Great seminar ,still so many questions ,like what bags do you use ? How do you cut plants !what about the actual planting ? The whole setup ? Wash area ? How do you keep bags cool when driving around for deliveries ? Going to look for more of your videos ! Very good info ,thankyou !
Start at the Small Business Association in your state for any business startup assistance. If you’re a military veteran, start at the Veteran Business Association for veteran business counseling, business startups etc.
I wish I could give this video multiple likes. A like for the info plus another like for his honesty, which is almost priceless. Thanks Diego, for posting this video unedited
At 29:30 , the lack of communication among city officials and the lack of them knowing the law and they all have different opinions about their own rules is VERY common in Niagara Falls N.Y. too.
I'm curious about the sustainability of the plants and business. If they never grow to be a full plant with seeds, you always depend on suppliers, any shortage and then you are out of business. Is it worth growing some of your plants to produce seeds?
Very few crops today rely on self seeding. For one, some varieties of vegetables, fruits and legumes wouldnt work as tha most productive varietals seeds do not generate a similar plant. Even fruit crops are based on some sort of cloning or grafting. Some staples, soy for instance, have farmers dedicated to grow beans as seeds - and not only the GMO/hebicide related kind. So, biologically and economically, depending on selfseeding or seed supplier might be equallly (un)sustainable. In fact, seeds from suppliers can be even more viable. If one depends on its own crop for seeds, a bad year could mean no seeds. Dedicated seed growners means time/space staggered production and development.
@@Alice-zc6kw Another important point is time/land management: On other microgreen channels they talk about harvesting crop after days, weeks at most, and grown at a couple of inches of soil/substract, sometimes under control ambient with reduced demands for water and light. Take sunflower, for instance: microgreens can get harvested in 2 weeks but it takes about 4 months for seeds to ripen in a sunflower on the field - under the appropriate soil, water, light conditions. Even if a semi urban northern hemisphere farmer get those conditions, that is an area occupied during months. It would be similar with spinach, for instance - days to harvest micrgreen and many weeks before it start bolting. Meanwhile, microgreens can grow on shelves. You are right, buying seeds make you dependent on someone else. But for business perspective, it makes sense. For selfreliance, indeed it is important to, at least, learn how to get fertile seeds from a good plant.
Thanks for the advice! A few points: The relationship building and public relations is too important for OJT. The best start in business starts with understanding humans. Two classic books are probably still the best sources on how to succeed with people - How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie and The Magic Of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz Ph. D. Most successful peoole have either read these books or learned the hard expensive way. The health codes and dealing with government drones can be exasperating. In my own locale, they're basically Nazis and had they witnessed the harvest pictured at 57 minutes you would've been cited or demerited. Two of the workers pictured aren't wearing hair restraints - something they notice around here. And the mention of a Portuguese chorizo from BC is interesting. I'm next to Mexico where chorizo practically grows on trees lol
Thank you for this Great great class presentation. I grow a lot of greens in my back yards and getting ready on getting the proper Certification and licensing to start my business. Awesome info . God bless
You've just exactly described every customer I have as an herbalist (my clients are wild.) and the issue I have with my own product as a soapmaker (products last too long.). Good to now I'm not the only one.
Hi how r u .. Merry Christmas i like to ask u if u have any information or have u try to plant this before if yes please share a video ( AGARWOOD SEEDS ) THANKS
I'm sure the US is different, but if I want to do this as a hobby, will I have to get inspected and have insurance and all that other stuff? I'm happy just to break even, but that sounds like a deal breaker.
If you make less than 50k$/year you are not subject to the same regulations as larger farmers by US federal regulations. Local regs will apply and can supersede that, but that is often just minimum common sense stuff like enviro controls and other sop (shelves >6 inches above floor, no broken glass, fire hazards, etc.)
The problem im having is knowing all the regulations and how to make my room up to code. I do it indoors and have a spare room that is dedicated to just growing. I never thought about that question. What if a health inspector wants to come see it. Its all clean but i wouldnt want to jeopardize that relationship. Alot of rules. Not as easy as growing the crop. Im in Ontario.
Hi Diego ... I'm looking to purchase the course but I do have one question: I would like to ask if there will be follow up to any questions I would have to Chris with regards to content to this course please ?
This is all great for people who are looking for strategies to take on after they've already started their business and what to address for competition and growth. BUT why don't they ever talk about the actual initial business startup costs and how they acquired their capital to get started and how they were able to financially survive till the business was sustainable? It's always about problems to address in strategy to keep the business going AFTER THEY'VE ALREADY STARTED THE BUSINESS. Stop bypassing this MOST IMPORTANT process of determining the initial capital costs of the startup and finding the capital. Please address the finances of actually getting started and finding capital.
