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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  
Recently Issued Accounting Standards to Be Adopted in Future Periods

In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, as clarified by ASU 2025-01, which requires public business entities to disclose additional disaggregated information about certain income statement expense captions. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its financial statement disclosures.

 

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements or related disclosures.

Use of Estimate

The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reported period. Changes in these estimates and assumptions may have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.

 

Examples of significant estimates and assumptions include allowance for credit losses, net realizable value of inventory, accrued liabilities, discount rates used in the measurement and recognition of lease liabilities, recurring fair value measurements, the fair value of property and equipment acquired, stock-based compensation, and the fair value of the associated preferred stock issued in the Natural Shrimp Acquisition. These estimates generally involve complex issues and require us to make judgments, involving an analysis of historical and future trends, that can require extended periods of time to resolve, and are subject to change from period to period. In all cases, actual results could differ materially from our estimates. 

Trade and Other Receivables

The Company extends non-interest-bearing trade credit to its customers in the ordinary course of business which is not collateralized. Accounts receivable are shown on the face of the consolidated balance sheets net of an allowance. The Company analyzes the aging of accounts receivable, historical bad debts, customer creditworthiness and current and expected future economic trends, in determining the allowance. The Company does not accrue interest receivable on past due accounts receivable. The reserve for credit losses was $514,255 and $413,483 as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

Concentration of Credit Risk

During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, four customers accounted for approximately 66.2% and four customers accounted for 84.7% of our total revenue, respectively. As of June 30, 2026, approximately 77.0% of our gross outstanding trade receivables were attributed to four customers. As of December 31, 2025, approximately 88.2% of our gross outstanding trade receivables were attributed to five customers, 42.7% of which was due from one customer. 

 

This concentration of customers leaves us exposed to the risks associated with the loss of one or more of these significant customers, which would materially and adversely affect our revenues and results of operations.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company measures assets and liabilities at fair value based on an expected exit price as defined by the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements, which represents the amount that would be received on the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability, as the case may be, in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value may be based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. The authoritative guidance on fair value measurements establishes a consistent framework for measuring fair value on either a recurring or nonrecurring basis whereby inputs, used in valuation techniques, are assigned a hierarchical level.

 

The following are the hierarchical levels of inputs to measure fair value:

 

 

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Level 1 – Observable inputs that reflect quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

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Level 2 - Inputs reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities; or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

 

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Level 3 – Unobservable inputs reflecting the Company’s assumptions incorporated in valuation techniques used to determine fair value. These assumptions are required to be consistent with market participant assumptions that are reasonably available.

  

The only financial instrument measured at fair value on a recurring basis is the embedded derivative, see Note 7, “Notes Payable”, for further disclosure.

Inventory

We value our inventory at the lower of the actual cost of our inventory, as determined using the first-in, first-out method, or its net realizable value. We periodically review our physical inventory for excess, obsolete, and potentially impaired items and reserve accordingly. Our reserve estimate for excess and obsolete inventory is based on expected future use. Our reserve estimates have historically been consistent with our actual experience as evidenced by actual sale or disposal of the goods. The reserve for excess and obsolete inventory was not material as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses consist of various payments that the Company has made in advance for goods or services to be received in the future. These prepaid expenses include advertising, insurance, and service or other contracts requiring up-front payments.

Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Net

Property, equipment and leasehold improvements are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The Company’s leasehold improvements, equipment and vehicles, have useful lives of five years. Land has indefinite useful life, and construction in progress has no useful life until the asset is available for use.

 

Expenditures for major renewals and improvements are capitalized, while minor replacements, maintenance and repairs, which do not extend the asset lives, are charged to operations as incurred. Upon sale or disposition, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in operations. The Company continually monitors events and changes in circumstances that could indicate that the carrying balances of its property, equipment and leasehold improvements may not be recoverable in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC”) 360, “Property, Plant, and Equipment.” When such events or changes in circumstances are present, the Company assesses the recoverability of long-lived assets by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the total of the future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of those assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets. See Note 4, “Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Net” for further information.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets continue to be subject to amortization, and any impairment is determined in accordance with ASC 360, “Property, Plant, and Equipment.” Intangible assets are stated at historical cost and amortized over their estimated useful lives. The Company uses a straight-line method of amortization, unless a method that better reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible asset are consumed or otherwise used up can be reliably determined.

