Nov 18, 2021
Lettuce Grow’s Farmstand; Image sourced from Giant Noise
Editor’s Note: The Agritecture team does not endorse any of these products. This list is simply meant to identify urban agriculture-related gifts for holiday shoppers.
We live in a time where most people have lost their connection with food - some have forgotten where their food comes from, whilst others don’t know what it takes to grow healthy, nutritious produce. Help your loved ones learn a unique skill this holiday season: urban gardening!
With an urban farm, you can accomplish pretty much anything. It has the power to educate young children about nutrition with hands-on learning, bring together marginalized communities to tackle their severe food inequalities, help support pollinator populations that are so critical to our survival, and that’s just the beginning of the list.
Bring out the urban farming enthusiast in each of your loved ones with Agritecture’s curated guide to the best urban agricultural gifts:
#1: For the secret home chef, ‘Mushrooms in the Middle: A Smallhold Cookbook’
In an effort to make their specialty mushrooms less intimidating and the main dish on your dinner plate, Smallhold recently launched this cookbook filled with mushroom recipes from the team’s chef friends and mushroom community. It features surprising concoctions like the Creamy Mushroom Phyllo Pie, the frozen Salted Caramel Shiitake Mousse, and the Mushroom Bloody Mary. This cookbook will help you form your own unique connection to fungi - whether this be through art, culinary exploration, or spiritually.
#2: For the health-conscious individual, Hamama’s Grow Kits
With Hamama’s latest easy-to-grow kits, you can now grow your own garlic greens, culinary cilantro microgreens, and green onions! You no longer have to run to the grocery store to pick up these greens, you can simply keep regrowing. Hamama’s easy growing instructions even help brown thumbs grow their own produce effortlessly.
#3: For the entrepreneur looking to expand their home farming business, 90-days access to Agritecture Designer
With the launch of brand new features and a new Advisor Bundle plan, Agritecture Designer has become the one-stop-shop for all your controlled environment agriculture farm planning needs. Updates like Advanced Mode and a growing list of equipment and financing partners help support agricultural entrepreneurs every step of the way. As a bonus, in celebration of Agritecture’s 10-year anniversary, take 10% off your subscription to Agritecture Designer with code ‘AGR-Anniversary’!
#4: For the salad-lover always testing out new recipes, Lettuce Grow’s Farmstand
Lettuce Grow’s self-watering and self-fertilizing Farmstand makes it easy for just about anyone to grow their own food at home. With a range of options to choose from, all you really need for your farm to be a success is an outdoor spot with 6+ hours of direct sunlight, or an indoor spot with Lettuce Grow’s Glow Rings™, and constant power and water access. Additionally, the company offers 200+ varieties of pre-sprouted seedlings (50+ per season).
#5: For the one seeking self-discovery and enhanced wellbeing, Pause With Plants’ nature-centered coaching program
This 4-Week Growth Spurt Program is a coaching program designed to use nature as a universal access point for inner calm and energy, to help you train your mind to jumpstart new growth. Taught by a certified personal and professional development coach, this innovative research-based program focuses on transformative self-discovery, wellbeing, goal setting and achievement.
#6: For the flower-obsessed individual, AeroGarden’s Custom Flower Seed Kits
Brighten up your home with AeroGarden’s flower seed kits and gardens. With over 30 flower seed pod options to choose from, you can grow everything from beautiful petunias to fragrant lavender in your own home. These flowers are sure to add beauty to any room!
#7: For the app-enthusiast with a desire for a personalized garden, GrowSquares' veggies and herbs kit
GrowSquares' kits can help you grow the perfect garden with the help of a personalized app and ready-to-plant vegetable toppers. The data-driven app analyses what grows best in your environment, monitors your garden’s progress so that you receive real-time plant care, and lets you enjoy fresh produce year-round. You can choose from over 20 varieties of veggies, herbs, leafy greens and more!
#8: For the herb-lover constantly looking for longer-lasting herbs, Click And Grow’s Herb Saver
With their successful line of indoor gardens, Click and Grow has introduced an all-new Herb Saver. The team claims that this tool will help prolong the life of herbs for up to 3 weeks. All you have to do is: pop open the BPA free plastic shell, place your herbs inside, clip the door back to the shell, and fill the small water reservoir with fresh cold water.
Take 20% off with code ‘AGR20’
BONUS: For the Agritecture-friend, we’ve got branded Agritecture merchandise!
If you’ve been with Agritecture since the very beginning or you’ve only recently become an Agritecture-friend or supporter, we’ve got a surprise for you!
We’re launching our own Agritecture-branded apparel and store, just in time for the holiday season. This newest apparel will keep you warm and fashionable through the holidays.
To the right is a sneak peek of our crew neck sweatshirts in our signature forest green color. Starting next month, you’ll be able to order this sweatshirt alongside our line of long sleeve shirts, t-shirts, and baseball caps.
