GreenLeaf MicroFarm

02/28/2024

Restock Alert and Announcement! 🌱💫

Fresh microgreens are in the fridge at Local Lex Market and are ready to eat! You can choose from Sunflower Shoots, Kale, and the Organic Superfood Mix (with radish, kohlrabi, turnip, kale + broccoli)!

Today I added some metal displays on the shelf to help prevent the upright box in the front from sliding down, as well as made a quick little sign to catch more eyes. I like how it turned out 😊

Announcement— recently turned 6 months old and also reached 800 followers on Facebook!! 🥳 Thank you all so so much for the support!

I’ve got an update coming up for y’all that I’m looking forward to sharing! Stay tuned✨

02/17/2024

The beautifully colorful, nutritious, and tasty Organic Superfood Mix is ready at Local Lex Market!✨

I noticed is in the fridge with me now! They’re offering take and bake meals, rolls, and ready to eat salads that would go perfectly with a handful of microgreens!

Also, I walked down to after restocking to check out the hot bar and ended up seeing these spring rolls with microgreens— so I had to get them🙌🌱

p.s. If you can’t make it to Local Lex, DM me to place an order for delivery🚘

02/06/2024

Holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, a thank you gift, or even a little something for yourself— Local LEX Market has it all!! Take yourself on a treasure hunt! 🎁

Find GreenLeaf MicroFarm microgreens in the first fridge on the left side of the store! You can also DM me to place an order💚🌱

02/03/2024

GreenLeaf MicroFarm is coming up on 800 followers!!🤯✨
Where in the world is everyone from?🗺️📍

02/02/2024

I did something new and grew some microgreens I’ve never grown before!! 🌻🌱

Freshly harvested sunflower shoots and a superfood mix with kohlrabi and radish are now on the shelves! I enjoyed trying both of them, but I gotta say the sunflower shoots are probably my favorite so far. They’re a much hardier microgreen with a nice crunch and mild flavor!

I’d been hesitant to grow sunflower shoots because the seed hulls/shells are so big and cumbersome. Normally the little hulls of smaller seeds just shed off as the microgreen grows, but the sunflower ones like to hang on even when the leaves are fully formed. This can cause the part of the leaf trapped inside to stay yellow where it doesn’t “see” the light to photosynthesize and become green. 🤓

There are a few ways to get the hulls off during the growing process, but once it comes time to harvest, it’s dang near impossible to even attempt to get them all off! Needless to say, there will be sunflower seed shells in the container, but they’re easy to remove when it comes time to eat them!

Also, I loved to see the color variation of the superfood mix with the purple mixed in with the green. Very pleasing to the eye while the peppery spice flavor of the radish is always a nice zing!

Head on down to to pick some up, or DM me to place an order! 💚✨

01/23/2024

Alright, y’all! After a super long and cold week, it’s in the 40s and fresh microgreens are now stocked at !🎉

I’m offering a special deal— hop on down to Local Lex Market and pick up some micros (1st fridge on the left), send me a photo using them with your meal, and you get an ounce for free!!

I’ve got an organic superfood mix and some sunflower microgreens growing now! You can pick your free ounce from one of those, or choose from kale, broccoli, wasabi, or peas!✨

Feel free to DM me if you have any questions about the deal or microgreens in general!💚🌱

01/20/2024

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little bummed about the weather we’ve had this week. ❄️

I’m not usually a snow-loving gal anyways, but this was my second full week with my microgreens in the store and it’s been closed due to bad weather.

Today is the “enjoy by” date from my first round of greens, and they’ve been sitting alone all week. I was going to go in and mark them down, but looks like they’ll be coming home with me! 🌱

I was accepted to be a vendor at the end of November, and per my previous announcement post about timing and imposter syndrome, it took me until the first week of January to get them on the shelves.

Having a freshly harvested and perishable product is always a risk. I did know this would be a slow time of year after the consumerism of the holidays.

I’ve had a new round of microgreens ready to be harvested a couple days ago from planning to have some overlap of the older greens and fresh ones. I also sowed more trays of seeds a few days ago which are in the germination stage now.

All this to say— things won’t always go as planned. I read my tea tag and was pleasantly reminded that “Without the darkness, you would never know the light.” This is only one week, and there’s many more to come! ✨

01/13/2024

The most “basic” thing about me is that I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of avocado toast 😋

The kale microgreens were a nice touch to boost the aesthetic and the healthiness factor!

