“You can produce a tremendous amount of feed in a very, very small area with a very little amount of water.”ĭaccarett’s nephew Jose Quiñonez is showing me how the growing process works. “I think that’s a big advantage if you don’t have a lot of land,” says Daccarett. By doing so he says he only uses two percent of the water it would take to grow the crop using traditional farming methods. Growing barley as feed isn’t anything new, but Daccarett sprouts barley seeds inside shipping containers using hydroponic technology and indoor lighting. He feeds his sheep one part oats and hay and one part sprouted barley. “So whatever we plant today in six days will be ready to be fed.” “We plant every day and we harvest every day and it takes six days to complete the cycle,” Daccarett says. "If you don't have a lot of land you can produce a tremendous amount of feed in a very, very small area with a very little amount of water." - Mario Daccarett
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