Green Gorilla Farm

Green Gorilla Farm The Future of Food

๐ŸŒฑ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ ๐š๐ญ ๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ! ๐Ÿ›’Green Gorilla Farm microgreens have landed at Rooted Market (406 Main St, Winsted)! ๐ŸŽ‰We'r...
08/01/2025

๐ŸŒฑ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ ๐š๐ญ ๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ! ๐Ÿ›’

Green Gorilla Farm microgreens have landed at Rooted Market (406 Main St, Winsted)! ๐ŸŽ‰

We're proud to partner with this family-owned gem thatโ€™s been fueling the Winsted community with wholesome foods, natural supplements, and smoothie goodness.

Now you can grab our ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—น-๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป, ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜-๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ microgreens while you shop for your favorites โ€” from vibrant veggies to wellness essentials. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฅฌ

โœจ Find us in the produce section and add a burst of flavor, crunch, and vitality to your meals.

๐Ÿ“ Support local. Eat well. Feel amazing.
๐Ÿ“ธ Donโ€™t forget to tag us Green Gorilla Farm and Rooted Market when you show off your gorilla greens at home!

๐ŸŒฑ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐…๐š๐ค๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ? ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ง๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ...
07/22/2025

๐ŸŒฑ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐…๐š๐ค๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ? ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ง๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ

๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ

If you've ever browsed through social media or health blogs, you've probably come across claims like "Microgreens have 40 times more nutrients than their mature counterparts!" But is this actually true, or is it just another case of nutrition hype getting ahead of reality? At Green Gorilla Farm, we believe in science-backed transparency. Let's dig deep and find the truth behind the hype.

๐Ÿ“ข ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ "๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ๐˜…" ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ: ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜, ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ
Youโ€™ve probably heard this one: "Microgreens pack up to 40 times more nutrients than fully-grown vegetables!" Sounds incredible, right? But the truth is a bit less dramatic.

This headline-grabbing number originated from a single well-known USDA study (Xiao et al., 2012), which examined ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€. They did indeed find that one varietyโ€”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€โ€”contained approximately 40 times more vitamin E than mature red cabbage. But here's the catch: that remarkable result was ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ (๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—˜) ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜†โ€”not a universal truth about all microgreens.

(๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ: ๐˜”๐˜‹๐˜—๐˜ ๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜‘๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ)

๐Ÿ“Š ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ก๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†: ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐˜†, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ
When you step away from hype and examine broader research, microgreens still have an impressiveโ€”but much more modestโ€”nutritional profile. For example, a comprehensive study published in Frontiers in Nutrition revealed that microgreens typically contain around ๐Ÿฎ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐Ÿฒ times more nutrients like vitamins C and E compared to their mature counterpartsโ€”still excellent, but far from the exaggerated "40 times" claims.

(๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด: ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜•๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜—๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ)

๐ŸŒฟ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ: ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€
While the exaggerated nutrient claims may be overblown, microgreens truly excel in another important area: their high concentration of bioactive compounds. These potent phytochemicalsโ€”including glucosinolates, anthocyanins, and flavonoidsโ€”provide antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and even potential anti-cancer properties.

For example, red cabbage microgreens have been shown to contain about ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ than mature cabbage. These are beneficial compounds known for supporting detoxification pathways and overall health.

(๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด: ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜บ, ๐˜—๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ)

๐Ÿ’ง ๐—›๐˜†๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜ƒ๐˜€. ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—น-๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€
Not all microgreens are equal. Growing methods make a huge difference. Studies clearly show that ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—น-๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜-๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ typically have higher mineral content compared to their hydroponically grown counterparts. In some cases, hydroponic microgreens may even contain fewer nutrients than mature vegetables grown in nutrient-rich soil.

(๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ: ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜•๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ)

๐˜ผ๐™ฉ ๐™‚๐™ง๐™š๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™‚๐™ค๐™ง๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก๐™– ๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™ข, ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™œ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ข๐™ž๐™˜๐™ง๐™ค๐™œ๐™ง๐™š๐™š๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ, ๐™ค๐™ง๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ž๐™ก ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™œ๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ข๐™–๐™ญ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ช๐™ข ๐™ฃ๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก ๐™—๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™›๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™™.

