SPOTLIGHT VENDOR OF THE WEEK

SPOTLIGHT VENDOR OF THE WEEK

“Seeds·2·Substance”

Grown by Jack

• Providing LOCALLY GROWN (east TN) and great tasting:
• Greens
• Lettuces
• Speciality Herbs & Spices
• Microgreens

• VISION – To provide fresh, locally grown produce utilizing sustainable Hydroponics & Aquaponics aqua farming technologies

• Aquaculture, the growing of fish, and
• Hydroponics, the growing of plants in water.
• Fish waste is filtered and natural bacteria turn it into a usable fertilizer for the plants.
• Plants then uptake that fertilizer and clean the water for the fish.
• This cycle repeats, creating a recirculating system where fish and plants thrive together.

Seeds·2·Substance is currently:

• Utilizing a 1,500 sq ft climate controlled greenhouse.
• Producing approximately 500 units of produce weekly
• Jointly working with ETSU MBA students (Christie Michals, Megan Cutshaw, and Maya Roselius) along with ETSU Professors (Craig Turner and Bill Heise) to understand market demand:
  
  
  
  • Online website www.seeds2substance.com
  • Also selling at gfm.locallygrown.net
  • New Vendor with Greeneville Farmers Market, May to October
  • Customers (e.g., chefs, farmer markets, grocers)
• Product portfolio needs of customers
• Seasonal changes in desired portfolio
• Building additional avenues for Customer to Seeds·2·Substance to meet their year-around needs