Microgreens and Shoots

How to Select, Grow, Harvest, and Package Nutrient-Dense Greens for Profit

Microgreens and Shoots
Pages:208 pages
Book Art:90-110 color photographs
Size: 7 x 10 inch
Publisher:Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date: September 29, 2026
ISBN: 9781645023678

Microgreens and Shoots

How to Select, Grow, Harvest, and Package Nutrient-Dense Greens for Profit

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The first complete guide to planting, growing, harvesting, packing and selling microgreens for the market farmer.

Organic farmer and activist Corinne Hansch established herself in Upstate New York’s competitive farmers market scene by cultivating high-quality, nutrient-dense microgreens—a cornerstone of her operation to this day. In Microgreens and Shoots, Hansch profiles the most profitable microgreens in her operation, including arugula, basil, cilantro, and pea shoots, and offers her hard-earned advice for tailoring one’s operation to their unique strengths and goals. From seed selection to growing spaces to overcoming pests and disease to recordkeeping and business management,
this is the definitive guide to producing microgreens.

With their short seed-to-harvest timeframe, limited space and light requirements, low maintenance needs, and high yield potential, microgreens and shoots are a worthwhile enterprise for small, diversified farming operations—whose success is the foundation of healthy, regenerative communities and economies.

“THE manual for growing microgreens and shoots professionally.”—Jesse Frost, author of The Living Soil Handbook

 

Reviews & Praise

“Microgreens and shoots can be a great addition to a farm business to extend the season and increase profits, when done well. With Microgreens and Shoots, Corinne Hansch shows exactly how. Like any enterprise, there are so many details to consider, from seed selection and growing systems to pricing, recordkeeping, and building a loyal customer base. Corinne covers them all in full detail along with her experiences (both successes and mishaps) to give you an easy-to-read, practical, and comprehensive guide to adding microgreens and shoots to your profitable farm business.”—Julia Shanks, author of The Profitable Farmer and The Farmer’s Office

“In a business as poky as farming, where most crops take months to grow into something sellable, microgreens and shoots can provide a path for farms to start, stabilize, and profit quickly. In Microgreens and Shoots, farmer Corinne Hansch not only details how these crops have worked to build her own farm business but guides you through the steps and strategies to make them work for you.
I love all the individual crop breakdowns and the focus on growing mediums. The interviews demonstrate the many different ways in which these crops can be grown. This book, however, really shines in its presentation of the nerdy details. From marketing and packaging to rodent protection and recordkeeping, Microgreens and Shoots opens the door to a dependable (and delicious) revenue source for small farms.
Corinne really has created THE manual for growing microgreens and shoots professionally.”—Jesse Frost, author of The Living Soil Handbook

“This is the book we’ve been waiting for. Covering everything from how to fund microgreens infrastructure to whether to plant seed mixes or single varieties, what medium to grow them in, where to grow them, and how to package them, Corinne lays it all out for us.”—Andrew Mefferd, editor and publisher, Growing for Market magazine

“Corinne has created the resource I wish every grower had when starting out with microgreens and shoots. Practical, clear, and grounded in real-world experience, this book brings together everything you need to know in one place.”—Jodi Roebuck, Roebuck Farm, New Zealand

“I met Corinne at a New Hampshire farming conference, where her presentation on how to grow microgreens was a weekend highlight. She impressed me with her professionalism and the realism she brings to her technical expertise. Her book is no different: Finally, a guide to
growing microgreens on a commercial farm. Corinne guides you through a realistic setup (on a realistic budget) and shows you how to handle inevitable challenges. I wish all farming guides were written like hers. From a real farm to yours. Adopt this guide with confidence!”—Catherine Sylvestre, coauthor of The Winter Market Gardener; owner, Ferme Décembre
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About Corinne Hansch

Corinne Hansch is an organic farmer, writer, mentor, activist, and entrepreneur. She farms with her husband and a hard-working crew at Lovin’ Mama Farm in Amsterdam, NY, while homeschooling her three kids. They grow over 400 varieties of vegetables and cut flowers using regenerative practices such as no-till and perennial plantings, producing over 50,000 pounds of food and hundreds of thousands of stems per year on 3 acres, all while paying their crew living wages. They direct market at five regional markets per week and are building a line of value-added products for online sales.

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