๐Ÿฅ— ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ
Another overlooked aspect is portion size. Realistically, people consume microgreens in small amountsโ€”typically grams, rather than cups or pounds. While this means the total nutritional intake from microgreens alone may be modest, their real benefit might lie in how we consume them: ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜„.

Eating microgreens raw preserves delicate vitamins (like vitamin C) and phytochemicals that might otherwise degrade through cooking. Even small quantities can thus deliver a concentrated nutritional punch.

๐Ÿ”Ž ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ: ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ
Microgreens are not nutritional fairy dust sprinkled over your saladโ€”they won't magically fulfill all your nutritional needs alone. But the science is clear: they do deliver real nutritional and bioactive benefits, especially when grown in rich, organic soil like we do at Green Gorilla Farm.

Yes, microgreens are good for youโ€”just maybe not in the exaggerated, sensationalized way youโ€™ve sometimes been told.

We believe honesty and transparency build trust. And thatโ€™s why we're committed to sharing the true, science-backed story of our microgreens, every step of the way.

๐Ÿ’ก ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ฒ!
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๐ŸŒฑโœจ MEET THE MICROGREEN: BUZZY BROCCOLI โœจ๐ŸŒฑMild โ€ข Nutritious โ€ข Crowd-PleasingIf you're new to microgreens, this is the one...
07/21/2025

๐ŸŒฑโœจ MEET THE MICROGREEN: BUZZY BROCCOLI โœจ๐ŸŒฑ
Mild โ€ข Nutritious โ€ข Crowd-Pleasing

If you're new to microgreens, this is the one to start with.
Buzzy Broccoli is our most approachable variety โ€” mild, clean, and tender, with a subtle earthiness that goes with everything. Even picky eaters (and skeptical husbands) love it.

๐Ÿง  Why We Grow It:

Grows quick, dense, and strong

Packed with vitamins A, C, K, and essential minerals

Rich in sulforaphane, a powerful compound studied for its anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer benefits

One of the easiest ways to get a boost of daily greens with zero prep

๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Ways to Use Buzzy Broccoli:

Toss it into a sandwich or wrap for a fresh crunch

Mix into eggs, stir-fry, or rice bowls just before serving

Top avocado toast or hummus plates

Blend into a smoothie for added nutrients without altering taste

Sprinkle over pizza (trust us)

๐Ÿ’ก Pro tip: Try it as a base for a microgreen salad with goat cheese, cranberries, and a citrus vinaigrette. Easy and elegant.

๐Ÿ“ Find Buzzy Broccoli at Green Gorilla Farm, fresh-cut and fridge-ready!
๐Ÿ›’ Stop by:
Monโ€“Fri: 7AMโ€“11AM & 3PMโ€“7PM
Sat: 2PMโ€“5PM | Sun: 12PMโ€“4PM
๐Ÿ“ 160 Winsted Rd, Torrington CT

07/18/2025

๐Ÿฆธโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฅ When Superman needs a superfoodโ€ฆ he turns to Gustavo.

In this never-before-seen rooftop rendezvous, the Man of Steel gets a taste of real powerโ€”fresh-cut, soil-grown microgreens straight from Green Gorilla Farm. ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒฑ

๐Ÿฅฆ Candy-Sweet Corn Shoots
๐ŸŒถ๏ธ Crimson Crunch
๐Ÿฅ— Silk Road
๐Ÿ”ฅ Gorilla Fuel (Fava, of course)
โ€ฆ and more.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Gustavo says: โ€œEven Kryptonians need chlorophyll, Clark.โ€

๐ŸŽฅ Watch what happens when flavor meets flight and nutrition meets nemesis-level freshness.

๐Ÿ“ Find us at:
๐Ÿ›’ The Farm (160 Winsted Rd, Torrington)
๐Ÿงบ Torrington Farmer's Market โ€“ Saturdays 10โ€“1
๐Ÿ•’ Open 7 days a week โ€” Check our hours!

