Six years ago, they bought a dairy farm on Green Valley Road Southeast and proceeded to build the perfect growing operation they always wanted. Every day their truck leaves the farm with fresh product. They also grow wheat grass and sunflower sprouts in water. Inside the greenhouse, Lorna Lynn said, the temperature is a pleasant 65 to 70 degrees year-round. The near 100 percent humidity gives the operation a tropical feel.
Warm water is everywhere as vegetable seeds grow in rotary machines.
An electric motor periodically rotates large plastic barrels. Fifty pounds of seed per machine yield 500 pounds of sprouts. Jets inside the compartments automatically spray water on the seeds. Depending on the type of seed, it takes three to five days on average for the seeds to sprout. Dumped into plastic carts, the sprouts are then washed for 12 hours in large concrete tubs.