Meet the farmer
Shane Steiner
Growing fresh microgreens in Fargo, North Dakota — in one room, under lights, all year round.
The farm
Red River Microgreens is a small indoor farm at 1437 7th St N in north Fargo, run by Shane Steiner.
Everything is grown indoors in soil, in a controlled closed system, all year round, and a fresh batch is produced every week.
The grow room
One room, 1437 7th St N
Racks, lights, trays and a watering schedule. Seed goes into soil on a weekly rhythm, germinates for three days, spends seven days under lights, and is cut by hand in a fresh weekly batch. No trucks, no distribution center, no week in transit.
By hand
Cut in a fresh weekly batch
Delivery greens are usually harvested on Friday, then weighed, packed and kept cold until they go out on Monday evening.
How we work
What we care about
Freshness
Grown in soil, cut by hand once the first leaves are ready, and kept cold until it reaches you. The point is a genuinely fresh vegetable on your plate, not a claim about it.
Grown in soil, without sprays
Every tray is grown in soil in a controlled closed system, and we use no pesticides and no sprays of any kind.
Sustainability
Our controlled closed system uses a fraction of the water that growing in a field takes, and what we grow travels a few miles instead of a few thousand.
Community
Local shops, local markets, local kitchens. The money stays here and so does the food.
Transparency
You can see where it is grown and who grew it. If you want to know how something was produced, ask — you will get a straight answer.
Pride of Dakota
Made here, and registered as such
Red River Microgreens is a Pride of Dakota member. It is a small badge, but it means what it says: this is a North Dakota product, grown and packed in North Dakota by someone who lives here.
You will find our clamshells in the produce department at Hornbacher’s Osgood, and on the shelves at Sliced Bakeshop.
Talk to the farm
Text is fastest for orders and questions. Email is better for wholesale and anything detailed.