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Hi! I'm D. Andrew Neves

 Editor-in-Chief, Microgreens World, “The Best Information: Tray Tested, Science Backed"  Co-Founder of JPure Farms, an early startup indoor microgreens operation in Atlanta, Georgia  Author of more than 10 books, including "Children of the Soil: How To Grow Nutritious Microgreens At Home in Nine Days"  Founder and Managing Editor of MBS Publishing, "Science Writing for the Rest of Us"  Certified Health Coach, Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and over 35 years of writing and researching health and nutrition. Visit my website, Microgreens World, www.microgreensworld.com

Broccoli, kale, mustard, and radish spring from one wild ancestor—Brassica oleracea—a scrappy Mediterranean plant feeding humans for millennia.
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Microgreens hunt cancer (new study)

MICROGREENS WEEKLY DIGEST Your weekly digest of everything microgreens, delivering the latest news, science, nutrition facts, trends, and recipes straight to your inbox. Volume 2025 Number 31 Monday, 08 September 2025 Hello Reader, While most people wait for the "next breakthrough," you're about to access research that changes everything about cancer protection. Brassica microgreens don't just contain nutrients—they actively hunt down cancer cells while protecting healthy tissue. Lab results...

health broccoli microgreen on a wooden spoon

MICROGREENS WEEKLY DIGEST Your weekly digest of everything microgreens, delivering the latest news, science, nutrition facts, trends, and recipes straight to your inbox. Volume 2025 Number 30 Monday, 01 September 2025 Hello Reader, You've been growing regular microgreens. But what if I told you there's a category that packs 4-40 times more therapeutic power? New research on six herb microgreens—fenugreek, basil, mustard, fennel, coriander, and moringa—just proved they're concentrated medicine...

Botanical line drawing, single onion study, whole bulb and cross-section, concentric rings visible

MICROGREENS WEEKLY DIGEST Your weekly digest of everything microgreens, delivering the latest news, science, nutrition facts, trends, and recipes straight to your inbox. Volume 2025 Number 29 Monday, 25 August 2025 Hello Reader, My neighbor Raiko called me panicked about food safety after that Walmart shrimp recall. "Between radioactive shrimp and bacteria scares, what's even safe anymore?" I told her about the tiny plants sitting in her fridge that could be her secret weapon. New Czech...

Botanical line drawing of fresh lemon balm plant with serrated heart-shaped leaves and small white flower clusters

MICROGREENS WEEKLY DIGEST Your weekly digest of everything microgreens, delivering the latest news, science, nutrition facts, trends, and recipes straight to your inbox. Volume 2025 Number 28 Monday, 18 August 2025 Hello Reader, Something strange happened in the lab last week that could change how you think about those tiny greens on your windowsill. Scientists just discovered that microgreens aren't just pretty garnishes—they're packing enzyme inhibitors that actually fight diabetes. We're...

Line plate image of flax plant with delicate flowers, minimal botanical lines, simple stems and narrow leaves, sketch-like etching style, high contrast negative space, elegant woodcut appearance

MICROGREENS WEEKLY DIGEST Your weekly digest of everything microgreens, delivering the latest news, science, nutrition facts, trends, and recipes straight to your inbox. Volume 2025 Number 27 Monday, 11 August 2025 Hello Reader, Laboratory tests on flax microgreens show remarkable results... Researchers identified 58 beneficial compounds in flax microgreens. When tested against PC-3 prostate cancer cells, these extracts increased cancer cell death to over 40%. Broccoli microgreens revealed...

Popular varieties today include curly kale (the most common), dinosaur kale (also known as lacinato), and Russian kale (also called red Russian kale). From ancient peasant food to modern superfood, kale shows how marketing can transform any vegetable's re

MICROGREENS WEEKLY DIGEST Your weekly digest of everything microgreens, delivering the latest news, science, nutrition facts, trends, and recipes straight to your inbox. Volume 2025 Number 26 Monday, 04 August 2025 Hello Reader, Your microgreens just got a massive upgrade. New research shows storage techniques that extend freshness from 5 days to 16 days. Temperature control at 4°C combined with LED light treatments and modified atmosphere packaging changes everything for growers and home...

Scientific botanical line drawing, kohlrabi microgreens, cotyledon stage, thick purple stems, cross-hatching stippling, macro detail, individual specimens, minimal lines, etching style, white background, botanical illustration.

MICROGREENS WEEKLY DIGEST Your weekly digest of everything microgreens, delivering the latest news, science, nutrition facts, trends, and recipes straight to your inbox." Volume 2025 Number 25 Monday, 28 July 2025 Hello Reader, Something happened this week that could change how you think about microgreens forever. Scientists just proved that Brussels sprouts microgreens don't just disappear after you eat them. They keep working in your digestive system, blocking the proteins that speed up...

Line illustration of broccoli, clover, and radish microgreens arranged on white ceramic background

MICROGREENS WEEKLY DIGEST Your weekly digest of everything microgreens, delivering the latest news, science, nutrition facts, trends, and recipes straight to your inbox." Volume 2025 Number 24 Tuesday, 22 July 2025 Hello Reader, Looking at this week’s digest, I need to tell you something that surprised me. Fourteen percent of adults now live with diabetes. That number has doubled since 1990. But here’s what caught my attention: researchers found that broccoli, radish, and clover microgreens...

Radish and Parsley Microgreen line plate image

MICROGREENS WEEKLY DIGEST Your weekly digest of everything microgreens, delivering the latest news, science, nutrition facts, trends, and recipes straight to your inbox." Volume 2025 Number 23 Monday, 14 July 2025 Hello Reader, You know that feeling when everything you thought you knew gets turned upside down? That's exactly what happened when Turkish researchers tested radish and parsley microgreens against cancer cells. The results? Completely unexpected. The microgreens with higher...

Spinach oleracea has quite the journey through history, built on bad math that fooled the entire world.

MICROGREENS WEEKLY DIGEST Your weekly digest of everything microgreens, delivering the latest news, science, nutrition facts, trends, and recipes straight to your inbox." Volume 2025 Number 22 Monday, 07 July 2025 Hello Reader, For 95 years, we celebrated spinach for all the wrong reasons. That legendary iron content that made Popeye strong? Pure mathematical accident from 1870 - a misplaced decimal point that fooled the entire world. But here's the beautiful irony: spinach deserves every bit...