Edible Garden and Square Roots Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Farm-to-Formula® Functional Nutrition Platform

Collaboration Combines Agricultural Innovation, Plant Science and Commercial Manufacturing to Develop Next-Generation Clean-Label Functional Beverages

BELVIDERE, NJ, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edible Garden AG Incorporated (“Edible Garden” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EDBL, EDBLW), a leader in controlled environment agriculture (CEA), locally grown, organic, better-for-you, sustainable produce and products, and Square Roots, an agricultural innovation company founded on the belief that controlled-environment agriculture could empower a new generation of farmers while using technology to produce fresher, locally grown food with enhanced taste and nutritional attributes, today announced a strategic product development partnership to develop a new generation of clean-label, functional ready-to-drink ("RTD") beverages. The collaboration combines Square Roots' expertise in plant science, precision agriculture and agricultural innovation with Edible Garden's proprietary Farm-to-Formula® platform, Zero Waste Inspired® mission and advanced Tetra Pak® aseptic manufacturing capabilities to develop premium functional beverages using nutrient-dense crops optimized for naturally occurring bioactive compounds that support cognitive health, metabolic wellness, healthy aging, inflammation management GLP-1 support and performance nutrition.