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.
Microgreens are some of the most nutrient-dense food on the planet, and most home growers eat them happily for years without a single problem. But about once a month, someone like my neighbor Marty asks me a worried question after reading something online. "Are these things actually safe?" Yes, with three specific exceptions worth knowing about.
I track food safety events in microgreens because growers deserve more than headlines. When four Canadian brands were caught in a microgreens recall inside of nine days in May 2026, I traced the event back to its source. What I found is less about any individual operation and more about a gap that most microgreens growers share.
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