Trent Jackson, a first year student at VCU has founded a venture called Lil’ Sprouts Microgreens. It is an urban microgreens farm in Oregon Hill whose main goal is to promote living a healthy lifestyle by providing fresh, flavorful, nutrient-dense microgreens to the local area. The philosophy of this business is that for an individual to live an optimized healthy life, it all starts with the food that a person consumes. It strives to bring only quality products into the hands of local markets, restaurants, and individuals. You can catch Trent vending his products at the Birdhouse Farmer’s Market on every other Tuesday from 3-6:30. For those who are interested or have questions about Lil’ Sprouts Microgreens, Trent’s business email is info@lilsproutsmicrogreens.com. Besides the website, there is also a FaceBook page.