๐Ÿ›’ Stock up this weekend!
Buy 3, Save $3 | Buy 4, Get 1 Free!
Perfect for powering your next salad, sandwich, or sidekick.

โšก Eat like a hero. Fuel the mission.

๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŒฑ WE DID IT! Green Gorilla Farm is now GAP CERTIFIED! ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŽ‰Good Agricultural Practices Certified by the CT Department of A...
07/17/2025

๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŒฑ WE DID IT! Green Gorilla Farm is now GAP CERTIFIED! ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŽ‰
Good Agricultural Practices Certified by the CT Department of Agriculture!

After months of hard work, documentation, inspections, logs, cleaning protocols, traceability systems (and maybe just a little bit of sweat), weโ€™re beyond proud to announce that Green Gorilla Farm is now officially GAP Certified by the Connecticut Department of Agriculture.

โœ… This means our farm meets strict food safety standards
โœ… Weโ€™re traceable, trackable, and transparent
โœ… You can enjoy your microgreens knowing theyโ€™re grown, handled, and packaged with the highest level of care
โœ… And yes... Gustavo definitely passed the food safety test ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿงผ๐Ÿ’š

To celebrate this major milestoneโ€ฆ

๐ŸŒŸ GAP CELEBRATION SALE! ๐ŸŒŸ
Buy ANY 4 microgreens โ€” Get a 5th FREE!
This weekend only! (Sat & Sun)

Fresh-cut, soil-grown, now officially GAP-certified greens in every tray.
Including favorites like:
โ€“ Dragon Fire ๐Ÿ”ฅ
โ€“ Crimson Crunch โค๏ธ
โ€“ Candy-Sweet Corn ๐ŸŒฝ
โ€“ Gorilla Fuel ๐Ÿ’ช
โ€“Southern Thunder, Silk Road, Special KK, and more!

๐Ÿ“ Green Gorilla Farm โ€“ 160 Winsted Rd, Torrington
๐Ÿ•’ Weekend Hours:
Saturday: 2PMโ€“5PM
Sunday: 12PMโ€“4PM
(And if the sign says OPEN โ€” weโ€™re here!)

๐Ÿ“ธ Check out our official certificate below. Weโ€™ll be proudly framing this one.

Exponentially better nutrition than so-called "superfood" (only when grown in living soil which 99% of microgreens are n...
06/27/2025

Exponentially better nutrition than so-called "superfood" (only when grown in living soil which 99% of microgreens are not!) and no magical mlm ultraprocessed potion can compare. it's.... Gorilla Food!

I asked the robot, excuse me, Tarsus, to draw me a picture of the microbiology happening at the rootzone of a microgreen...
06/26/2025

I asked the robot, excuse me, Tarsus, to draw me a picture of the microbiology happening at the rootzone of a microgreen. Well, not quite that simple actually - but anyway...

I wanted to see the invisible โ€” the dance of fungi and bacteria, the hum of nutrient exchange, the swirl of chelated minerals held in the exclusion zone like pearls in suspension. I wanted to feel the living soil โ€” the humic and fulvic acids, the protozoa, the Trichoderma bursting into action, the symbiotic whispers of root exudates guiding the microbiome like an orchestra conductor.

Zoom in close โ€” past the root hair, into the electric heartbeat of soil and seed, where natureโ€™s technology hums at a molecular level. THIS is where flavor, nutrition, and vitality begin.

This is Green Gorilla Farm beneath the surface. ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿง โšก

๐ŸŸข ๐–๐„๐„๐Š๐„๐๐ƒ ๐Œ๐ˆ๐‚๐‘๐Ž๐†๐‘๐„๐„๐ ๐’๐€๐‹๐„ ๐’๐“๐€๐‘๐“๐’ ๐๐Ž๐–! ๐ŸŸข๐ŸŒฑ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ $๐Ÿฏ๐ŸŒฑ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜† ๐Ÿฑ, ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐Ÿญ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜!The fridge is stacked, the greens are ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก-๐œ...
06/26/2025

๐ŸŸข ๐–๐„๐„๐Š๐„๐๐ƒ ๐Œ๐ˆ๐‚๐‘๐Ž๐†๐‘๐„๐„๐ ๐’๐€๐‹๐„ ๐’๐“๐€๐‘๐“๐’ ๐๐Ž๐–! ๐ŸŸข
๐ŸŒฑ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ $๐Ÿฏ
๐ŸŒฑ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜† ๐Ÿฑ, ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐Ÿญ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜!

