Part 8/15:
Crop Selection Guided by Climate, Preferences, and Nutrition
DNA Micro Farms carefully choose which crops to cultivate based on three main factors:
Climate Conditions: California's mild winters, warm summers, and unpredictable rainfall influence what can be grown year-round.
Community Needs & Preferences: They consult residents to grow what’s desired, ensuring the food produced is actually valued and used.
Growing Suitability: They focus on crops that thrive in their microclimate and within their teknik system, such as beets, carrots, radishes, herbs like cilantro and parsley, peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, lettuce, kale, collard greens, basil, passion fruit, and more.