Green Index April 2026: Greens, Microgreens and Salad Mix Prices in Ukrainian Supermarkets
Green Index tracked prices in 18+ supermarket chains across 13 Ukrainian cities in April 2026. Over 7,300 data points across microgreens, basil, potted lettuce, salad mix and fresh herbs — with March-to-April dynamics for the first time.
Green Index March 2026: What’s Happening with Greens Prices in Ukrainian Supermarkets
How much does a bunch of basil cost in Odesa vs. Kharkiv — and why can the difference reach 4–5×? Where is microgreens cheaper: METRO, Silpo, or a local market? We are publishing Green Index for the first time — a monthly price monitoring report for fresh greens, microgreens, and salad mixes in Ukrainian supermarkets. […]
Connecticut Vertical Farm Employs Disabled Workers — and Feeds the Neighborhood
When people talk about vertical farms, the conversation usually focuses on technology, yields, and profitability. CW Group from New Britain, Connecticut decided to put a completely different value at the center — and since November 2025, their indoor farm has been fully operational. Who, What, and Why CW Group is a non-profit organization with a […]
New Organic Nitrogen from Air — Nitricity Startup Breaks Fertilizers Free from Oil and Gas
Every oil and gas market crisis automatically triggers a fertilizer market crisis. Nitrogen for urea and ammonia is produced from natural gas. When gas prices spiked after 2022, farmers around the world were paying two to three times more for the same bags of fertilizer. But California-based startup Nitricity claims to have found a way […]
New 68,000 Sq Ft Hydroponic Greenhouse Opens in Mississippi — 3 Million Lettuce Heads a Year
On March 17, 2026 — St. Patrick’s Day — Salad Days cut the ribbon on their new greenhouse in Flora, Mississippi. The symbolically timed event capped several years of work and a serious commercial decision: to transition from a niche producer to a scalable regional supplier. What Was Built The new 68,000-square-foot facility (approximately 6,300 […]
Europe Is Building a Research Hub for Hydroponics: Who, Why, and What Will Come of It
The leafy hydroponics market is growing. But the more producers enter the sector, the sharper the question becomes: which systems, varieties, and technologies are truly optimal? The answer was decided to be found scientifically — and in 2026, the Leafy Hydroponics Consortium launched in Belgium. What this structure is The consortium is organised by Dutch […]
80 Acres Farms Enters 17,000 US Stores — Microgreens Now at Walmart and Safeway
When microgreens land on Walmart shelves, it is a signal that the product has definitively left niche status. That is exactly what happened at the start of 2026: vertical farm 80 Acres Farms announced a major expansion of microgreens sales across the United States. What is being sold and where From January 2026, 80 Acres […]
IoT and Automation in Microgreens Growing: How Technology Is Changing Small Business
The biggest pain for a microgreens producer is not the growing itself — it is consistency. Today the harvest is perfect; tomorrow it is too humid and half the trays are covered in mould. Or you forgot to water on time and ended up with a stressed crop the day before harvest. This is exactly […]
USDA Launches $700 Million Regenerative Agriculture Programme
In December 2025, the USDA — the United States Department of Agriculture — announced the launch of a Regenerative Pilot Program with $700 million in funding for the first year alone. It is the largest government investment in regenerative agriculture in American history. What regenerative agriculture is — and how it differs from organic Organic […]