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"We're very health-conscien- tious," said Marcin. "We're both vegans." A microgreen is somewhere between a sprout and a full- grown vegetable, often offering significantly more vitamins and minerals by concentration to their fully-grown form. The Zalewskis grow a range of microgreens, including radish, peas, broccoli, sunflower and wheat grass. "They taste almost like their fully-grown version as well," said Marcin. "Our daughter -- she's five -- loves to eat the peas and sunflow- ers on their own. They taste so good." Pea microgreens taste like sugar snap peas, radish micro- greens like radish, and the Zalew- skis said a variety of wasabi mus- tard microgreen even has a spicy kick. Though, a lot of people may in- corporate microgreens into their salads or juices. Microgreens are often a covet- ed ingredient for high-end din- ing. "We gave out free samples to a bunch of restaurants," Marcin said. It didn't long for local higher- end dining establishments to start placing orders. 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URBAN FARMERS GROW BIG FLAVOUR IN MICROGREENS Dina Zalewski, who founded Little Green Acres with her husband Marcin. The Zalewskis grow organic microgreens, which are highly nutritious and flavourful. Marcin Zalewski photo BRYAN MYERS bmyers@metroland.com NEWS