@genxnewb I think he just has a business model that works well for him and he doesn't need to negotiate with another business where the delivery service of goods is kind of a flat rate.
I started my entrepreneurial way with your videos a year ago as a hobby. Today I have 2 farmers markets under my belt with $500 weekly potential so far and expanding!
Yep, I took the challenge and have been growing microgreens for 5 weeks. Fairly easy when Mr. Greens shows you how to avoid the speed bumps. Still training on the growing, the hard part is getting the business end setup and finding your customers. Off the bat I've noticed health improvements in myself and I am developing a plan to capture a retirement community as my first set of customers!
Hey Donny! Just wanted to say thank you for making these videos and encouraging my family and I to make a run for the microgreens business. Also, you are very correct on the startup cost comment you made when you said, "don't go for the craziest and best stuff." There are SO MANY used supplies on places like offer up and facebook market place, I don't think I would buy new on much of the materials (save for new trays, new seeds, obviously). Racks: Those U-Line racks with the wheels/casters on the bottom ARE EXPENSIVE if you buy brand new ($400-$600, depending on size). There are so many people trying to sell this very item on the places I listed above, NO NEED to buy new. If you're still reading this comment section a year later, I'd like to ask you if you recommend reverse osmosis systems for watering. Let me know if it's worth it! Thanks, Donny.
Best micro greens channel out there. I learned so much so far. Securing bulk seeds of the right varieties in Canada is my current issue. Have to order from 3 different places for 4 kinds is crazy.
I already sell at farmers market. I sell edible plants. Annuals mostly. This fits right in. I'm going to try selling microgreens as living plants. It takes about 2 - 3 months seed to sellable product for peppers and tomatoes. 1 - 2 weeks is great. Fits in my niche. Having a wide selection of plants is key. 10x20 tray fits 18 4" pots. Or 8 6" pots. If I can sell 4" pots at $5. that's $90. Per tray Gross. If I sell in 6"pots @ $6. that's $48. Gross. That is my current price point. Think I'll increase to $7. Variety is key. What are best sellers? What are quickest and easiest to germinate. What has longest harvest period and shortest. Lots of research to do. Looking forward to spring!
Very informative. Thank you. I wanted to ask, if you are growing at home in a spare space in the home, do you have to get the health department or any agency to come and view your property and grow space? Do you need an llc?
So i just order everything for controlling environment and my first rack. It is on its way and I am super excited to get started. I definitely underestimated the setup costs though and would advise to expect to spend ~4k to get a decent professional setup. Just the PPE, storage, and food safety needs alone are ~1k.
I'm considering growing micro greens and I want to know what I'm getting into. I have a few questions I hope you can answer. Why hasn't growing micro greens been commercialized? Why can't I just buy them at a food store or order them online? If growing micro greens is an easy and profitable business then wouldn't there be high competition?
Thank you so much for posting these videos, Donny. A few weeks ago, I decided to grow basil for the restaurant i work at. My boss asked me about micro greens and i told him that I'd check them out. I quickly came across your videos and they really gave me the encouragement to take in the task. I have most of the equipment already, icluding lights and racks, so I ordered seeds from True Leaf yesterday, and i also have some Bootstrap trays on the way. 😃 Thank you so much for sharing what youve learned. Its saved me endless hours of searching already. Kudos to you, good sir!
So i watched a lot of your videos and i am planning so start a business here in germany - but there ist one question i still have: How do i find the right customers? Where and how can i start to attract them?
Hi there, you're doing great! I live in Calgary, Alberta, and I'm interested in this. How can I get started?" Let me know if you'd like any further adjustments!
Hey i am from Germany and this is the first time i hear about the Microgreens business. And although i hear about it the first time i already think about starting it myself :D. Can you tell me how you pack and deliver your product to your Private Customers?
Does it really matter if you soak your peas or sunflower seeds? Some say there isn’t a difference in yield, but I know you do soak. What is your take on it?
Do you think a person can sell microgreens when the nearest farmers market is a 3 hour drive away and the whole county has only 10,000 people? How close do you need to be to your customers to make it work?
A farmers market is a farmer market. Nothing ambiguous about it. Try looking that term up so you can learn about what farmers markets are and maybe even one thats local to you!
Question, based on your experience, when you first started, do you grow your crops first then find your customers? or find your customer first then grow based on the need?
