The Itsy Bitsy Veggie Co.

09/08/2026

🌱 You guys... over 70 packs of greens! 💚

I restocked SweetBerry Thursday, Friday, AND Sunday during our BOGO weekend, and you absolutely blew me away with the support.

Thank you for supporting our little family farm, trying a new blend, sharing a pack with a friend, or coming back for a favorite. I truly appreciate every single one of you who chose to shop local this weekend. 💚

If you've been loving your Itsy Bitsy greens or discovered a new favorite, would you consider leaving us a quick review? Whether it's on our website, Facebook, or Google, your feedback means so much to us and helps new customers feel confident giving microgreens a try. 🌱

And a big thank you to SweetBerry Fresh Market for continuing to support what we grow.

Now tell me... what blends did you grab?! 👇

09/03/2026

🌱 BOGO is officially happening at SweetBerry Fresh Market! Buy one specially marked Itsy Bitsy microgreen pack and get one FREE, while supplies last! 💚 Perfect excuse to try something new! 😋

BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE through the weekend, while supplies last! 🌱

We’re proud to partner with The Itsy Bitsy Veggie Co., a local, family-run microgreen farm grown fresh right here in Willowick!

Microgreens may be tiny, but they’re packed with vitamins, antioxidants, and beneficial plant compounds. They’re also incredibly easy to use. Add a handful to eggs, salads, sandwiches, burgers, wraps, tacos, smoothies, and more! 🥗🍔🌮

Itsy Bitsy microgreens are locally grown indoors without chemicals or pesticides and harvested fresh for our shelves. 💚

Look for the specially marked containers on our shelf to take advantage of the Buy One, Get One FREE offer. It’s the perfect chance to grab a favorite or try something new!

09/02/2026

🌱 One last Willoughby Market before our October break! 💚

We'll be back at the Willoughby Outdoor Market this Saturday, September 5th, for our final Willoughby market of the season!

And you asked, so we grew it! 🙌 We're bringing LOTS of Broccoli & Corn microgreens after quite a few requests, along with a wide variety of live greens to sample and harvest fresh right at our tent. 🌱✂️

We'll also have freshly harvested Itsy Bitsy blends and plenty of the other goodies you see in our photo!

💚 SFMNP & WIC FMNP Benefits are welcome at our tent!

Come taste something new, grab your favorites, and spend part of your Saturday morning with us. We can't wait to see everyone! 💚

08/31/2026

🌱 From microgreen scraps... to vegetables... to SEEDS! 🤯💚

One of our favorite little experiments around here wasn't really an experiment at all!

After harvesting, some of our leftover microgreen scraps get tossed into our garden beds and recycled grill garden. Nothing is intentionally planted. Whatever decides to take root and grow, grows... and we've had some pretty cool surprises!

Our kale grew into mature plants, flowered, and produced seed pods, our cilantro gave us coriander seeds, and I just harvested this adorable little cabbage from the recycled grill garden. 🥬

Now we've collected enough kale and cilantro seed to hopefully grow a couple trays of microgreens, bringing these little plants full circle:

microgreen → scrap → mature plant → seed → microgreen again 🌱♻️🌱

We've been asked before if microgreens can continue growing into mature plants, and this is such a fun example of exactly that!

I can't wait to plant our home-harvested seeds and see what happens next. Stay tuned! 💚

08/27/2026

🌈🌱 Meet Our Microgreens: Eat the Rainbow!

We've introduced you to some of our cruciferous greens, spicy varieties, and herbs & aromatics. Today we're looking at our microgreens a little differently... by COLOR! ❤️💜💚💛

Those beautiful colors don't just make your plate prettier. They're often created by naturally occurring plant pigments and compounds that can play different roles in our bodies. So what does all of that actually mean?

💚 GREEN: Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll is what gives plants their beautiful green color and helps them absorb light for photosynthesis. Green vegetables can also provide nutrients like vitamins A, C and K, folate, and carotenoids, depending on the variety.

💜 PURPLE & DEEP RED: Anthocyanins
These natural pigments create many of the red, purple, and blue colors we see in plants. Anthocyanins act as antioxidants, helping protect our cells from oxidative stress. You'll see these beautiful colors in varieties like red cabbage and Rambo radish.

❤️ BRIGHT RED & PINK: Betalains
Here's where varieties like our Red Garnet amaranth and colorful Swiss chard get really interesting! Betalains are natural red, pink, purple, and yellow pigments found in certain plants. Like anthocyanins, they have antioxidant activity, helping protect cells from oxidative stress.

