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A Card That Grows with Love (Literally!) Let's be honest—traditional greeting cards are lovely, but after a quick read, they often end up tucked in a drawer or, worse, the recycling bin. What if you could give a card that comes to life and brings a week of joy, discovery, and even a delicious bite at the end? 🎉 Enter Gift-a-Green! The greeting card that grows into fresh, tasty microgreens—a gift that’s as fun as it is meaningful. 🌿 Why Growing a Greeting Card is So Much Fun 1. From Message to Mini Garden in Minutes It starts with a...

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...