I'd recommend finding customers first. Since microgreens grow so quickly, it's better to have your customers wait a few extra days for your crops to grow compared to growing crops and using resources that you end up wasting because they have no where to go.
So the thing that has me a little confused is you run this "home delivery" service you claim is about 30 bucks a customer. Bootstrap says the 1020 trays you use on average (does depend slightly on crop) produce about 0.5 an ounce of yield. How much are these customers getting delivered for that 30 bucks per week? How many trays of greens does that take on average not to mention mile radius/gas. It's not that I have a doubt in that customer existing but what's the real breakdown and profit margin on this?
I have simular thoughts. I’m in The Netherlands and I dont see anyone paying 20 bucks or even more per tray, maybe only in Amsterdam for a crop that the customer could continue harvesting for a month or two.
@@denniskatinas Yeah they're nice vids but the guy is at a point where he's just making money off of newbies. The advice is decent but not in depth and if you want more you have to pay ol' Don or he'll just like your post. coo beans
Do your calculations on an average of 20 oz per tray. Don't know where you got a yield of a half an ounce considering that sometimes that's the weight of the seed alone depending on the variety.
What solution would you suggest for water if you don't have a way to get a hose to your grow space? When you were working out of your father's garage, did you have another way, or did you just use the hose from the garden?
You could put a 5 gallon (larger, or smaller depending on how often you want to fill it) bucket up on a shelf above your working space, connect a hose to it, and connect an on off valve (or a watering wand with an on off built in). You now have a low pressure watering system. The higher the bucket, the more pressure. I think head level would be sufficient for watering microgreens, but it's not going to blast dirt off of used trays. Bad thing is if and when it leaks. It's going to leak. Plan for it.
Hi I have a question. So I heard that sunflower is really hard to grow. Broccoli for example only has Germanation and then just water every day. Is that also the same for every other plant or is every plant individual?
Is this business still doable when there are suppliers selling 18oz for less than $2 in supermarkets? Thailand here. I do see premium prices in niche sites and probably to upscale restaurants but there aren't many over here.
nice bro i didnt realize you were in Ny im up in hartford ny, crushing some outdoor produce and indoor greens on one rack. arugula is my fav💚 thanks for all the experiencial knowledge would love to link up sometime and shareIdeas⚡️ givethanks
So you mean to say each 1020 tray is $25 profit or revenue ? Have you factored in (Delivery costs, store margin, seed cost, water, elec, tax, printing labels, packaging, returns, shrinkage) ?
Thats revenue, not profit. Cost of goods sold is super low which results in high profit margins. Overheads will vary greatly depending on the business. I reopened from my new house which sent my overheads through the floor.
2:05 it`s a nice culculation (theoretically), but you need to sell these 60 trays. No one knows, where you can sell those 60 trays every week :D Do you have sold it via internet purchasing or to a supermarket?
@DonnyGreens , would you be willing to post a list of the necesarry resources to start a farm of microgreens avalabile in Europe ? Most of the products listed are unavalabile for me . I would really apreciate it because I am willing to start a microgreens farm
He is using the 4 foot. I saw a video from another channel where he was being interviewed and I am almost positive I saw 2 lights per shelf on some of his shelves in the background. Many people are using LED instead of fluorescent lighting. I want to follow his recipe but if he is in process of switching to LED's, I don't want to make a mistake on my lighting
I go once a week and make $380 I saw this and thought I would be able to sell it at Farmers market and make $800 per week. Still hopefully to atleast make 700 or something… let’s see🤞
Awesome Turia, love it!!! Enjoy the book, i hope you learn a bunch! And definitely start growing asap so you can learn that process and get it down before you have the stress and responsibility of the business!!
Am I missing something? I've seen you plug the "One Tray Away Challenge" several times and every time I've tried the link, it says it's "in progress." I've entered my email address to get on the "waiting list" and the page just refreshes... no confirmation that I've signed up, no error message, just the same opt-in form asking me to enter my email once again. I've even tried with a different email address and even a different browser; it's the same thing, every time. Not sure what the issue is, but can you please fix it?
I have a 5x5 grow tent and light. Think it would be ideal to throw in 4-5 racks into the tent and dial in the light perfectly so I don't have to buy the rack lights? This would be a test run to the start of my micro green business. I can throw in oscillating fans inside for proper ventilation As-well. I want this to be budget friendly and buy a light for each shelf would bite into my pocket. This leads into the next question of would trays on lower shelves not get the adequate lighting. I live in an area where I have a few farmers markets I can attend to and starting a small business would be really cool.
