Vertical Farm Photos – Friday 5/17/2013
Read on for a weekly recap of life at the Bright Agrotech vertical farm!
Market Garden Prep
This week was a BIG week for us as we prepare to plant our summer market garden.
As you can see in the photos, we had some great help from Dr. Nate’s father-in-law who brought over his tractor from Nebraska. He helped us till up the land around our greenhouses and tilled in a serious amount of composted manure we got from a local rancher friend.
Things are really picking up and the planting is officially underway!
Paul and Noah have been keeping very busy planting potatoes outside and laying the drip irrigation needed to get them growing up big and strong.
Noah has also been busy planting flats of bok choy and chard inside our newest high tunnel greenhouse. When it comes to hard work, Noah lives and breathes it!
An International Tour
On Thursday of this week, we showed a group of 30+ German folks around the greenhouse and taught them the Bright Agrotech vision for a more sustainable farming future. Thanks to the UW College of Business, these 30+ German visitors interested in more sustainable tech businesses got to see inside our vertical farm and pick Dr. Nate’s brain.
Overall, they had a great time and learned a lot!
Weekly Recipe – Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 16 lettuce leaves
- 1 lb. ground chicken/beef/turkey/tofu(?)
- 5 oz. shiitake mushrooms, finely diced
- 1/3 cup scallions, chopped
- 4-5 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1T fresh ginger, minced
- 1T sesame oil
- 1/4 cup slivered almonds
- 3T Tamari (or coconut aminos)
- 1T white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1T Sriracha
- 1T raw honey
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
Instructions
In a skillet, heat sesame oil on medium heat. Add ground chicken. Cook until almost done.
Add mushrooms, scallions, ginger and Tamari. Cook until onions and mushrooms are limp. Stir in garlic, almonds, white wine vinegar, mustard, Sriracha, honey and salt.
Serve the chicken mixture in a bowl with the lettuce cups on the plate. Let your guests spoon the mixture in the center of the leaves and then hold like a soft taco to eat.
Enjoy!
Stay tuned for next week’s Vertical Farm Photos!
Blog Recap – Week of 5/17/2013
Monday: Biological Surface Area in Aquaponics
Wednesday: Best Fish for Aquaponics
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