What are microgreens? In simplest terms, microgreens are primarily vegetables harvested early in their life cycle usually around 1 week after sprouting. Why might someone choose microgreens? Despite being harvested so young, they oftentimes have higher nutritional value pound for pound then their adult counterparts, they also exhibit similar flavor profiles as the plants’ adult version. The method of farming in the growing of microgreens is known as “vertical farming” and is looked at as yet another evolution in our agrarian culture. Vertical farming uses only a fraction of the space compared to that of traditional farming and thus has less impact on the environment as a whole. This is not to demonize traditional farming in any way as many vegetables are unsuitable for vertical farming, but with less space requirements also yields to the decentralization of farming and allows that “farm to table” experience provided by local farmers in even the most urban environments.