The Urban Cultivator is a kitchen appliance being hailed as the best thing to happen to kitchens since the dishwasher because it delivers fresh, organic food to your fingertips every day.
By Natalie Appleton
Here in Kelowna and the Okanagan, we’re lucky enough to enjoy a long and plentiful growing season that lets us eat fresh, local almost everything—from asparagus to apples. Well, now there’s a kitchen appliance that acts like a garden so you can eat your own greens year-round. Meet the Urban Cultivator.
It’s one of the hottest new kitchen appliances Okanagan homeowners have been asking about, and we’re proud to carry it.
“People are looking for ways to buy fresh, buy local, buy organic,” says Genier’s Appliances owner Brad Kirkham. “The Urban Cultivator is the easiest way to guarantee your produce is all of those things.”
Here’s why the Urban Cultivator, created by a Vancouver company, is making its way into home and restaurant kitchens around the world.
Why You’ll Love the Urban Cultivator
It grows crisp, more nutritious greens year-round
According to the Urban Cultivator, studies show almost half of a green’s nutrients are lost within 24 hours of being cut. With fresh greens at your fingertips every day, you could be cutting and eating your lettuces, herbs and sprouts within seconds.
Your dill or lentils will preserve their nutrients as well as their taste and texture for homemade, gourmet meals. Plus, you know your greens are pesticide free.
It’s easy on you and the environment
Unlike outdoor gardening, which requires time and tending as well as a little luck from Mother Nature, the Urban Cultivator makes growing greens simple.
When people come from Kelowna to visit our appliance showroom to see the display unit, one of the first things they ask is, ‘How does it work?’ Easy. You order flats of seeds (anything from arugula and kale to lettuce and thyme) that are soilless or contain soil. Watering is automated. In less than two weeks, you’ve got a pound of broccoli or pea shoots ready for your family’s next meal.
When your herbs only travel a few feet rather than the average 2,500 kilometres it takes to transport food, you’re also cutting down your carbon footprint in a big way. There’s financial savings too. Depending on how much you grow, your Urban Cultivator appliance will pay for itself in less than three years because of how much it cuts down your grocery bill.
It’s custom-made to look stylish in your kitchen
Order your Urban Cultivator in one of two designs: as a kitchen island with customizable glass and wood block surface, or as a dishwasher-size built-in appliance that fits under your existing countertop. Both have a similar size and look to an under-counter beverage fridge.
For all the latest home and kitchen appliances that make your life better as well as the best selection in the Interior, visit Genier's Appliances, serving Kelowna, Kamloops, and Vernon.