 

The Company reviews intangible assets subject to amortization quarterly to determine if any adverse conditions exist or a change in circumstances has occurred that would indicate impairment or a change in the remaining useful life. Conditions that may indicate impairment include, but are not limited to, a significant adverse change in legal factors or business climate that could affect the value of an asset, a product recall, or an adverse action or assessment by a regulator. If an impairment indicator exists, we test the intangible asset for recoverability. For purposes of the recoverability test, we group our amortizable intangible assets with other assets and liabilities at the lowest level of identifiable cash flows if the intangible asset does not generate cash flows independent of other assets and liabilities. If the carrying value of the intangible asset (asset group) exceeds the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the intangible asset (asset group), the Company will write the carrying value down to the fair value in the period the impairment is identified.

Revenue Recognition and Performance Obligations

Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the Company’s customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The Company does not offer returns, discounts, loyalty programs or other sales incentive programs that are material to revenue recognition. Payments from our customers are due upon delivery or within a short period after delivery.

 

Disaggregation of Revenue

 

The following table includes revenue disaggregated by revenue stream for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

 

 

 

(in thousands) 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended,

 

 

Six Months Ended,

 

 

 

June 30,

2026

 

 

June 30,

2025

 

 

June 30,

2026

 

 

June 30,

2025

 

Herbs, Produce & Floral

 

$3,353

 

 

$2,886

 

 

$6,463

 

 

$5,433

 

Vitamins and Supplements

 

 

197

 

 

 

260

 

 

 

428

 

 

 

431

 

Total

 

$3,550

 

 

$3,146

 

 

$6,891

 

 

$5,864

 

 

Contract Balances

 

Due to the nature of the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers, the Company does not have material contract assets or liabilities that fall under the scope of ASC Topic 606.

 

Contract Estimates and Judgments

 

On January 1, 2024, the Company and Meijer Distribution, Inc. (the “Buyer”) entered into two agreements pursuant to which the Company will supply and sell products to Buyer (the “Agreements”). Under the Agreements, the Company sells (i) fresh cut herbs, including basil, bay leaves, chives, cilantro, dill, mint, oregano, rosemary, sage, thyme; (ii) hydroponic basil; and (iii) potted herbs, including basil, chives, cilantro, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, thyme, wheatgrass; in quantities and on a delivery schedule requested by the Buyer at prices per unit set in advance by the Company and the Buyer. Under the Agreements, the Company and the Buyer will renegotiate the prices for each unit annually, provided that the price per unit will not increase or decrease at a rate greater than the change in the relevant Consumer Price Index in that year. Once set, the pricing terms will remain fixed for the remainder of the year. Any price increase will take effect after sixty days and any price decrease will be effective immediately. If the Company and the Buyer are unable to mutually agree on price increases, the Company will have the power to terminate the Agreements immediately.

 

In addition, under the agreement governing the purchase of potted herbs, the Company agreed to fund the installation of fixtures in each of the Buyer’s stores to display the potted herbs in an aggregate amount estimated to be approximately $806,947. These payments are made as a weekly deduction from the Company’s receivables from the Buyer.

 

The Agreements became effective as of January 1, 2024, and expire on December 31, 2026. The Agreements may be renewed for an additional two-year term upon the mutual agreement of the Company and the Buyer. The Agreements may be terminated by the Buyer without cause upon sixty days’ prior notice.

 

Management has determined the payments for the fixtures should be treated as a reduction in revenue under the guidance of ASC 606. As we do not expect the agreement to be terminated before the end of the three-year term, the aggregate cost of the fixtures of approximately $806,947 was treated as a reduction in the transaction price of products sold to the Buyer during the three-year term of the contract.

