Picking up on the latest culinary trends among Jalisco’s top chefs, savvy horticulturist Alberto Pantoja is venturing into new terrain at his Ajijic nursery, Vivero del Lago, with the cultivation of exotic microgreens.
After nearly two decades of experience in growing and marketing ornamental plants, Pantoja started expanding his business horizons in 2003, getting into greenhouse production of arugula, exotic lettuce varieties and other edible plants. Over the years he built close ties with several of the Guadalajara metro area’s top-notch restaurateurs and their chefs, adjusting his crops to meet their demand for high quality veggies, aromatic herbs and even edible fresh flowers such as nasturtiuims and pansies. He uses a lot of imported seed stock and follows organic farming practices.
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