Amaranth is the microgreen of the moment, gaining much popularity due to its vibrant color, earthy flavor and high nutritional value. For those looking for indoor garden ideas, and wanting to grow something unusual on the kitchen countertop, why not grow amaranth as a microgreen?
Amaranth might be known for its ornamental, tassel-like blooms, valued as a cut flower, but the amaranth genus is a family of more than 60 species of grains that have been grown as a food source for approximately 8,000 years. Notably the Inca, Maya and Aztec civilizations in Central and South America grew amaranth as a staple food source for millenia.