Work hard at a job, cut spending, save money then start your business on the side using savings, then gradually transition away. It isn't that complex.
@@jc6226 Probably. But, when one makes an educational video, revising it until everything is correct is essential. Otherwise, people would just learn false knowledge.
@@puravida809 well, to be technical, the guy had stunted people skills while proclaiming the importance of people skills. that outweighs other shortcomings, especially mere technical details. also, if anyone thinks you need to monitor C02 or use hps or mh for microgreens, they arent doing it right, so really its a moot point and we should move on to the next speaker.
A ton of really good information. I do think sometimes people underestimate the value of relationships and more importantly doing favors when it is convienent. It does pay dividends in the end. But I have one important question.. next season, are you going to kill your brother The Mountain on GoT?
Chris is an absolute intelligent inspiration that sprouts a laugh, but the C'nook attendants at this seminar are dryer than a popcorn fart...or did I miss any audience reaction from the Canadian deadwood?! Does anyone have a sense of humor or even humanoid reaction North of the border?!!
EMF Minimalist High Pressure Sodiums are generally used for flowering cycle of plants. Not needed for microgreens,sprouts, or vegetation cycle of plant. HPS are also in the red warm spectrum. Vegetation really only needs blue spectrum or daylight (full) spectrum lighting.
This is wrong. Vegetation uses many parts of the spectrum, red being a very important area. Blue light is good for vegetation as it's highly active photosynthetically and because it helps regulate growth but red light is very good for vegetation and HPS lights are generally significantly more efficient than MH of a similar price. To answer the original question simply HPS lighting is better as long as you have enough blue light to regulate growth, so if you have a particularly good spectrum bulb for growth or if you add blue light via other means.
@@alixsnyder3423 no, there are specific laws (generally; depends on where you are) that hold producers to pretty high standards, even during the growing process....he even mentions it in the video.
The way he negs his customers and feels like he "Owns the place" after he spends thousands patronizing a (client's) restaurant really turned me off. He might know some stuff about some stuff but he gives me bad vibes.
Some important info is packed here but on the flip side Chris is way beyond a negative person here. I feel as if he either A. does not fully believe in himself or B is downplaying or negatively showing his tribulations to ward off what could be his competitors.
what about selling the plastic you ship the microgreens in for the $20... and give the microgreen away for free.... You are now not selling food.... no inspection.
Why not instead of hiring employees and having to pay taxes you instead make a bet with volunteers equivalent to a days salary that the earth will explode later that day. Think about it dummy.
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Thanks for this. Sometimes short videos don't engage a topic to the depth it needs. Great content.
Great seminar ,still so many questions ,like what bags do you use ? How do you cut plants !what about the actual planting ? The whole setup ? Wash area ? How do you keep bags cool when driving around for deliveries ? Going to look for more of your videos ! Very good info ,thankyou !
Back to front with the lights, the HPS are high in the red spectrum and MH are high in the blue spectrum.
Start at the Small Business Association in your state for any business startup assistance.
If you’re a military veteran, start at the Veteran Business Association for veteran business counseling, business startups etc.
I wish I could give this video multiple likes. A like for the info plus another like for his honesty, which is almost priceless. Thanks Diego, for posting this video unedited
I’m starting a micro green crops . I’m having a problem getting the seeds. Where do you get them.
Correction 5:1 vs. 2:1 the one that uses more sanitizer is 2:1.
Should never talk negative or name call customers. That goes viral.
The best micro green seminar I've seen! Thanks Diego & Chris. I may have missed it, but what sanitizer do you use?
Hydrogen peroxide is a good sanitizer for trays and seeds. Diluted bleach works also but I personally don't use it.
Food Grade hydrogen peroxide can be purchased.
At 29:30 , the lack of communication among city officials and the lack of them knowing the law and they all have different opinions about their own rules is VERY common in Niagara Falls N.Y. too.
I'm curious about the sustainability of the plants and business. If they never grow to be a full plant with seeds, you always depend on suppliers, any shortage and then you are out of business. Is it worth growing some of your plants to produce seeds?
Very few crops today rely on self seeding. For one, some varieties of vegetables, fruits and legumes wouldnt work as tha most productive varietals seeds do not generate a similar plant. Even fruit crops are based on some sort of cloning or grafting. Some staples, soy for instance, have farmers dedicated to grow beans as seeds - and not only the GMO/hebicide related kind. So, biologically and economically, depending on selfseeding or seed supplier might be equallly (un)sustainable. In fact, seeds from suppliers can be even more viable. If one depends on its own crop for seeds, a bad year could mean no seeds. Dedicated seed growners means time/space staggered production and development.