One tray with holes inside one tray without holes. And you use new fresh potting mix each time. Check out the video i linked all about the starting supplies!
I like to start this microgreens business but I haven't no experience. Further I don't no english very well. Please help me to start this work sir. I am in srilanka
@@DonnyGreens Not sure how you came to that conclusion. I just stated how much a single rack would return per week according to your statements, and extrapolated that to what someone working hourly would have to make to earn the same thing. The labor aspect was never a part of the equation, so it's not possible to say I misunderstood it.
yes but you're assuming that person working hourly is working 8 hours per day. To make $500 from a rack, its drastically less hours than working a 9-5 job
is there liability? My wife says they are dangerous to grow and you can easily poison someone or make them super sick if you don't know what your doing. Is that true lol ??
That applies to sprouts much more than microgreens. sprouts are grown in a jar and can develop mold or other pathogens much more easily. Microgreens are grown in trays and bottom watered so there is a much lower chance of developing mold. It can happen if you humidity is too high though. keeping your equipment sanitary will all but eliminate the chance of pathogens getting to your crops.
@@Texasfishingfamilylove this. Although I thought sun-grown wheatgrass was much much better because with LEDs the ones that do not sprout, instead the decay and therefore grow mold making you sick.
JB, Brian actually answered this really freakin well!! You’re not going to “easily poison” someone growing microgreens haha. She is mistaken and probably has an irrational fear because of things shes heard about sprouts which are different than microgreens. Pathogens come from the intestines of mammals so make sure to be clean and sanitary and have a sealed space where no animals can get in
Mike, decomposers will start to break down anything dead so the idea is to get high germination rates where most seeds actually germinate and come alive. This happens wiry indoor and outdoor growing. The benefit of outside is simply the natural sunlight vs grow lights
Ummmmmmm thats not including the cost of packing for the microgreens, fertiliser/soil, and seeds for each tray. Kinda false advertising. Youre probably making about 6 - 700 max net profit, probably less. Which is fine, unless youre working over 40 hours a week, then youre literally living off minimum wage. Now, subtract all the hours lost to mistales, bad growth, wasted respurces to get to this point.... people need a fair bit of experience the exact humidity levels, the exact light amount, the exact seed quantity, water quantity and ph to be growing lush trays like that, at that speed, as well as a climate controlled room. Any change in variables and you might get HALF that yield in the same period, but the cost of overheads dont change.
Ummmmm im talking revenue here not profit. The video is titles how to produce $800 worth of microgreens. You can choose to nitpick or you can choose to start learning, growing, and maybe even selling. My business if profitable, ive been living off it for 7 years
I have an old farm in germany. I am a Crypto miner and have enough space. My idea is, to heat a shred with trays with my miner and selling the trays. That would be a great idea, cause i have the waste heat from my crypto miner to make business with microfarming :)
I absolutely love this idea as I was also a miner until our electric rates went through the roof. Be careful of the higher temps through, they can be just as bad as low temperatures.
How much do you spend on regular e-coli and salmonella testing? You DO perform regular pathogen tests, right? If not, then I have a "one tray" challenge for you. :3
where is the e-coli and salmonella coming from brian? These are being growing indoors with no opportunity of runoff from nearby animal farms (Which is where most of the contamination comes from but of course you knew that right?) OR maybe you seem to have microgreens confused with sprouts and have heard some misinformation about sprouts. Not sure where this is coming from
@@161metalworks you know that when you flush your toilet, that it sends aerosolized feces mist into the air, right? And that spreads through your entire house, right? And that the USDA and FDA have multiple safety articles describing possible contaminants that can easily get into this stuff when you grow it in a room in your home with minimal safety precautions or consideration for cross-contamination, right? :3
Revenue vs profits. So $800 revenue minus all your costs = ? Price elasticity, to get $25 a tray you might have to sell at $2.50 an ounce or more. As you charge more to recover your cost people buy less because they become “too expensive”. Urban vs rural, Mr greens is on Long Island which is densely populated with many potential customers close… if you are in rural America it’s more challenging due to customer proximity. We’ve been growing since 2019, I’ve seen a lot of “microgreen only” vendors come and go over the years because it’s tough to earn a living wage just on micros. We have a farm and greenhouse, microgreens are just one of our produce offerings. We do about 20 trays a week and NET about $200. Boats n hoes n mo is our channel if you want to check us out. Donny, your videos are great and you’ve certainly brought positive attention to this space. I recall when Curtis Stone highlighted you several years ago. Keep up the good work.
