Mama Kali's Farm founders Kali and Jiangyu are passionate about microgreens saying they are more than just the garnish on a meal at a fancy restaurant. The plant-mad mother-daughter duo started the business in Te Puke in 2022 but since then, the business has flourished rapidly.
Starting with 15sqm of land, they now operate a 72sqm farm and plant a minimum of 250 trays each week. Sales have also been growing - starting with 40 weekly microgreen packets, they now sell more than 1300 packets weekly.
Microgreens are baby vegetables with concentrated nutrient contents meaning they are believed to be more nutritious than mature vegetables as they are rich in vitamins and minerals such as calcium.
With more than 300 indoor and edible house plants between them, the duo has always been passionate about gardening.
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