@@mustavogaia2655 that's very informative and makes sense. Many thanks!
@@Alice-zc6kw Another important point is time/land management: On other microgreen channels they talk about harvesting crop after days, weeks at most, and grown at a couple of inches of soil/substract, sometimes under control ambient with reduced demands for water and light. Take sunflower, for instance: microgreens can get harvested in 2 weeks but it takes about 4 months for seeds to ripen in a sunflower on the field - under the appropriate soil, water, light conditions. Even if a semi urban northern hemisphere farmer get those conditions, that is an area occupied during months. It would be similar with spinach, for instance - days to harvest micrgreen and many weeks before it start bolting. Meanwhile, microgreens can grow on shelves. You are right, buying seeds make you dependent on someone else. But for business perspective, it makes sense. For selfreliance, indeed it is important to, at least, learn how to get fertile seeds from a good plant.
Old comment I see, but you can say the same about any business, carpenters need loggers as well as the lumber mill and lumber supplier
Thanks for the advice!
A few points:
The relationship building and public relations is too important for OJT.
The best start in business starts with understanding humans. Two classic books are probably still the best sources on how to succeed with people - How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie and The Magic Of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz Ph. D. Most successful peoole have either read these books or learned the hard expensive way.
The health codes and dealing with government drones can be exasperating. In my own locale, they're basically Nazis and had they witnessed the harvest pictured at 57 minutes you would've been cited or demerited. Two of the workers pictured aren't wearing hair restraints - something they notice around here.
And the mention of a Portuguese chorizo from BC is interesting. I'm next to Mexico where chorizo practically grows on trees lol
Man, hit the nail on the head. Your talk resonated wih me.
I gave you a like for being honest. People skills are understanding and patience and are the core to selling. People are the reason for existence.
Thank you for this Great great class presentation. I grow a lot of greens in my back yards and getting ready on getting the proper Certification and licensing to start my business. Awesome info . God bless
You've just exactly described every customer I have as an herbalist (my clients are wild.) and the issue I have with my own product as a soapmaker (products last too long.). Good to now I'm not the only one.
good philosophy on seed cleaning. less chemicals is hard to disagree w.
Thank you kindly good sir!
Seeds dont horde the knowledge, they just give :)
You got your lights mixed up... HPS is high in red and MH is high in blue. It happens when you people present though.
HPS - red. Halide - blue. Dang, I might be over qualified. I'm buying seeds. Awesome vid.
I noticed that immediately too! Said it more than once. Vegetative growth is better with MH blue light lol
Surely he means RED spectrum is GOOD since he's using "red spestrum HPS" lighting MH would be the blue. Great Video and good info!!!
you could replace the terms "running this farm" with a more accurate "keeping this garden".
Great video brother. You brought my attention to a few unforseen costs and blind spots as you mentioned. Many thanks !!!!!
Excellent info on seeding moisture control root growth and top growth
Very detailed and laid out info. Love it.
Hi how r u .. Merry Christmas i like to ask u if u have any information or have u try to plant this before if yes please share a video ( AGARWOOD SEEDS ) THANKS
I'd like to know who people use for bulk seed preferably organic
Mumms Sprouting Seeds
Tubs or trays, ???? 30'' x 80'' x 5'' deep (example).
Where did you purchace them.
excellent info on ups and downs with Microgreen wish you all the best and a happy 2019
Thank you for this lecture, but especially thank you for talking about the 'crazy people'. I can commiserate.
What was the point of the shipping container? You only kept the floor.
and the frame.
My takeaway was that the strength of the frame would allow them to move the green house if they needed to relocate their operation.
non or low taxable permanent structure
Excellent. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
This is interesting.. I feel like I remember this..
Amazing seminar and Chris , I surely hope none of your weird customers see this
I'm sure the US is different, but if I want to do this as a hobby, will I have to get inspected and have insurance and all that other stuff? I'm happy just to break even, but that sounds like a deal breaker.
Alexander Krizel noooooo
If you make less than 50k$/year you are not subject to the same regulations as larger farmers by US federal regulations. Local regs will apply and can supersede that, but that is often just minimum common sense stuff like enviro controls and other sop (shelves >6 inches above floor, no broken glass, fire hazards, etc.)
Do you grow sprouts along with your microgreens?
Where do you order your seeds please?
Broken light bulbs contaminate the entire area with mercury vapor. It is a serious problem for indoor lighting agriculture.
Thanks Diego for sharing!