Hi Mr Donny,i wanna start with microgreens beacuse i have someone who would buy evrything what i will get in harvest,i will be so greatfull if i can contact u for some advices,for me its not problem to pay you for some advices :D
Think you can sell $800/week!!?
No. Is there a $1500 or more course I could take?
Probably not right away, but it's a great goal to shoot for. 😃
How come you don't want to work with Chefs?
@genxnewb I think he just has a business model that works well for him and he doesn't need to negotiate with another business where the delivery service of goods is kind of a flat rate.
can you benefit a lot from selling your micro greens to super markets?
I started my entrepreneurial way with your videos a year ago as a hobby. Today I have 2 farmers markets under my belt with $500 weekly potential so far and expanding!
Was it hard to startup how did u do it and do u go to the farmers market and sell yourself or do they do it for you I’m looking into starting up
Started my company 1 month ago and ive officially hit the £1000 per week mark. I couldnt have done it without this man you must subscribe.
Congrats man! That’s amazing. What’s your process on the business side?
how’s it going now ? i’m about to start
@@JosePena-hj6ll hmmm , he hasnt relied
Yep, I took the challenge and have been growing microgreens for 5 weeks. Fairly easy when Mr. Greens shows you how to avoid the speed bumps. Still training on the growing, the hard part is getting the business end setup and finding your customers. Off the bat I've noticed health improvements in myself and I am developing a plan to capture a retirement community as my first set of customers!
Awesomeee MJ, love to hear this!! Thanks so much for your comment 🌱💚
Seems predatory
@@craigcraig6248 Why? Old people like food.
@@craigcraig6248 It's called capitalism
Trippin
Hey Donny! Just wanted to say thank you for making these videos and encouraging my family and I to make a run for the microgreens business.
Also, you are very correct on the startup cost comment you made when you said, "don't go for the craziest and best stuff." There are SO MANY used supplies on places like offer up and facebook market place, I don't think I would buy new on much of the materials (save for new trays, new seeds, obviously).
Racks: Those U-Line racks with the wheels/casters on the bottom ARE EXPENSIVE if you buy brand new ($400-$600, depending on size). There are so many people trying to sell this very item on the places I listed above, NO NEED to buy new.
If you're still reading this comment section a year later, I'd like to ask you if you recommend reverse osmosis systems for watering. Let me know if it's worth it!
Thanks, Donny.
Best micro greens channel out there. I learned so much so far. Securing bulk seeds of the right varieties in Canada is my current issue. Have to order from 3 different places for 4 kinds is crazy.
Mumm's Sprouting Seeds is in Canada. Excellent quality and quick ship
Much love thanks a lot!! yes Mumms for sure
I already sell at farmers market. I sell edible plants. Annuals mostly. This fits right in. I'm going to try selling microgreens as living plants. It takes about 2 - 3 months seed to sellable product for peppers and tomatoes. 1 - 2 weeks is great. Fits in my niche. Having a wide selection of plants is key. 10x20 tray fits 18 4" pots. Or 8 6" pots. If I can sell 4" pots at $5. that's $90. Per tray Gross. If I sell in 6"pots @ $6. that's $48. Gross. That is my current price point. Think I'll increase to $7. Variety is key. What are best sellers? What are quickest and easiest to germinate. What has longest harvest period and shortest. Lots of research to do. Looking forward to spring!
Very informative. Thank you. I wanted to ask, if you are growing at home in a spare space in the home, do you have to get the health department or any agency to come and view your property and grow space? Do you need an llc?
So i just order everything for controlling environment and my first rack. It is on its way and I am super excited to get started. I definitely underestimated the setup costs though and would advise to expect to spend ~4k to get a decent professional setup. Just the PPE, storage, and food safety needs alone are ~1k.
Care to share your supply list?
@@jesslynchain6835 Also interested.
Not sure what you’re doing or building but you can get started way less and idk what food safety you are talking about costing you money
@@DonnyGreens Do you hear about Mycodo? You will love it ;D
I'm considering growing micro greens and I want to know what I'm getting into. I have a few questions I hope you can answer. Why hasn't growing micro greens been commercialized? Why can't I just buy them at a food store or order them online? If growing micro greens is an easy and profitable business then wouldn't there be high competition?
