What is the Shelf Life of Microgreens?

As a general rule, purchased microgreens typically last roughly 2 weeks in your fridge. The shelf life can vary, however, depending on the type of microgreen and the method of storing them. In this video we discuss different microgreen storage methods, along with how to get the longest shelf life possible out of your product!
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[@kevgoes]

Lots of good information here. Thank you! Love the absorbing pads.

[@user-uw4rg2uf9i]

7-2024. THANKS for your videos. New microgreen believer and consuming all your excellent content :-)

[@johndmith6425]

thanks for support always!!

[@usernamehere2124]

Less than 3 minutes in, and you are giving great advice that I haven’t heard in the dozens of micro green videos that I’ve seen. Washing the greens would seem like the natural thing to do. Knowing to let them dry and keep them that way is a huge detail. 👍

[@freeradiorulo4894]

Love it! subscribed! My son and I are trying to start a micro green farm in the backyard shed. Had all the lights and seeds and trays ready, came home last night and he sold it all to the neighbor for some beer. Darn kids ill tell you what!

[@larryhenry719]

Great videos I like the way you harvest straight to clamshells nicely packed great presentation.👍

[@jc6226]

I really like the idea of the absorbent pads, thanks! I also want to mention that all plants lose nutrients over time and fresh is best, so after a week or so hopefully the greens have been consumed and they are ready to buy more.

[@debbymerrifield9741]

U are my favorite Uribe person to watch on microgreens, keep making videos love them all

[@TM-we6eg]

Thank you this was really informative

[@GreenPaperProducts]

Thanks again for another great video!

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

We are trying!!!!

[@jodysephus6922]

Great channel and some really good info, much appreciations :-)

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

Glad you are enjoying it.

[@MrPurepecha87]

I learned a lot thank you

[@ThatBadRussian]

Hey I love that there's someone else making microgreen content! I was wondering exactly what size containers you use?

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

We have the container link in the description box! We use the 24oz for 2oz of microgreens, and 32oz for 4oz of microgreens.

[@c.mareeharris4615]

Awesome content....YAY! Green Paper Products

[@nageshbabu8297]

Very nice and useful information all the best

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

Glad you liked it!

[@CamilaAlves-dl9ld]

Hello, Very nice videos. I have a question... did you do any experiment that shows how much longer pads help the shelf-life of microgreens? If so, how was the difference of with and without? Which species did you test? Thanks you very much for all the videos you share here on KZbin!!

[@franciscolagera1009]

Great video

[@RetailCryptoNews]

thanks

[@user-is6nu8rs9w]

Hello! Could you make a video on scheduling or planning from sow seeding to harvest for a farmers market on a Saturday and let’s say for radish broccoli peas and sunflowers! I really could use the info as a rookie microgrenner!

[@aspenleafmicrogreens6670]

Hi! I am new and learning. How much do you sell a tray of cilantro for, when selling by the full tray, to a restaurant? How much of a yield do you think the tray produces and how many grams of seed to you sow? Thank you for your clear videos!

[@amjaddilawar4123]

this and other videos of yours are very helpful and informative. I live in Karachi, Pakistan, and want to start this business. I was growing microgreens as a hobby for my family and friends and now want to start this as a business. I need your recommendations regarding some good seeds brand in the USA or Europe

[@sdcclete]

Great info! Especially the cornstarch clamshells. I have a cilantro question- how do I get my seed heads to fall off before harvest? Big problem for me. Thank you

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

Check out our cilantro growing video! Will go through all that

[@kendavis2233]

So is that the 6X6 or 8X8 clamshell? How much will fit in the container on average?

[@hopegardens3057]

such an important topic...thanks for the great info as always! Quick question: What software do you use for customer tracker, order reminders, etc. thanks in advance

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

Honestly, I use google cloud for everything. I just put everything in the google calendar. Every time I get a new client, I put in the calendar a sow date, harvest date, and delivery date. Then I put each one of those on repeat weekly/biweekly. Everyday I print out my daily calendar and get to work! Very efficient to me, and best of all.... FREE!

[@hopegardens3057]

@@PrincetonMicrogreens would love to chat with you sometime about a Collab, vrtually maybe?

[@loriwoo8408]

Would love more information about the disposable ice packs. What form was the wheat grass in when you put it the ice packs?? Thanks!!

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

Check out our wheatgrass videos on the channel! Should answer all your questions!

[@Steve-hr2dr]

Hi, you link to the biodegradable compostable containers is broken, please share a new link.

[@donbruens9813]

When you sell a tray do u put in disposable tray or do you pick up empty tray on your next delivery

[@georgegonzalez5]

what size containers do you use? what size for 2oz of microgreens and 4oz?

[@HealthyMeMicrogreens]

@4:32 My husband and I recently started our microgreens business in our local urban area. We have our first customer and a second that is trying out the product. The once question we have been asked by the store owners and a few customers is how long can the microgreens keep in the refrigerator. I have been labeling my microgreens with a one week expiration date. I have kept my microgreens for more than 3 weeks at home. I think it would be safe to change my labels to reflect a 2 week freshness date. Any thoughts? Also, @6:28 you talk about the wheatgrass. In our area (Michigan) it seems that we would need a Food Establishment License in order to sell "processed" veggies (or anything processed probably). Are you required to have a Food Establishment License in your area to sell the frozen wheatgrass instead of selling the cut wheatgrass or trays of fully-grown wheatgrass?