The fridge is stacked, the greens are ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก-๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ, and every single variety is ready for your fridge or your July 4th picnic. With proper storage, your microgreens stay crisp and flavorful for up to ๐Ÿ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฌ (๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž) โ€” so nowโ€™s the time to stock up and save.

๐Ÿ›’ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก:
โ€“ ๐ŸŒพ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข
โ€“ ๐Ÿงฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐š๐›๐›๐š๐ ๐ž
โ€“ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ž (๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐ž๐ญ)
โ€“ โค๏ธ ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก (๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ & ๐œ๐š๐›๐›๐š๐ ๐ž ๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐)
โ€“ ๐ŸŒฝ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐๐ฒ-๐’๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ง
โ€“ ๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฑ
โ€“ ๐ŸŸฃ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐–๐š๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ข
โ€“ ๐Ÿงญ ๐’๐ข๐ฅ๐ค ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฑ
โ€“ ๐Ÿ’ ๐†๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š ๐…๐ฎ๐ž๐ฅ (๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐š)
โ€“ ๐ŸŒฉ๏ธ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ
โ€“ ๐Ÿงต ๐€๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐š ๐“๐ž๐ง๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ (๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ž๐š ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ)
โ€“ ๐Ÿฅฌ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐Š๐Š (๐ค๐š๐ฅ๐ž & ๐ค๐จ๐ก๐ฅ๐ซ๐š๐›๐ข)

๐Ÿ“ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ - ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€:
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป-๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜†: ๐Ÿณ๐—”๐— โ€“๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ๐—”๐—  & ๐Ÿฏ๐—ฃ๐— -๐Ÿณ๐—ฃ๐— 
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†: ๐Ÿฎ๐—ฃ๐— โ€“๐Ÿฑ๐—ฃ๐— 
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†: ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ๐—ฃ๐— โ€“๐Ÿฐ๐—ฃ๐— 
๐Ÿ“160 Winsted Rd, Torrington

๐Ÿฅ• ๐€๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Saturday 10AMโ€“1PM
๐Ÿ“ St Paul's Lutheran Church Parking Lot 837 Charles St, Torrington, CT 06790

๐Ÿ›’ ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™˜๐™  ๐™ช๐™ฅ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™š๐™ , ๐™จ๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™›๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™๐™จ, ๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™– ๐™›๐™š๐™ฌ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฌ ๐™›๐™ก๐™–๐™ซ๐™ค๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ชโ€™๐™ซ๐™š ๐™—๐™š๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™ฎ๐™š๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ. ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฉ โ€” ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™จ๐™–๐™ก๐™š ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ค๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™š๐™ ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ก๐™ฎ.

๐ŸŸข๐ŸŒฑ BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŸขGreen Gorilla Farm is now OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK!You've been asking for itโ€ฆ and weโ€™ve made it happen....
06/25/2025

๐ŸŸข๐ŸŒฑ BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŸข
Green Gorilla Farm is now OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK!

You've been asking for itโ€ฆ and weโ€™ve made it happen. Whether you're an early bird or a post-work shopper, you now have more time every day to stock up on the freshest, soil-grown, chef-approved microgreens in Torrington.

๐Ÿ“… NEW EXTENDED HOURS:
Monโ€“Fri: 7AMโ€“11AM & 3PMโ€“7PM
Saturday: 2PMโ€“5PM
Sunday: 12PMโ€“4PM

We're now open mornings and evenings on weekdays, with weekend hours to fit your busy life. Stop by for a quick grab-n-go or take your time exploring the bold flavors and nutrient-packed freshness of our artisan-grown greens.

