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Introduction: A Gift That Keeps Growing You've just received a Giftagreen card, and now you're wondering—what's next? Unlike regular greeting cards, this one isn't just for reading—it’s for growing! Inside, you'll find a pouch filled with organic microgreen seeds that will sprout into fresh, edible greens within a week. In this step-by-step guide, we’ll show you how to plant, grow, and enjoy your microgreens in just a few easy steps. Step 1: Open Your Card & Remove the Seed Pouch Each Giftagreen card has a special soil pouch inside that contains microgreen seeds such as arugula, kale, or radish. These...

Arugula A post shared by twobootsfarm (@twobootsfarm) on Apr 27, 2016 at 7:38am PDT Arugula is a universal ingredient in salads worldwide. It has a bold, peppery-like flavour and only takes an average of 10 days to mature. This microgreen has amazing health benefits working as an antioxidant; packed with vitamin A, C, k, folate, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus , and magnesium.   Sunflower A post shared by Bioponica (@bioponica) on Feb 7, 2015 at 8:49am PST Sunflowers are a delight to grow and are packed full of antioxidants and vitamins. They are easy to care of and take an average of...

  Microgreen Sugar Pea Smoked Salmon Pancakes Recipe PHOTOGRAPHY BY Scott Yavis STYLED BY Irene McGuinness Image courtesy of www.alive.com     Ok, you NEED to try this recipe ASAP! These savoury smoked salmon pancakes are to die for. Imagine fresh hummus, a touch of zesty lemon, and those delicious little capers all blended together in a mouth-watering pancake shell topped with fresh, organic and home-grown pea shoot microgreens from Gift-a-Green. This delicious little dish can’t be made anywhere but home.   Ingredients 3 large eggs (organic) 3 Tbsp chopped chives 2 tsp lemon zest 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1 cup cottage...

Recyclable Stand Up Pouches We have some exciting news!  We've finally received confirmation that stand-up pouches are now fully recyclable in British Columbia. We honestly couldn't be more excited to share the news with you! For the past year and a half, we have been researching and looking for new methods and technologies for our Gift-a-Green greeting cards to be produced in a sustainable and earth-friendly manner. Our exploration has led us to many different avenues however, compostable pouches are still our ultimate goal. In the meantime, the news that stand-up pouches are now recyclable in British Columbia has us absolutely...