Gina Nickels, Produce Harvester
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ProductsBasil
We have several varieties of basil. Our cash crop is sweet basil but we also grow Thai, spicy globe and cinnamon basil from Mexico, which wasn't used as food originally. It was put on the table to ward off bugs.
Wheat Grass
We are the only producers in Manitoba of wheat grass. It's used in locally made juice bars and it's so popular now that we have an entire 'wheat grass room'.
Other Herbs
We also grow rosemary, thyme and two kinds of sage - garden and golden. We grow mint, chocolate mint and stevia, which is from Paraguay. Its leaf is a natural sugar substitute.