InstaFarm Automated Indoor Microgreens Garden Review: Easy Being Green
Key takeaways
- You get as many microgreens as you can eat in about a week.TIREDHigh upfront cost.
- If you like to eat locally sourced produce, you can't get closer to the source than your own kitchen.
- I've been reviewing indoor gardening systems now for almost two years, so when the InstaFarm arrived at my house in a massive box, I girded myself for an evening spent sorting screws and assembling pipes and hoses.
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WIREDNo assembly required. Setup takes minutes. Very low maintenance. Extremely easy to use. You get as many microgreens as you can eat in about a week.TIREDHigh upfront cost. You re locked into the Insta Farm ecosystem because of the unit s proprietary trays. Limited use. Won t fit under all kitchen cabinets.Not long ago, microgreens were reserved for fine-dining restaurants pretentiously using them as plate garnishments—with tweezer-precision application, natch. Now, the week-old seedlings of nutritional powerhouses like broccoli and beets have reached the zenith of bona fide superfood superstar. You can use them on salads and sandwiches, in smoothies, or even as a pizza topping. Their nutrient density is well-established—according to a 2023 study published in the journal Molecules, they are even being studied to see if their "sole consumption can replace the intake of our usual food regime of vegetables and fruits.”
If you like to eat locally sourced produce, you can't get closer to the source than your own kitchen. It's not especially surprising, then, that multiple types of home microgreens-growing systems have been popping up recently in my social media feed. I've tried a couple of them, but none have remotely come close to the efficiency and simplicity of the InstaFarm.