Good for You: "Organic" Microgreens or simply "Pure"?

Why Microgreens are good for you: Organic or Pure?

This is a tricky one! To meet the certification of “Organic” Microgreens (as defined in most countries), Microgreens must grow in soil (which from my tests of different growing media doesn't perform as well and in most cases is also made of 70-100% non-sustainable peat) without man-made fertilizers; and so the method described in my learnings above cannot be called “organic” but “hydroponic” (pure water-based cultivation only).

Our recommended method to grow the purest of Microgreens

So it is however even more “pure” with the growing method we recommend here:

• Only use organic seeds from trusted suppliers (no GMOs!)

• Only use high quality (more durable and therefore minimised waste) HDPE food-grade plastics, BPA-free.

• Organic growing media (pure coconut fibre mats without binders or glues) that is less likely to develop bacteria.

• And pure water that's almost certainly better than what you drink today from the tap in your house! – removing more than 99.999% of viruses and greater than 99.9999% of pathogenic bacteria, also removing or dramatically reducing protozoa, trihalomethanes, inorganic minerals, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, VOCs, petroleum products, perfluorinated chemicals, rust, silt, sediment and even radiologicals, Fluoride and Arsenic elements.

• No use of any fertilisers at all (man made or not!) – I see no benefit of using fertilisers when growing in such short periods of time, and that it does affect the taste of Microgreens.

• As per most Organic certifications, I only use the simplest sanitation with food-grade hydrogen peroxide.

• You can control the environment better indoor, with good ventilation, to avoid any potential air-borne contaminants.

(and since you are only growing at home here, the “Organic” certification is less of a marketing problem anyway!)