn’t Coca Cola, where you flip a switch and it all comes out exactly the same.
Show Links
Brendan worked with Nexus Greenhouse Systems to design a greenhouse for his microgreens production.
Brendan referenced a University of Maryland study that showed that microgreens contain four to 40 times the nutrients of their mature counterparts.
Good Water Farms also has a microgreens cookbook.
Brendan referenced a University of Maryland study that showed that microgreens contain four to 40 times the nutrients of their mature counterparts.
Good Water Farms also has a microgreens cookbook.
Transcript
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