Tebchaws Asmeskas tab tom pib rov qhib dua li cov tshuaj tiv thaiv pab kom tau txais COVID-19 tswj hwm. Nrog rau qhov hais tias, kev lag luam tom qab kis thoob qhov txhia chaw yuav zoo li cas rau kev lag luam lettuce thiab microgreens?
Tsev cog khoom cog nug peb lub tuam txhab txog seb lawv pom lub xeev tam sim no ntawm lettuce thiab microgreens kev lag luam thiab qhov twg lawv pom kev lag luam mus rau hauv lub ntiaj teb tom qab kis thoob ntiaj teb. Ntawm no yog cov tseem ceeb takeaways.
Kev sib tw ntawm kev lag luam lettuce
Raws li Donald "DJ" Grandmaison, Tus Thawj Saib Xyuas Kev Muag Khoom thiab Kev Lag Luam ntawm loj Farms, lub tsev cog khoom lettuce lag luam tsuas muaj kev sib tw ntau dua. Qhov kev sib tw no tau coj cov tuam txhab xws li lēf mus nrhiav kev sib raug zoo nrog lawv cov khw muag khoom.
"Tshaj tsib xyoos dhau los, tau muaj kev loj hlob ntawm tsev cog khoom thiab tswj-ib puag ncig cov neeg cog qoob loo hauv cov zaub xam lav, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nyob rau thaj tsam Northeast thiab Mid-Atlantic," Grandmaison hais. "Qhov no tau ua rau muaj kev sib tw hnyav ntawm cov khw muag khoom, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog muab qhov chaw muag khoom txwv rau cov khoom tshiab thiab ntim cov zaub nyoos. Peb lub teb chaws tau ua haujlwm hnyav los tsim kev sib raug zoo nrog peb cov neeg muag khoom tseem ceeb. "
Cov neeg siv khoom nyiam thiab xav tau
Thaum nws los txog rau cov neeg siv khoom nyiam, Grandmaison hais tias nws pom cov neeg hloov mus nyiam romaine lossis iceberg textures thiab tsw profiles. Nws kuj tau pom tias cov txuj lom tau ua rau lub taub hau tig mus rau hauv cov khw muag khoom loj.
Grandmaison hais tias "Peb tau suav nrog ntau yam uas haum rau qhov profile hauv peb cov khoom sib xyaw kom muaj kev ntxhib los mos thiab ntxiv crunch," Grandmaison hais. "Peb kuj pom tias mustards thiab ntsim nplooj ntsuab tau txais kev nyiam ntawm cov neeg siv khoom, uas tau tsim muaj kev xav tau zoo rau peb cov khoom lag luam zoo tshaj plaws. "
Cov neeg siv khoom kuj xav paub ntau ntxiv txog lawv cov zaub ntsuab li cas, raws li Viraj Puri, Gotham Greens Co-Founder thiab CEO. Cov neeg xav paub tias lawv cov zaub ntsuab tsis muaj kab mob los ntawm cov zaub mov thiab tau loj hlob hauv zos.
Puri hais tias "Cov neeg siv khoom xav tau kev pom pom ntau dua nyob rau hauv yuav ua li cas thiab qhov twg lawv cov zaub mov raug tsim tawm, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog qhov nce ntawm cov khoom noj muaj kab mob kis mus rau kev ua liaj ua teb qhib," Puri hais. "Hydroponic tsev cog khoom tso cai rau peb loj hlob ib qho kev ntseeg siab thiab nyab xeeb ntawm cov khoom tshiab txhua xyoo puag ncig. Greenhouse-grown lettuce tuaj yeem feem ntau ua hauv zos ntau dua li cov pa thiab cov organic lettuce. Cov khoom hauv zos txuas ntxiv pom cov neeg siv khoom xav tau siab. "
Tus nqi ntawm tsev cog khoom lettuce thiab microgreens
Muaj ob qhov kev xav thaum saib tus nqi ntawm tsev cog khoom nplooj nplooj ntsuab. Grandmaison pom lub tsev cog qoob loo cog qoob loo thiab micro zaub raws li nqa tus nqi siab dua li cov qoob loo cog vim qhov tshiab thiab zoo.
"Los ntawm peb qhov kev tshuaj xyuas, peb pom tias cov zaub ntsuab cog qoob loo thiab microgreens txuas ntxiv yog ob npaug yog tias tsis yog triple tus nqi ntawm lub txee," Grandmaison hais. "Raws li piv txwv, peb cov khoom muag muag ntawm $ 16 txog $ 20 ib phaus uas California [loj hlob lettuce] raug muag rau $ 6 txog $ 11 ib phaus."
Rau Serdar Mizrakci, CEO ntawm Element Farms, pricing tsis yog kev sib piv txiv apples-rau-apples. Nws pom tus nqi yog qhov kev txhawb siab tseem ceeb rau kom tau txais cov neeg siv khoom ntau dua los sim cov tsev cog khoom cog nplooj ntsuab.
"Peb tab tom sib piv cov khoom sib txawv," Mizrakci hais. "Raws li cov kev sib txawv zoo, tus nqi yog qhov uas nws yuav tsum tau ua rau cov neeg siv khoom pib tuaj tos ntau lub tsev cog khoom cog [nplooj ntsuab]. Kuv xav tias, yav tom ntej, kuv pom qhov sib txawv ntawm tus nqi kaw. "
Lub neej yav tom ntej ntawm kev yug me nyuam
Raws li sab hauv tsev ntau yam ntawm lettuce txuas ntxiv los ua kev sib tw nrog lawv cov neeg cog qoob loo, cov tuam txhab cog qoob loo tau ceeb toom. Cov tuam txhab noob tam sim no tau them nyiaj rau kev tswj hwm ib puag ncig kev xav tau raws li cov neeg cog qoob loo hauv tsev cog khoom tau dhau los ua cov neeg loj dua hauv kev ua lag luam.
Puri hais tias "Keeb kwm yav dhau los, tag nrho cov kev siv zog yug me nyuam tau npaj rau kev ua liaj ua teb txij li zaub paj tau loj hlob sab nraum zoov," Puri hais. "Cov neeg tsim khoom sab hauv tsev (tsev cog khoom thiab ntsug ua liaj ua teb) siv cov noob qoob loo. Cov kws yug tsiaj tau thov kom cov neeg tsim khoom sim cov hom qoob loo nrov nrog rau ntau yam qub uas tej zaum yuav raug txiav tawm los ntawm cov neeg cog qoob loo tab sis qhov ntawd tuaj yeem muaj qhov zoo rau cov neeg cog qoob loo sab hauv. "
Mizrakci xav pom cov neeg yug tsiaj coj tawm ntau nplooj ntsuab ntau yam uas tsis yog lettuce, vim muaj ntau nplooj ntsuab zoo li spinach thiab arugula uas tuaj yeem hloov mus rau lub tsev cog khoom.
Mizrakci hais tias "Txhua nplooj ntsuab, uas tsis yog lettuce, tsim cov qoob loo uas muaj cov txiaj ntsig siab ib square feet, thiab qhov ntawd tuaj yeem loj hlob tau yooj yim - qhov ntawd yog cov neeg yug tsiaj yuav tsum tsom mus rau," Mizrakci hais. "Kuv paub qee tus kws yug tsiaj tau siv zog thiab cov peev txheej rau nws, txawm li cas los xij."