Microgreens World Weekly Digest - May 1, 2026


Your weekly roundup of microgreens science, business, and growing news — May 1, 2026͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ 
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Vol. 7 · No. 18 · Week of April 27 – May 1, 2026 · microgreensworld.com
Top Story

International Business

On one of the world’s most famous islands, a single hydroponic microgreens farm has quietly become the preferred supplier for over 120 restaurants — and almost no one outside Santorini knew it existed

Greek City Times · greekcitytimes.com · April 30, 2026

This Week’s Stories

Nutrition Science

Climate-Resilient Practices Can Optimize the Therapeutic and Nutritional Potential of Microgreens for Urban Food Systems

Grow Technology

Light Spectrum and Photoperiod Shown to Significantly Affect Yield in Cabbage and Arugula Microgreens

Grower Profile

Lillo Farm in Huntington Expands Beyond Microgreens, Adding Sourdough Bread, Cookies, and Outdoor Crops

Commercial Agriculture

UP Vertical Farms Enters Microgreens Segment Through Oppy Distribution at the CPMA Convention

Also in this week’s full issue: the spaceflight CO&sub2; study with implications for terrestrial growers, reinforcement learning + IoT for vertical farms, The Noble Planter’s launch in Clearfield PA, GoodLeaf Farms’ Atlantic Canada mobile tour, six grower action items, and a full Schedule & Season Prep sidebar covering May market openings and vendor deadlines.

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