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EVEC Microgreens
Category Microgreens
Broccoli Microgreens and Sulforaphane: What the Research Actually Shows
Broccoli microgreens are rich in sulforaphane, one of the most extensively studied dietary isothiocyanates. What the laboratory, animal and early human research actually shows — including the trial that found no effect.
Microgreens- how did it start?
Where microgreens came from: an ancient practice of eating young greens, and a modern restaurant story from 1980s California that is widely repeated but thinly documented.
Lettuce microgreens: everything you need to know to grow them
How to grow lettuce microgreens step by step — sowing, light, watering and harvest. A mild, tender microgreen that is a great starting point for beginners.
Shake your world with microgreens smoothie
Five microgreens smoothie recipes — three found online, one from a shop, one of our own. No cooking involved: the greens go in raw with fruit, ice or yogurt.
Art with microgreens: from decoration to botanical photography
Microgreens as visual material, not food: botanical photography, kitchen pots and living wall art at home, and fashion sketches using them as living textiles.
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