[@manadam7669]

Question, and please respond. Are you supposed to at least rinse them before consumption or is there no health risk involved to eat them even if there's a very small amount of medium on them?

[@julienjamet1054]

Hello Peter ! About the absorbent pads, is it the 1/50 UD with 12g of bentonite ? Thanks for your sharing, very instructive. Julien.

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

That might be a better question for the company that sells them ☺️☺️ You can click the link in the description box for their information 🥰

[@AL-ru3nk]

Doesnt the nutritional value decrease as soon as they are cut. Also thank you for telling me not to wash them I was doing this and they didnt last much over a week. They wilted and started going soggy....is it ok to cut up all the varieties and store in the same container?

[@dannykier2483]

do you cover them while they're in the walk-in?

[@JJ-mw4bk]

Great video. Where did you get your absorber pad?

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

www.aptarfoodprotection.com/product/absorbent-pads/

[@donbruens9813]

Do you typically have to give price break when selling restaurants a tray at a time.

[@jeffhollis5438]

Where do you get the moisture absorbent pads? There is no link. Thanks!

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

Added the link to the description of the video :)

[@drangpo6904]

The link for Disposable Ice Cube Bags no longer works, any chance you can replace it with a new one?

[@rustym7133]

Is there a way to store them for a couple months without loss?

[@allisonbechtol7378]

Coincidently, I just ordered some sample containers today, right before I found this video! I've got some customers lined up! Do you have a formula for pricing?

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

We do a lot of back end number crunching, but here is our product brochure with our pricing for reference if it helps: bit.ly/2YmW6Ws

[@matthewgrusler1390]

What size container are you using 24 oz? Is that 2 oz of product

[@jonnyspot9877]

Hey, so when you place the food safe packs in the container, do you place them with the text facing up or down, or does it not matter at all?

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

That’s actually a great question! I find that the moisture likes to sit towards the top, so for the first 24 hours (harvest the day before the market) I put them upside down for the moisture to be sucked directly into the packet! Suppose that’s a neat little trick! 😉

[@jonnyspot9877]

@@PrincetonMicrogreens Ok, so just to confirm, you keep the food safe packs with the text down and the greens on top right?

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

@@jonnyspot9877 yes sir!

[@jessecorral8697]

Trying to order the moisture pads today was not an easy process. They no longer take credit cards and want me to fill out customer information, then wire them the money.

[@johnnylima462]

Whassup dude! Awesome content you're giving to us! My question is: If you have to deliver to a client, like, 9am. You'll harvest their product early in the morning of the delivery, or late in the night before the scheduled delivery? Thanks in advance! :D

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

Def the night before. I like to get them up to the right temperature in the refrigerator before delivering anyways. It helps them stay fresh instead of packaging and delivering in room temperature. Especially the farmers market.

[@johnnylima462]

@@PrincetonMicrogreens That's nice! But when you do this, you already lock the package with the humidity pad, like, totally ready to deliver? No problem with humidity at all?

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

@@johnnylima462 no problem with humidity if they go right into the refrigerator immediately after packaging with a humidity pad.

[@johnnylima462]

@@PrincetonMicrogreens Hey! If you don't mind, I have another question... Considering the scenario that I said before (delivery scheduled to 9am, harvesting in the night before), what is the last time you water your micros? Like, in the final stage they're totally bottom watered, but I hear somewhere that if you water, then like, harvest 30 minutes after, the package tends to get a lot of humidity... So, considering you're harvesting the night before delivery, the last water will be like, in the morning? How many hours before the harvest? Thank you so much for your help, buddy!

[@MissCodykins]

@@johnnylima462 I'd like to know too

[@harislender216]

I’m confused The package is compostable but what about the label??

[@block4565]

From what I understand you CAN'T put those compostable containers in domestic, or at home compost. They require commercial "composting"

[@mikealexj]

Where did you get the pads?

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

Link in the videos description ☺️

[@mikealexj]

I'm sorry I still don't see the absorbent pads? Are they on your site to buy?

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

@@mikealexj I must have missed them in this video! But they are on all our other videos descriptions. We don’t sell them personally unfortunately. You need to contact the manufacturer for a quote. They were really hard to find. When I get home later I’ll link them to you if you don’t find them in our other videos.

[@artofcanna]

💯

[@earlmoses4967]

Do you wait for true leaves to show on cilantro to sell?

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

Depends if we are selling the full tray or not. If I’m packaging it, yes. If I’m giving them the tray to harvest off of for a week, then I’ll give it to them 1-2 days before true leaves start to form.

[@earlmoses4967]

@@PrincetonMicrogreens thanks for such a quick reply, really enjoying your videos.

[@georgeacenas2349]

Great business and you appear meticulous. It shows in your products.

[@ajkirkendall]

Nice videos, some of your links are dead though.

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

I just checked all the links and all work. Which ones are dead?

[@ajkirkendall]

@@PrincetonMicrogreens For me, on the microgreen seeds and the compostable containers i get a "Bitly page not found 404"

[@PrincetonMicrogreens]

@@ajkirkendall Thanks! Updated the links, not sure why they went dead. I'll keep on eye on it. Again, thanks for the feedback!

[@renewtherapy6520]

My concern is that growing without exposure to soil removes the inclusion of soil microbes. This is a huge problem for gut health. Torn.

[@jamiemailhot7570]

How many inches are your shelves spaced apart?