Emily Lawrence sells her home-grown, organic microgreens on Etsy and at local farmers markets.
If you are looking for healthy (and delicious) ways to improve your diet, My Greens microfarm may have just what you need. Emily Lawrence grows fresh and organic greens in her Hoover home and sells them to those looking to improve their diets and lifestyles at farmers markets and on Etsy.
“I’ve come across a few people who have health issues and are looking to improve their diets but are unsure where to start,” said Lawrence. “I have people come to the market that are recovering from breast cancer, and I tell them which microgreens to eat and how to incorporate them into their diet. It’s just to help people feel better, more energetic, and just healthier overall.”
Microgreens are young vegetable seedlings, or baby plants, that are incredibly nutritious. They are packed with nutrients that hold up to 10-100 times higher concentrations of vigorous nutrients than fully matured plants and possibly reduce the risk of developing many diseases.
Lawrence herself has noticed a change in her health since she began growing and consuming microgreens in 2022 and has said she has much more energy, goes on walks every day, and her skin has thrived. Health is the reason she started the business in the first place.
“My boyfriend had a heart attack in 2022 at age 50,” said Lawrence. “He was looking for ways to eat healthier and found out about microgreens, and so we started growing them just for us. We grew so many that we thought we should begin selling, and it kind of took off from there.”
Lawrence says a great way to incorporate microgreens into your diet is to put them on dishes you enjoy. She says cilantro microgreens are great on tacos, pizza or really anything if you enjoy cilantro. Lawrence’s favorite salad to make with her microgreens is mixed greens with radish, broccoli, bull’s blood beet, red cabbage, chickpeas, arugula, cucumbers, tomatoes, sunflower seeds and her homemade dressing.
As her business continues to grow, Lawrence hopes to eventually move her greens from her daughter’s old nursery room to a warehouse. Though she is looking forward to expanding her business, her main goal all along has been to help people.
If you are interested in buying from My Greens or would like to know more, you can reach out to mygreens1517@gmail.com or (205)-907-1478.