 

On July 28, 2026, the Company and Buyer entered into a purchase agreement pursuant to which the Company will supply Buyer-branded products to the Buyer (the “2027 Agreement”) beginning in January 2027. The 2027 Agreement will replace the Agreements between the Company and the Buyer scheduled to expire December 31, 2026.

Cost of Goods sold

Cost of goods sold includes materials, labor and overhead costs incurred in cultivating, producing, and shipping our products.

Advertising Expense

The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred in accordance with ASC 720-35, “Other Expenses – Advertising Cost.” During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, advertising expenses totaled $120,945 and $77,193, respectively.

Loss Per Common Share

In accordance with the provisions of ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share,” net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss after deducting cumulative unpaid dividends and accretion of the preferred stock, when applicable by the weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. During a loss period, the effect of the potential exercise of stock options, warrants, convertible preferred stock, and convertible debt are generally not considered in the diluted loss per share calculation since the effect would generally be anti-dilutive. The results of operations were a net loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. Therefore, the basic and diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding were the same for all periods. Diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 excluded warrants to purchase 9,807 and 10,254 shares of common stock, respectively, because their effects were anti-dilutive.

 

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted loss per share of common stock:

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended,

 

 

Six Months Ended,

 

 

 

June 30,

2026

 

 

June 30,

2025

 

 

June 30,

2026

 

 

June 30,

2025

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$(3,259 )

 

$(4,043 )

 

$(6,928 )

 

$(7,367 )

Deemed dividend on warrant

 

 

-

 

 

 

(9,833 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

(9,833 )

Accretion of Series B preferred stock

 

 

(131 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

(409 )

 

 

-

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders – basic and diluted

 

$(3,390 )

 

$(13,876 )

 

$(7,337 )

 

$(17,200 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted

 

 

180,420

 

 

 

4,687

 

 

 

99,023

 

 

 

3,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders – basic and diluted

 

$(18.79 )

 

$(2,960.37 )

 

$(74.09 )

 

$(4,478.10 )
Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes is determined in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes”. The Company files a consolidated United States federal income tax return. The Company provides for income taxes based on enacted tax law and statutory tax rates at which items of income and expense are expected to be settled in our income tax return. Certain items of revenue and expense are reported for Federal income tax purposes in different periods than for financial reporting purposes, thereby resulting in deferred income taxes. Deferred income taxes are also recognized for operating losses that are available to offset future taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The Company has incurred net operating losses for financial-reporting and tax-reporting purposes. At June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, such net operating losses were offset entirely by a valuation allowance.

 

The Company recognizes uncertain tax positions based on a benefit recognition model. Provided that the tax position is deemed more likely than not of being sustained, the Company recognizes the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50.0% likely of being ultimately realized upon settlement. The tax position is derecognized when it is no longer more likely than not of being sustained. The Company classifies income tax related interest and penalties as interest expense and selling, general and administrative expense, respectively, on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company completed a transaction under the New Jersey Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program administered by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority pursuant to which the Company sold certain unused New Jersey state net operating loss carryforwards to an unrelated third party.

 

Under the terms of the agreement, the Company transferred New Jersey state net operating losses that previously resulted in a deferred tax asset of approximately $3.4 million in exchange for gross proceeds of approximately $3.1 million, resulting in net cash proceeds of approximately $3.0 million after transaction-related costs of approximately $0.1 million.

Segment Reporting

The Company is not organized by multiple operating segments for the purpose of making operating decisions or assessing performance. Accordingly, the Company operates in one operating segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) consists of the Chief Executive Officer and its Interim Chief Financial Officer. Management believes that its business operates as one segment because: a) CODM evaluates profit and loss of the Company as a whole; b) the CODM does not review information based on any operating segment; c) the Company does not maintain discrete financial information on any specific segment; d) the Company has not chosen to organize its business around different products and services, and e) the Company has not chosen to organize its business around geographic areas. Accordingly, all amounts required to be disclosed under ASC 280 are included in the financial statements. The measure of segment profit/loss, measure of segment assets, and significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker are shown individually in the statements of operations and balance sheets.