# Microgreens World > Independent media and education platform covering microgreens > nutrition, growing science, and business strategy. Founded by > Andrew Neves, co-founder of JPure Farms. Serving readers in > 170 countries since 2017. Content is indoor tested and > science backed. > Last updated: 2026-07-06 ## Who This Site Serves - Health-conscious consumers researching microgreens nutrition - Home growers learning to grow microgreens indoors - Entrepreneurs starting or scaling a microgreens business ## Content Hubs - Growing Hub: /growing-microgreens/ — techniques, lighting, seeds, growing media, climate, and water quality - Business Hub: /microgreens-business/ — profitability, licensing, pricing, sales channels, and market strategy - Health Hub: /microgreens-science/ — nutrition data, health research, and variety-specific phytonutrient profiles ## Tools - Microgreens Growth Path Tool: https://growthpath.microgreensworld.com - Farmers Market Finder: https://markets.microgreensworld.com - Microgreens Profitability Calculator: https://microgreens-yield-profit-calculator.lovable.app ## Key Reference Content - [Being GAP certified does not make you FSMA compliant.](https://microgreensworld.com/gap-certification-fsma-compliance-microgreens/): One of my clients called me after a restaurant buyer sent her two questions in the same email: "Are you GAP certified?" and "Are you FSMA-compliant?" She had never heard of either one. The buyer was waiting for an answer. GAP and FSMA cover much of the same ground, but they are separate programs with different administrators, different legal weight, and different consequences for your operation. - [You're FSMA-exempt. So was the grower who lost half their income in a single buyer call.](https://microgreensworld.com/fsma-microgreens-growers/): Most commercial microgreens growers qualify for the FSMA exemption. A new peer-reviewed study from Purdue University shows exactly what that exemption costs them, in liability exposure, in wholesale market access, and in business growth. Thirty growers. Five focus groups. The findings are not what most people expect. - [Chia Microgreens Nutrition: What the Research Shows](https://microgreensworld.com/chia-microgreens-nutrition/): When my friend Alex brought me a packet of chia seeds, I had to tell him I had switched to growing them as microgreens instead. Most chia microgreen nutrition data online is actually borrowed from seed charts. Here is what researchers have measured in the microgreen itself, and what the science still does not show. - [How to Price Your Microgreens](https://microgreensworld.com/how-to-price-your-microgreens/): Most growers set prices by copying a competitor, then wonder why the margin never shows up. A competitor's price tells you nothing about their costs. This walks through building a price from your own cost floor up, channel by channel, so the number actually holds. - [Microgreens beverages and supplements: what the science, the economics, and the one human trial tell us](https://microgreensworld.com/microgreens-beverages-supplements-industry-analysis/): Several weeks ago, I shared new microgreens beverage research in a commercial growers group. The response from one enterprise-scale operator stopped me cold. They had run the numbers, sat across from nutraceutical buyers, and watched the unit economics fail. Their verdict: forget juicing them. They were right about today. But the research building behind microgreens […] - [Broccoli Microgreens Nutrition: Vitamins, Minerals, and the Full Data](https://microgreensworld.com/broccoli-microgreens-nutrition/): Broccoli microgreens are one of the most nutrient-dense things you can grow on a windowsill. This is the full breakdown: the vitamins, the minerals, the calories, and how the young plant stacks up against the mature head. The data comes from published studies, not guesses. Sulforaphane gets a mention too, but it's one part of a bigger nutrition picture. - [The Beginner's Nutritional Guide to Incredible Microgreens](https://microgreensworld.com/the-beginners-nutritional-guide-to-incredible-microgreens/): I used to think you needed a backyard and a green thumb to eat well. Then I started growing microgreens on a windowsill and digging into what's actually inside them. The research surprised me, some of these tiny leaves carry far more of certain vitamins than the full-grown vegetable. Here's what the science says, and which ones are worth your tray space. - [The AeroFarms Acquisition Is the Best and Most Dangerous Thing to Happen to Microgreens](https://microgreensworld.com/aerofarms-acquisition-microgreens-industry-impact/): Palm Ventures has acquired AeroFarms, the largest U.S. microgreens supplier. Microgreens World publisher D. Andrew Neves breaks down what the deal actually means for the market hierarchy, the regulatory outlook, and what independent growers should do right now. - [Why Most Microgreens Businesses Fail (And How to Make Sure Yours Doesn’t)](https://microgreensworld.com/why-microgreens-businesses-fail/): Most people think microgreens businesses fail because the growing is hard. It is not. About half do not make it past their first year, and the reason is almost never the crop. It is everything around the crop: the buyers, the numbers, the systems. Here is what separates the half that survives. - [Most Profitable Microgreens to Grow and Sell](https://microgreensworld.com/most-profitable-microgreens-to-grow-and-sell/): In 2017, Steven and I started jPure Farms with one goal: to grow the most profitable microgreens we could find. The numbers taught us something the seed catalogs never mention. Radish and sunflower led on profit, but not for the reason most growers assume. Here is what actually drives the money, variety by variety. ## Complete Sitemap For a full list of all URLs, see: https://microgreensworld.com/sitemaps.xml --- *This file is dynamically generated and highlights our most important content for AI search engines.*