DESERT MICRO Las Cruces

Use them on every meal. Breakfast, lunch and dinner plates. Even as a healthier snack in between meals. Sunflowers are one of the most popular munching microgreens. Have a bowl of fresh sunflowers instead of popcorn while watching movies.

A lettuce alternative with much more nutrition. Sandwiches, salads, tacos, wraps, hot and cold dishes. 

Soups, Phö, or any noodle bowl or hot pot.

Create cold sauces like pesto and chimichurri.

Microgreens should be purchased when freshly harvested. As a local farm we give you this opportunity to have a product that isn't transported from any distance and held in storage. 

This assures that the nutrient levels have not been diminished. That you are receiving the total benefit of the antioxidants, vitamins and minerals along with the bioactive compounds, polyphenols and sensory qualities like texture, flavor, aroma and color. 

Microgreens are considered to be superfoods and are very low in calories.

Scientific data has demonstrated that microgreens:

• Lower risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, type two diabetes. 
• Lower cholesterol and improve digestion
• Balance acid/alkalinity levels in your body
• Improve skin and eye health
• Improve metabolic activity
• Protect from cellular damage
• Protect from Alzheimer’s  disease
• Prevents Parkinson’s disease
• Natural Detox
• Regulate Glucose
• Weight Maintenance
• Treat  depression, improve heart  health, a proven cancer risk reduction.

The list goes on because of the exponentially greater levels of 

vitamins, mineral, antioxidants and bioactive compounds in these conveniently sized plants. 

Microgreens are even used in spa treatments like facials and body wraps.

Free radicals are a byproduct of turning food into energy. Capable of damaging cells and altering DNA. Can cause bad cholesterol (LDL) to lodge in artery walls. 

Excessive amounts cause oxidative stress brought on by a bad diet, alcohol and drug consumption, air pollution, radiation exposure from traveling, and exposure to pesticides and other chemicals.