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SPROUTED FROM THE BOTTOM
PEAK MICROGREENS Words by Laura Mills | Photos courtesy of Peak Microgreens
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hace MacDermott and Dave Curulewski
dab in the center of a booming niche industry
are two guys in their early 30s paving — or
— microgreens. MacDermott’s background
should I say seeding — a way for themselves and
in environmental science and Curulewski’s
their company, Peak Microgreens. MacDermott
background in biology made them the perfect
from Connecticut and Curulewski from just
pair of friends to dive into this business.
south of Chicago, they both came out West to
While the pair was grinding away in the
chase fresh powder and enjoy mountain living.
hospitality industry along the I-70 corridor, they
Little did they know their common fields of study
gained inspiration from a microgreen farm based
and jobs in hospitality would plant them smack
out of Steamboat and wanted to bring a similar
