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FRESH, LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE

The MetroCrops Story

MetroCrops, LLC is an urban, indoor, vertical farm. Through a 4-year USDA research grant MetroCrops became one of the first indoor farms in New England to grow high quality salad greens.

MetroCrops’ first farm was located in a former manufacturing facility on River Street in Bridgeport, CT. In 2020 MetroCrops moved to a new, expanded facility on Mountain Grove Street, also in Bridgeport. MetroCrops grows and harvests salad greens 365 days a year. All our greens are grown from certified organic seeds - never GMO. They are hand-picked, hand rinsed, and hand packaged.

We do not use pesticides or herbicides – there are no pests or weed sources in our indoor grow room. Our plants are high in beneficial antioxidants and other nutrients (based on test results performed in conjunction with the USDA).

WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS

If you are a restaurant or retailer and are interested in MetroCrops locally grown microgreens, contact us at (203) 345-1510 for the names of our distributors.

MetroCrops participates in the spring / summer / fall.

New Canaan Farmers’ Market

Saturdays 10 am - 2 pm

April – November

@ Lumber Yard Lot (near the train station) 244 Elm Street, New Canaan, CT

MetroCrops directly supports this restaurant and this retailer which are local to the Bridgeport facility.

Ralph -n- Rich’s is an

elegant, old-school Italian restaurant featuring weekly live music & family-style Sunday lunches.

The Pantry in Fairfield

Fairfield Center, 1580 Post Rd. Fairfield. Monday - Saturday 7 am - 7 pm & Sundays from 9 am - 4 pm. Metrocrops Baby Mesclun, Baby Dwarf Kale and an assortment of microgreens can be found in the fresh produce room.

Metrocrops grow lights

Because MetroCrops grows indoors under LED lighting, our microgreens are extra vibrant in color and rich in taste 12 months of the year. Even during the months when the Connecticut sunshine is too weak to support a high quality of plant growth in greenhouses, our indoor grown plants are still at their consistent best.

Growing hydroponically

Growing hydroponically in water means that MetroCrops microgreens are totally grit and dirt free. The food grade burlap that our microgreens are grown on is never reused. This insures plant safety. Burlap is one of the most natural growing mediums known. We dispose of our burlap in an environmentally friendly manner.

No GMO.

We never use GMO seeds. And, because our microgreens are grown in a sealed, climate controlled grow room, there is no need for pesticides or herbicides.