What are microgreens?
Have you tried microgreens yet? These baby plants are tender, flavourful, and packed with nutrition. Despite their small size, they actually contain up to 40 times more nutrients and antioxidants by weight than their fully-grown counterparts.
Microgreens are baby vegetables and herbs that are harvested just after they begin to grow their first set of “true” leaves. The “baby” leaves that first appear when a seed sprouts are known as the cotyledon leaves, these are the embryonic leaves in seed-bearing plants, which appear from a germinating seed. Microgreens often feature the cotyledon leaves as well as the first pair of true leaves.
What are the benefits of eating microgreens?
In addition to their taste, texture and environmental properties, microgreens are extremely nutritious.
Despite their small size, microgreens are often richer in nutrients and antioxidants than fully-grown vegetables. They have been demonstrated to be more concentrated sources of iron, vitamin C, beta-carotene, zinc, potassium, calcium, and antioxidants.
The nutrients and antioxidants in microgreens are also easier to absorb than the nutrients in mature plants, in some cases. For example, iron from pea microgreens is more bioavailable than iron from mature peas.
Another benefit of microgreens is that they’re extremely planet friendly. They require very little water, small amounts of growing medium, and significantly less time and space than growing vegetables to maturity.
Because they’re grown indoors, they don’t require the application of pesticides which makes it exceptionally easy to produce organic microgreens. Since they don’t require land, they also don’t deplete the soil. Additionally, the growing medium leftover after microgreens production can be added to compost to eventually help nourish the soil.
Who are Davy Microgreens?
Davy Microgreens are a family business, from a long line of keen family growers and gardeners. Growing microgreens was a natural addition to their award winning allotment. Not only are microgreens an all-year-round crop, providing fresh and nutritious produce even in the winter season, but they require very little space and fit well with their organic growing principles.
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Payment is required with your order.
We only deliver to postcode areas B72-B76. We will contact you when your order is ready.
Delivery days are typically Friday & Saturday
Recipe ideas
Not just a garnish! These mighty greens are very versatile and vary in taste, from sweet pea shoots to spicy radishes and zingy onions, there are many types to complement your dishes.
Use them to add nutrition to your winter soups, beef up your salads, add them to your morning smoothies. They are an excellent substitute for lettuce in wraps, sandwiches, burgers, and more.
Bring a fresh burst of flavour and goodness to your everyday meals with these microgreens
Recipe cards coming soon
Contact us
Orders@davymicrogreens.co.uk
07395 170671
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Chefs and Trade Enquiries
If you have a commercial enquiry for microgreens please call to discuss on 07395 170671
We offer a bulk box of Chef’s mix for restaurants and will also grow speciality varieties to order.
For retailers we have a separate pricing schedule depending on volume and frequency, please call to discuss your needs or email for more information.
Flowers
Here at DavyMicrogreens we are avid gardeners with a passion for growing and we especially love our flowers. Our award-winning sweet peas are now finished for the season but our dahlias, gladioli and many others are in their prime. Upgrade your delivery to include a large bunch of home grown, hand picked seasonal flowers, typically 12 stems in total including 8 dahlias.
Choose from the Bold Mix or Pastel Mix for just £25 when added to your microgreens order.