💛 YELLOW, GOLDEN & SOME GREENS: Carotenoids
Carotenoids are another family of natural plant pigments. Some can be converted by our bodies into vitamin A, which supports normal vision and immune function. Others, including lutein and zeaxanthin, are associated with eye health.

🌈 So why do we always hear "eat the rainbow"?

Different plants offer different combinations of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and beneficial plant compounds. Eating a variety of colors is one simple way to encourage ourselves to eat a greater variety of plants and nutrients, rather than relying on one so-called "superfood."

And microgreens make adding that variety pretty easy! Toss a colorful handful onto eggs, sandwiches, salads, tacos, bowls, or whatever is already on your plate. 🌱

So next time you see all those beautiful greens, reds, pinks, purples, and golds in one of our blends, remember... there's a lot more behind those colors than good looks! 🌈💚

Which color always catches your eye first?

08/26/2026

🌿🌱 Meet Our Microgreens: The Herbs & Aromatics!

Tiny plants. BIG aroma. Even bigger flavor. 💚

Some of our favorite varieties to grow are the ones that taste surprisingly similar to the mature herbs and vegetables you already know, just in a tiny, tender package. Many of these take a little longer to grow, but they're absolutely worth the wait!

🌿 Cilantro: Fresh, citrusy, and unmistakably cilantro. Amazing on tacos, seafood, eggs, rice bowls, and more.

🌱 Basil: We grow quite the basil collection! Genovese, Italian, Red Rubin, Dark Opal, Lemon, Cinnamon, and Thai basil each bring their own flavor, aroma, and even color to the plate.

🌿 Dill: Delicate and feathery with that familiar fresh dill flavor. Try it with eggs, potatoes, seafood, cucumber dishes, dips, and creamy sauces.

🌾 Fennel: Tender and aromatic with that distinctive sweet, anise-like flavor. A beautiful addition to seafood, salads, roasted vegetables, and more.

🌿 Parsley: Fresh and herbaceous with a familiar parsley flavor that makes it incredibly versatile in the kitchen.

❤️ Red-Veined Sorrel: One of our prettiest varieties! Its green leaves and striking red veins bring a bright, tangy, slightly citrusy flavor to the plate.

🥕 Carrot: Yes, carrots can be microgreens too! The delicate tops have a fresh, earthy carrot flavor and pair beautifully with other herbs. They're one of those varieties that tend to surprise people!

What we love about these greens is how much flavor and aroma can come from something so small. A little sprinkle can completely change a dish while adding beautiful color, freshness, and beneficial plant nutrients too. 🍽️✨

Microgreens definitely aren't just broccoli and radish. There is a whole world of flavors to explore!

🌱 Which one would you want to taste first? Or, if you've tried some of these from us already, which one surprised you the most?

08/25/2026

🌶️🌱 Meet Our Microgreens: For the Flavor Lovers!

If you think all microgreens taste like... well, greens, this group might surprise you!

Some of the smallest greens we grow pack the BIGGEST flavors, ranging from a gentle peppery bite to a "whoa, that's spicy!" finish. 🔥

🌶️ Radish: Crisp, fresh, and unmistakably radishy with a peppery bite. We grow several varieties, each bringing its own beautiful color and level of heat.

🌿 Arugula: That familiar peppery arugula flavor in a tiny package. One of our favorites for eggs, steak, sandwiches, pizza, salads, and more.

🔥 The Mustards: This is where things get fun! We grow spicy mustard, wasabi mustard, mizuna mustard, red tatsoi mustard, and komatsuna (mustard spinach). Some are mild with just a little zip, while others bring a much bolder mustard or wasabi-like heat.

🌱 Garden Cress: Peppery and slightly tangy with notes that can remind you of mustard and horseradish.

🌸 Nasturtium: Beautiful AND edible! The leaves bring a fresh, peppery bite, making them just as fun to eat as they are to look at.

And while we're talking about flavor, these little greens bring nutrition to the plate too. Many of these varieties belong to the same broader plant family as the cruciferous greens we introduced in our last post, so they can provide vitamins, antioxidants, and naturally occurring beneficial plant compounds.

The best part? You don't need a complicated recipe. Add a handful to burgers, sandwiches, tacos, eggs, avocado toast, steak, salads, wraps, or whatever is already on your plate. 🍽️

Sometimes a little fresh heat, crunch, color, and BIG flavor is all a meal needs. 🌱

Now we have to know...