๐Ÿ’š Featuring limited-batch favorites like:
โ€“ Dragon Fire ๐Ÿ”ฅ
โ€“ Crimson Crunch โค๏ธ
โ€“ Candy-Sweet Corn ๐ŸŒฝ
โ€“ Gorilla Fuel ๐Ÿ’ช
โ€“ Southern Thunder โšก
โ€“Cantaloupe Crush, Silk Road, Piquant Power, and more!

๐Ÿ“ Find us at 160 Winsted Rd, Torrington CT
๐Ÿ“ธ Tag us in your microgreen meals & help spread the fresh!

Let this be the fresh start to a whole new season โ€” open 7 days and growing stronger than ever ๐ŸŒฑ

๐ŸŒฑ Introducing Gorilla Fuel โ€” our flagship fava bean microgreens that pack a punch with flavor, texture, and nutrition. H...
06/18/2025

๐ŸŒฑ Introducing Gorilla Fuel โ€” our flagship fava bean microgreens that pack a punch with flavor, texture, and nutrition. Here's the full scoop:
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๐Ÿ“œ History & Origin
Fava beans (Vicia faba) rank among the oldest cultivated crops, treasured for centuries in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cultures for their hearty flavor and adaptability. Turned into microgreens, they've become the next-level supergreenโ€”Gorilla Fuel is our premium take on this ancient staple, delivering its deep roots in a modern, nutrient-dense form.
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๐Ÿ’ช Nutritional Powerhouse
Gorilla Fuel is a clean, green superfood:
โ€ข High protein & fiber, low fatโ€”and absolutely no cholesterol
โ€ข Rich in B vitamins (B1, B6, folate), Vitamins A, C, K
โ€ข Loaded with essential minerals: iron, magnesium, potassium, manganese, selenium, copper, phosphorus
โ€ข Antioxidant-rich & beneficial for heart, digestion, bone health, and immunity
โ€ข Warning: not suitable for people with favism due to G6PD deficiency
One of the most nutrient-dense microgreens available!
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๐Ÿฝ Culinary Uses
Versatile and tasty, Gorilla Fuel shines in:
โ€ข Fresh salads & sandwiches โ€” nutty, buttery crunch
โ€ข Soups, stews, and dips โ€” added as vibrant garnishes
โ€ข Smoothies โ€” boosts nutrition without masking flavor
โ€ข Egg dishes, grain bowls, and wraps โ€” adds texture and umami depth
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๐Ÿง  Why We Call It Gorilla Fuel
Because one handful fuels your body like no other microgreenโ€”thick, meaty stems, abundant nutrients, and rich green leaves make it the strongest "fuel" in our lineup. It's bold, potent, and premium.
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๐Ÿšจ Weekly Special Offer
To celebrate Gorilla Fuelโ€™s launch, enjoy an unbelievable deal through the end of the week:
โ€ข ๐Ÿฅ— Gorilla Fuel BOGO: Buy one, get one freeโ€”now only $3 each!
โ€ข ๐ŸŒพ All other microgreen varieties: just $5 each, no limits.
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โฐ Visit Us
We're open to fuel your health:
โ€ข Monโ€“Fri: 9 AMโ€“7 PM
โ€ข Sat: 9 AMโ€“5 PM
โ€ข Sun: 10 AMโ€“4 PM
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Gorilla Fuel โ€ข Your flagship green โ€ข Buy one, get one free โ€“ just $3 each โ€“ only this week!

What's growing on...
06/17/2025

What's growing on...

Training complete. Next I complete the On-Farm Readiness Review with UCONN peeps on Thursday  Once done, I should be cov...
06/10/2025

Training complete. Next I complete the On-Farm Readiness Review with UCONN peeps on Thursday Once done, I should be covered regarding Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certification and accepted pretty much everywhere, particularly supermarkets and grocery stores.

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160 Winsted Road
Torrington, CT
06790

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 11am
3pm - 7pm
Tuesday 7am - 11am
3pm - 7pm
Wednesday 7am - 11am
3pm - 7pm
Thursday 7am - 11am
3pm - 7pm
Friday 7am - 11am
3pm - 7pm
Saturday 2pm - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

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