I first began to grow herbs hydroponically about 40 years ago. But I didn't notice a demand for fresh herbs by grocery stores and gourmet restaurants until the past 10 years. Cooks and gardeners in the average home are consuming and growing herbs more each year. With this rising interest worldwide, the demand for hydroponically grown herbs has also increased.
Hydroponic herbs are popular because of their fine quality and stronger flavor and oils.
These kind of results encouraged me to take more interest in the commercial production of culinary, medicinal, and cosmetic herbs, and I recommend that my clients look into the feasibility of growing herbs as a commercial crop. The growers who took my advice are showing a better profit margin that if they grew other conventional hydroponic crops. If you are thinking seriously about growing herbs, find out what is selling in your market area. Ask your friends, family, and neighbors which herbs they like and use. He or she can tell you what herbs the store will sell, what is in highest demand, which ones are most difficult to obtain, and those that are usually thrown away.