🌶️ Are you TEAM MILD or TEAM SPICY? 🔥

And for those of you who have sampled our greens at a market, which spicy variety surprised you the most?

08/24/2026

🌱 Meet Our Microgreens: The Cruciferous Crew 🥦

Now that we've reintroduced ourselves, we thought it would be fun to introduce you to some of the tiny greens growing behind the scenes at The Itsy Bitsy Veggie Co.!

First up are some of our most frequently grown varieties: broccoli, cabbage, kale, Brussels sprouts, collards, turnip, kohlrabi, and pak choi.

They may look different and have their own unique flavors, but they're all members of the cruciferous vegetable family. And there is a LOT packed into these little greens. 💚

Cruciferous microgreens can provide vitamins A, C and K, antioxidants, and naturally occurring plant compounds called glucosinolates. Broccoli microgreens in particular have received a lot of attention because of sulforaphane, a compound formed from certain glucosinolates when the plant tissue is cut or chewed.

And here's something we love about microgreens: they're an easy way to add more variety to foods you're already eating.

🥚 Toss them over eggs
🥪 Pile them onto a sandwich or wrap
🥗 Add a handful to a salad
🍔 Top your burger
🥔 Finish a baked potato
🍲 Sprinkle them over dinner just before serving

Flavor-wise, there's something for everyone too. Broccoli and cabbage are mild, while turnip, kohlrabi and some of the others bring a little more personality to the plate.

You don't have to completely change the way you eat to make room for microgreens. Sometimes it really is as simple as adding a handful. 🌱

Which member of the cruciferous crew have you tried? And which one are you curious about? 💚

08/20/2026

🌱 We have quite a few new faces around here, so I thought it might be a good time to reintroduce ourselves! 💚

I'm Katrina, the grower behind The Itsy Bitsy Veggie Co., a small, family-run microgreen farm based right here in Willowick, Ohio.

What started with a few trays has grown into something our whole family is incredibly proud of. I grow a wide variety of microgreens, from familiar favorites like broccoli and radish to cilantro, basil, melon, amaranth, leeks, and so many others, along with our signature blends, pet grass, grow kits, and more.

Everything is grown indoors, without chemicals or pesticides, using non-GMO and heirloom seeds, with organic seed whenever possible. I harvest our greens by hand and love getting them into your hands as fresh as possible. 🌱

One of my favorite parts of this business is introducing someone to microgreens for the first time. They're not just a garnish! They can bring incredible flavor, color, crunch, and nutrients to everything from eggs and sandwiches to salads, smoothies, tacos, burgers, and even desserts.

✨ Want to give them a try? You can regularly find our microgreens at SweetBerry Fresh Market in Wickliffe, our Pet Grass at Pet Paradise in Willoughby, at local farmers markets and pop-ups, and on the plates of some pretty amazing local restaurants. You can also order directly from our website for local delivery.

If you're new here, please say hello in the comments! And if you've been with us for a while, tell our new friends your favorite Itsy Bitsy green or blend. 💚

Thank you for following along, supporting local, and helping our little family farm continue to grow. We have lots more to share with you! 🌱✨

08/17/2026

🌱 Fresh greens & a fresh start to the week! 💚

SweetBerry Fresh Market is freshly stocked this morning! You'll find:

🌮 Fiesta Fiesta with cabbage, cilantro, radish & spicy mustard
💪 Mighty Micro with broccoli, Brussels sprouts, collards, turnip & radish
❤️ Cardio Crunch with amaranth, broccoli, red cabbage, turnip & radish
🌶️ Spicy Salad with broccoli, kohlrabi, cabbage, arugula & mizuna
🥦 Broccoli

Beyond all of the fresh flavor, color, and crunch, these greens are an easy way to add more nutrients to your everyday meals. This week's selection brings plenty of vitamins A, C & K, antioxidants, and beneficial plant compounds, with our broccoli and other cruciferous greens being especially known for compounds like sulforaphane. Just a little handful can add a whole lot to breakfast, lunch, or dinner! 🌱

And speaking of fresh starts, today is also Elijah's and my first day of homeschool FIRST GRADE! 📚✏️

We had such a great year learning together last year, and I can't wait to see where this year takes us. We've added art and music into the mix, which Elijah is especially excited about. 🎨🎶

Growing microgreens, running a small family business, homeschooling... there's never a dull moment around here, but I wouldn't have it any other way. 💚

Stop by SweetBerry Fresh Market in Wickliffe and grab something fresh for your week. Thank you for continuing to support our family and our little local farm!