My little poinsettias poking out in the background, just can’t bring myself to throw them out! ❤️

What’s your go-to breakfast or snack? 🥑🧈🍳🍞🌱

01/12/2024

Hi everyone!! I had some more folks share my page with their friends list, and I woke up to over 100 new followers! 🥳

I wanted to share this post again for those of you that don’t know me. I’m so glad you’re here!

Whether you’re in the Lexington, Kentucky area or not, your support and feedback are truly appreciated!!

I re-read what I had written back in October and a couple things have changed. GreenLeaf will be turning 5 months on the 24th, and my sweet baby boy will be ONE YEAR OLD on the 30th!! 🥰😭

It’s hard to believe how much can change in a year. Just like my little guy has grown, learned and changed each day— our health and wellness journey can improve bit by bit as well.

I don’t just want to grow and sell microgreens. I’d love to empower you all to take small, bite sized😉 action each day. A year from now, you may not even be able to recognize yourself— for the better!

Cheers to a new year, and all of the growth and change that can come along with it. Bet on yourself, and make this your best year yet!! 🙌💚✨

Hello everyone! I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself. 😊

I recently shared the post on Facebook about sharing your friend’s business pages with your friends list. As far as I know, 4 people did that for GreenLeaf and my followers and likes on fb have essentially doubled in a matter of days. When I started it was mostly people that already know me, and now about half of you don’t!

Hi! I’m Kristen✨

✨I was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky.
✨I’ve traveled to several countries and over half of the states.
✨I have a degree in Environmental Science and a 200hour yoga teaching certification.
✨I love nature, hiking, camping, water, animals, riding horses, music, dancing, and playing with hula hoops.
✨My fiancé and I met as coworkers in 2017, started dating in 2018, and got engaged in 2022.
✨I became a mama through an all natural at-home birth 12 days before my 30th birthday. Now he’s almost 9 months old and we love him more than anything in the world.
✨I have lots of houseplants which gave me the confidence that I can grow my little greens successfully.

When you purchase microgreens from me, or even share or like my page or content, you’re helping to support me and my little family. Every step of the process is done by hand by me and with care. 🌱

I am happy to serve the Lexington area these magical little plants that are packed with vitamins, nutrients and antioxidants. If you or someone you know wants to improve your health while supporting a local family, send me a message today to start incorporating microgreens into your diet! My containers right now range from $3-$12 and I currently have seeds to grow kale, wasabi mustard, pea, and broccoli microgreens. I’ll be branching out in the future!

Thanks for being here and following along on my journey! Let me know if you have any questions! 💚

01/09/2024

The cat is FINALLY out of the bag!! 🎉

I know I mentioned this forever ago, but between Thanksgiving, our trip to Florida, all of the traveling for Christmas, the store being closed over the New Year + over a week of grow time (and some imposter syndrome showing up)— the time has finally come.

GreenLeaf microgreens will now be IN STORE!! You will be able to find them in the refrigerated section of on Southland Drive!

I’m super grateful and excited for this next chapter and to share my microgreens with more people! 🌱

Local LEX Market is “A Makers Market with handmade and handcrafted items from small business crafters all over the state.” Located at 439 Southland Drive in Lexington, down from Good Foods Co-Op and Habitat ReStore!

✨This first round I will have broccoli, kale, and wasabi available in 2 sizes— A small 1oz container for $3 and a large 4oz container for $12.

So if you want to try a small of each flavor to see what you like, or go for a large if you already know you love them, they will be ready for you to purchase in store tomorrow afternoon on Tuesday, January 9th for the foreseeable future!

p.s. I’d love for you to check out Local LEX Market and the incredible items available there, but I also offer delivery, DM me to place an order! 💚

01/05/2024

Sometimes microgreens are used as the perfect little garnish— to add a pop of color and freshness for the eye. 👀

Other times, you pile them on to get that boost of nutrient-dense goodness and enhance the flavors!

I tend to choose the latter 🙌

We had some yummy veggie burritos— spinach tortilla, garlic hummus, avocado, baked veggies; broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, mushrooms and onions + broccoli microgreens!

We also used the leftover veggies with eggs for breakfast the next day, with more micros 🌱

I’m starting to get in the habit of taking pictures of my food, I know it’s helpful to see ideas. These powerful little plants are very diverse, so you can get creative! 👩🏻‍🍳

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! ✨

GreenLeaf turned 4 months yesterday and I’m super grateful for the love and support I’ve received so far! 🌱

I hope everyone had a wonderful day, regardless of where you were and who you were with. Peace and love to all 💚🙏