Terms of Use

Welcome to EVEC Microgreens (microgreens.org.gr), the home of the microgreens methodology. The organisation behind it is EVEC Athens. By accessing and using this website, you agree to the following terms and conditions. Please read them carefully before using the site.

Acceptance of Terms

By using this website, you confirm that you accept these Terms of Use and agree to comply with them. If you do not agree, please do not use this site.

About This Website

This portal presents the microgreens methodology — a hands-on teaching method. The organisation behind it is the European Voluntary and Educational Center (EVEC Athens), a non-profit organisation based in Athens, Greece, working in European projects since 2017. The website provides free educational resources, guides, recipes, courses and toolkits related to growing and using microgreens.

Open Licence — How You May Use Our Materials

The educational materials published on this website are open. You may use, copy, adapt, translate, remix and redistribute them, including for commercial purposes, provided you give appropriate credit.

Unless a specific item states otherwise, the original educational content of this website — articles, crop and variety guides, courses and courseware, toolkits, project results, recipes and the plain-language science summaries written by us — is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0).

This reflects a commitment we take seriously as an organisation working in European programmes: educational resources produced with support from the Erasmus+ Programme are to be made freely available to the public under an open licence, easily accessible and retrievable without cost or limitations, with the licence allowing the public to use, reuse, adapt and share the resource. We apply that standard to this portal as a whole, not only to individual funded outputs.

How to give credit

Credit us in a reasonable way, indicate whether you made changes, and link back to the licence. A simple attribution line is enough, for example:

“[Title of the material]” by EVEC Athens — microgreens.org.gr, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Adapted from the original.

You do not need to ask our permission, and you do not need to pay anything. You may not suggest that we endorse you or your use of the material, and you may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the licence permits.

What the open licence does not cover

The CC BY 4.0 licence above applies to our own educational content. It does not apply to:

• Names, logos and branding. “EVEC”, “EVEC Athens”, “EVEC Microgreens”, our logos and our visual identity are not licensed under CC BY 4.0 and may not be used to imply endorsement, partnership or affiliation without our written permission.
• The European Union emblem and programme logos. These are subject to the European Commission’s own rules on use and may not be reused on the basis of this licence.
• Third-party material. Some content — including photographs, illustrations, embedded media, and open-access research that we host, summarise or link to — belongs to third parties and remains under its own licence or copyright. Where material is not ours to license, we say so or link to the original source. This includes the scientific papers in our research archive: we host each one under the open licence its publisher applied, and those papers are not covered by the CC BY 4.0 licence above. Every record page states the exact licence and what it permits. Please check and respect the original terms before reusing it.
• Personal data and contributions from others. Names, photographs of identifiable people, and material submitted by visitors or partners are not covered by this licence.

If you are unsure whether a specific item is covered, or you need written confirmation of the licence for a funding application or an annex to a proposal, write to erasmus@evec.org.gr and we will confirm in writing.

Using Our Work in a European Project

You are welcome to cite, annex, adapt and build on these materials in an Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps, Horizon Europe or nationally funded project — including before any partnership with us exists, and including if we are not a partner in your project at all. Adapting an existing open resource with your own learners, and publishing the improved version openly, is itself a legitimate project activity. If you would like us to confirm the licence status of a particular output in writing for your application, just ask.

Disclaimer of Warranties

The information and content on this website are provided for general educational purposes only. EVEC Athens makes no warranties or representations about the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of this information. Use of the content is at your own risk. The open licence above is granted without warranties of any kind, to the extent permitted by law.

Health, Food Safety and Veterinary Information

Some articles on this website discuss the nutrition, health, food-safety, pregnancy or pet-related aspects of microgreens. This information is provided for general education only and is not medical, nutritional or veterinary advice. Microgreens are a food, not a medicine, and nothing on this site should be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease in people or animals.

Growing and eating any plant carries food-safety and allergy risks. Raw sprouted greens in particular can carry bacteria if they are not grown, handled and stored correctly. Always wash produce thoroughly, follow good hygiene, and — if you are pregnant, have a health condition, or are feeding a young child or a pet — consult a qualified doctor, midwife, dietitian or veterinarian before making changes to your (or your animal’s) diet.

If you adapt and republish our materials under the open licence, this responsibility travels with them: please keep the relevant safety guidance intact, and make sure any changes you introduce are accurate and safe for your own audience.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, EVEC Athens shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of your use of, or inability to use, this website or its content, or arising out of your reuse or adaptation of materials made available under the open licence.

External Links

This website may contain links to third-party websites for informational purposes. These links do not constitute an endorsement of those sites. EVEC Athens is not responsible for the content, accuracy, or practices of any linked third-party websites.

Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms of Use at any time without prior notice. Continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms. Any licence already granted under CC BY 4.0 is irrevocable — if you received material under that licence, a later change to these terms does not withdraw your rights to that material.

Governing Law

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of Greece. Any disputes arising in connection with these terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Athens, Greece.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use or about reusing our materials, please contact us at erasmus@evec.org.gr or visit our contact page.

Last updated: July 2026