Our story

Homegrown in Buffalo.
Grown for local kitchens.

Viridian Farms was started in Buffalo by Max Carey to bring restaurant-quality microgreens to local kitchens, from restaurants to home cooks, without the long-haul shipping most suppliers depend on.

Every stage happens in-house: seeding, growing, cutting, packing and delivery. That keeps quality in one set of hands and keeps you in direct contact with the person growing your order.

Local production
Fresh harvesting
Attention to quality
Direct relationships
Supporting the local food community
Consistent quality, week to week

[A line from Max on why he grows microgreens]

Max Carey
Founder & grower, Viridian Farms

From our farm to your kitchen

Fewer days between
the cut and the plate.

Most greens travel for days before they reach a kitchen. Ours are grown a short drive away, so what you serve is days fresher.

Trays of mizuna and red Russian kale microgreens ready for harvest
Trays ready for harvest

  1. Grown

    Seeded and grown indoors in Buffalo, tray by tray, on a schedule built around your orders.

  2. Harvested

    Cut fresh by hand, close to delivery, so you are not paying for days spent in transit.

  3. Packed

    Packed fresh in the size that fits your order, from a single box to a full case.

  4. Delivered

    Delivered or picked up locally, on a set day, from the person who grew it.

  5. Served

    On the plate the same week it was cut, in a restaurant or at your own table.

Grown in Buffalo for local kitchens

Fresh greens on your next delivery day.

Place an order, check availability or ask for a sample. You will hear back from the grower, not a sales team.

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