Abstract: A method of providing packaged, live produce includes providing a plurality of seeds for different plant species, providing a foam growing media, inserting at least one of each type of seed for the different plant species into the foam growing media, growing the seeds inserted into the foam growing media to provide a young rooted plant having roots projecting from the foam growing media and having leaves from the different plant species, and transferring the young rooted plant including the foam growing media to a hydroponic system for producing a fully grown plant having the roots projecting from the foam growing media. While leaving the roots projecting from the foam growing media, the fully grown plant is removed from the hydroponic system and placed in a package having a fluid reservoir. When disposed inside the package, the roots of the fully grown plant are in communication with the fluid reservoir.

Abstract: A package for a living, edible plant includes a tray having a bottom wall and four side walls defining an open, upper end of said tray, and a living, edible plant being having leaves that extend above the open, upper end of said tray. The package has a flexible outer container having a bottom panel extending along a closed lower end of the flexible outer container and side panels extending upwardly from the bottom panel toward an open upper end of the flexible outer container. The tray and the plant are disposed inside the flexible outer container so that the bottom wall of the tray reinforces the bottom panel of the flexible outer container and the side walls of the tray oppose the side panels of the flexible outer container. The upper ends of the side panels of the flexible outer container extend above upper ends of the four side walls of the tray.

Abstract: A method of providing packaged, live produce includes providing a plurality of seeds for different plant species, providing a foam growing media, inserting at least one of each type of seed for the different plant species into the foam growing media, growing the seeds inserted into the foam growing media to provide a young rooted plant having roots projecting from the foam growing media and having leaves from the different plant species, and transferring the young rooted plant including the foam growing media to a hydroponic system for producing a fully grown plant having the roots projecting from the foam growing media. While leaving the roots projecting from the foam growing media, the fully grown plant is removed from the hydroponic system and placed in a package having a fluid reservoir. When disposed inside the package, the roots of the fully grown plant are in communication with the fluid reservoir.