CityFarm journal https://cityfarm.md/en/journal/ The CityFarm journal: recipes with living greens, stories from our vertical farms in Chișinău, seasonal guides. en Fresh basil pesto, no compromises https://cityfarm.md/en/journal/basil-pesto/ https://cityfarm.md/en/journal/basil-pesto/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Recipe Basil pesto made with living basil harvested today in Chișinău. Ingredients, steps and the trick that keeps it green. Ready in 10 minutes, an hour from you. Butterhead salad with lemon, avocado and toasted seeds https://cityfarm.md/en/journal/butterhead-salad/ https://cityfarm.md/en/journal/butterhead-salad/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Recipe A simple salad of Chișinău-grown Butterhead with a lemon dressing, creamy avocado and toasted seeds. Ingredients, steps and a 2-minute dressing. The light that grows lettuce: how the LEDs work https://cityfarm.md/en/journal/led-light/ https://cityfarm.md/en/journal/led-light/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Behind the scenes How lettuce grows under LED light - in clean water, no soil, no pesticides - and why 'no sun' doesn't mean a lesser lettuce. Green all year, an hour from you. Why we grow in Chișinău, for Chișinău https://cityfarm.md/en/journal/why-chisinau/ https://cityfarm.md/en/journal/why-chisinau/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Farm story Imported lettuce travels ~2,000 km over 5–7 days. Ours grows in Chișinău and ends up an hour from you - here's why we chose the city. The morning harvest: a day at the farm https://cityfarm.md/en/journal/morning-harvest/ https://cityfarm.md/en/journal/morning-harvest/ Sun, 28 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Behind the scenes A day inside a vertical farm in Chișinău: the morning harvest, shelves under LED light, and how lettuce harvested today ends up an hour from you. How to keep living greens alive longer: the roots guide https://cityfarm.md/en/journal/keep-greens-alive/ https://cityfarm.md/en/journal/keep-greens-alive/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Guide The intact-root method: keep rooted lettuce in water or a damp towel in the fridge and it stays crisp for up to ~5 days. Here's how. Microgreens 101: what they are and how to plate them https://cityfarm.md/en/journal/microgreens-101/ https://cityfarm.md/en/journal/microgreens-101/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Guide What microgreens are, what they look like and how to plate them - young greens harvested today at a vertical farm in Chișinău, an hour from you. A living lettuce's journey: seed to your door https://cityfarm.md/en/journal/seed-to-door/ https://cityfarm.md/en/journal/seed-to-door/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Farm story How a lettuce goes from the LED light of a Chișinău vertical farm to your door, roots intact, an hour from you - step by step.