The problem im having is knowing all the regulations and how to make my room up to code. I do it indoors and have a spare room that is dedicated to just growing. I never thought about that question. What if a health inspector wants to come see it. Its all clean but i wouldnt want to jeopardize that relationship. Alot of rules. Not as easy as growing the crop. Im in Ontario.
Hi, did you ever figure out the regulations and inspection requirements?
36:36 Dead honest truth.
God that was hilarious.
Talk them out the door.
Hi Diego ... I'm looking to purchase the course but I do have one question: I would like to ask if there will be follow up to any questions I would have to Chris with regards to content to this course please ?
Thank you for a very informative video.
Great video. Mahalo.
Thank you for such helpful information
This is all great for people who are looking for strategies to take on after they've already started their business and what to address for competition and growth.
BUT why don't they ever talk about the actual initial business startup costs and how they acquired their capital to get started and how they were able to financially survive till the business was sustainable? It's always about problems to address in strategy to keep the business going AFTER THEY'VE ALREADY STARTED THE BUSINESS. Stop bypassing this MOST IMPORTANT process of determining the initial capital costs of the startup and finding the capital. Please address the finances of actually getting started and finding capital.
Work hard at a job, cut spending, save money then start your business on the side using savings, then gradually transition away. It isn't that complex.
Have you started anything?
he did talk about that, but not thoroughly or well. bootstrapping, efficiency, other principles of permaculture and entrepreneurship
Why would you monitor CO?? You probably mean CO2? HPS is not blue but red. MH is not red but blue. What else did you state wrongly?
he just misspoke on c02, but there is no reason to monitor that with microgreens.
@@jc6226 Probably. But, when one makes an educational video, revising it until everything is correct is essential. Otherwise, people would just learn false knowledge.
@@puravida809 well, to be technical, the guy had stunted people skills while proclaiming the importance of people skills. that outweighs other shortcomings, especially mere technical details. also, if anyone thinks you need to monitor C02 or use hps or mh for microgreens, they arent doing it right, so really its a moot point and we should move on to the next speaker.
@@jc6226 🤝🏻
A ton of really good information. I do think sometimes people underestimate the value of relationships and more importantly doing favors when it is convienent. It does pay dividends in the end. But I have one important question.. next season, are you going to kill your brother The Mountain on GoT?
those are not high pressue sodium, Those in fact ARE Metal Halide.
doesnt matter, neither are appropriate for microgreens
real good stuff
Nice
Invoice Ninja.
9:23 the captions are a little wrong *"...and what we're learning is is we're gay..."*
Chris is an absolute intelligent inspiration that sprouts a laugh, but the C'nook attendants at this seminar are dryer than a popcorn fart...or did I miss any audience reaction from the Canadian deadwood?! Does anyone have a sense of humor or even humanoid reaction North of the border?!!
😊
Are HPS good or not for microgreens?
EMF Minimalist High Pressure Sodiums are generally used for flowering cycle of plants. Not needed for microgreens,sprouts, or vegetation cycle of plant. HPS are also in the red warm spectrum. Vegetation really only needs blue spectrum or daylight (full) spectrum lighting.
This is wrong. Vegetation uses many parts of the spectrum, red being a very important area. Blue light is good for vegetation as it's highly active photosynthetically and because it helps regulate growth but red light is very good for vegetation and HPS lights are generally significantly more efficient than MH of a similar price. To answer the original question simply HPS lighting is better as long as you have enough blue light to regulate growth, so if you have a particularly good spectrum bulb for growth or if you add blue light via other means.
Don't cut it, and you're selling plants not food....no health inspection
william skrainski is that legit? Will that hold up in court?
@@alixsnyder3423 no, there are specific laws (generally; depends on where you are) that hold producers to pretty high standards, even during the growing process....he even mentions it in the video.
Cursing was a turn off. It doesn't seem appropriate to call people j__a__ during a presentation.
The way he negs his customers and feels like he "Owns the place" after he spends thousands patronizing a (client's) restaurant really turned me off. He might know some stuff about some stuff but he gives me bad vibes.
Some important info is packed here but on the flip side Chris is way beyond a negative person here. I feel as if he either A. does not fully believe in himself or B is downplaying or negatively showing his tribulations to ward off what could be his competitors.
what about selling the plastic you ship the microgreens in for the $20... and give the microgreen away for free.... You are now not selling food.... no inspection.
Why not instead of hiring employees and having to pay taxes you instead make a bet with volunteers equivalent to a days salary that the earth will explode later that day.
Think about it dummy.
@@riplememe4460 relax pussy
@@jetjaguar5200 harder daddy
this is about microgreens, not micromemes.