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The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

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If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.

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If it’s not fun, you’re not doing it right.

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Commitment means staying loyal to what you said you were going to do, long after the mood you said it in has left.

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It’s not how much you have that makes people look up to you, it’s who you are.

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God has given us two hands–one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing.

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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.

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I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.

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Heroes didn’t leap tall buildings or stop bullets with an outstretched hand; they didn’t wear boots and capes. They bled, and they bruised, and their superpowers were as simple as listening, or loving. Heroes were ordinary people who knew that even if their own lives were impossibly knotted, they could untangle someone else’s. And maybe that one act could lead someone to rescue you right back.

         – Jodi Picoult

What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.

         – Kurt Vonnegut, Palm Sunday

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend’s or of thine own were: any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.

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Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.

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Everything is connected, no one thing can change by itself.

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Life has a way of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen as once.

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Be Brave. Take Risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

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Do. Or do not. There is no try.

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Tenant Spotlight: Boston Microgreens

May 3, 2022


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Tenant Spotlight: Boston Microgreens

MEET OLIVER HOMBERG, OWNER OF BOSTON MICROGREENS

 

Located on the bustling street of West Broadway, you’ll find Boston Microgreens – an urban farm providing fresh, locally grown microgreens and specialty herbs. “Having a farm in the middle of Southie is something that’s kind of unique, even in the middle of any city… and people don’t really know that we are down here,” Oliver Homberg, owner of Boston Microgreens explained.

Started in 2017 in his basement apartment with co-founder Matt Alto, Oliver has come a long way with his forward-thinking business. With a 2,000 square foot space in the heart of Southie, Oliver and his team now generate over 10,000 pounds of produce a year with over 75 varieties of microgreens!

When asked about his favorite part of being located in South Boston, Oliver explains it’s the connection between the farm, the local restaurants and residents he serves.

“Chefs can come in, they can walk around our space, they can taste the products, they can talk to the farmer… it’s all about that relationship,” Oliver said. Along with providing their products to local restaurants, they also service local residents. People in the community are able to come in, take tours, and see the unique space.

“When kids come here and they’re able to taste the stuff… that’s what did it for me. As a young kid, eating a berry in my grandmother’s garden and being able to taste that – ‘oh, that’s what a real tomato tastes like!’,” Oliver explains. As an added bonus to these nutritious greens, the Microgreens facility runs on 100% renewable energy. They recirculate their water and use 95 percent less water than a traditional farm.

To learn more about how Boston Microgreens is making an impact in our community, watch our interview with Oliver and get their latest menu of greens right here on their website!


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