Thank you so much for posting these videos, Donny.
A few weeks ago, I decided to grow basil for the restaurant i work at. My boss asked me about micro greens and i told him that I'd check them out.
I quickly came across your videos and they really gave me the encouragement to take in the task. I have most of the equipment already, icluding lights and racks, so I ordered seeds from True Leaf yesterday, and i also have some Bootstrap trays on the way. 😃
Thank you so much for sharing what youve learned.
Its saved me endless hours of searching already.
Kudos to you, good sir!
Excellent and valuable advice in an easy to understand format. Thank you Donny! 👍🏻
Awesome glad you enjoyed it!! 🌱💚
So i watched a lot of your videos and i am planning so start a business here in germany - but there ist one question i still have: How do i find the right customers? Where and how can i start to attract them?
Hi there, you're doing great! I live in Calgary, Alberta, and I'm interested in this. How can I get started?"
Let me know if you'd like any further adjustments!
Hey i am from Germany and this is the first time i hear about the Microgreens business. And although i hear about it the first time i already think about starting it myself :D. Can you tell me how you pack and deliver your product to your Private Customers?
Hi, ich bin auch aus Deutschland und will was mit micro greens machen. Wollen wir uns austauschen?
@@Masterbelly1988 moin, woher kommst du?
I’m from the Netherlands, do you think you can charge 20 to 30 euro’s per tray here in Germany and the Netherlands?
Does it really matter if you soak your peas or sunflower seeds? Some say there isn’t a difference in yield, but I know you do soak. What is your take on it?
yes it makes a huge difference for germination so they can take in the water and get a good start. Peas 8-12 hrs and sunflower 4hrs
Do you think a person can sell microgreens when the nearest farmers market is a 3 hour drive away and the whole county has only 10,000 people? How close do you need to be to your customers to make it work?
Sounds like you have 10,000 people to get eating healthier!!
When you're talking about "farmers markets" I feel a bit ambiguous, could you specify a little more what is within that market?
A farmers market is a farmer market. Nothing ambiguous about it. Try looking that term up so you can learn about what farmers markets are and maybe even one thats local to you!
Question, based on your experience, when you first started, do you grow your crops first then find your customers? or find your customer first then grow based on the need?
I'd recommend finding customers first. Since microgreens grow so quickly, it's better to have your customers wait a few extra days for your crops to grow compared to growing crops and using resources that you end up wasting because they have no where to go.
So the thing that has me a little confused is you run this "home delivery" service you claim is about 30 bucks a customer. Bootstrap says the 1020 trays you use on average (does depend slightly on crop) produce about 0.5 an ounce of yield. How much are these customers getting delivered for that 30 bucks per week? How many trays of greens does that take on average not to mention mile radius/gas. It's not that I have a doubt in that customer existing but what's the real breakdown and profit margin on this?
all though if you're in the city area you get this sweet customer saturation I'm sure, versus people out in a less populated or condensed zone.
yeah that like didn't really answer my question tho
I have simular thoughts. I’m in The Netherlands and I dont see anyone paying 20 bucks or even more per tray, maybe only in Amsterdam for a crop that the customer could continue harvesting for a month or two.
@@denniskatinas Yeah they're nice vids but the guy is at a point where he's just making money off of newbies. The advice is decent but not in depth and if you want more you have to pay ol' Don or he'll just like your post. coo beans
Do your calculations on an average of 20 oz per tray. Don't know where you got a yield of a half an ounce considering that sometimes that's the weight of the seed alone depending on the variety.
What solution would you suggest for water if you don't have a way to get a hose to your grow space? When you were working out of your father's garage, did you have another way, or did you just use the hose from the garden?
You could put a 5 gallon (larger, or smaller depending on how often you want to fill it) bucket up on a shelf above your working space, connect a hose to it, and connect an on off valve (or a watering wand with an on off built in). You now have a low pressure watering system. The higher the bucket, the more pressure. I think head level would be sufficient for watering microgreens, but it's not going to blast dirt off of used trays. Bad thing is if and when it leaks. It's going to leak. Plan for it.
Hi I have a question. So I heard that sunflower is really hard to grow. Broccoli for example only has Germanation and then just water every day. Is that also the same for every other plant or is every plant individual?
Easy to grow
Please answer questions about licensing in NYS. It’s the most important question.
Do I need to get an LLC first? What else do I need to be legal?
Very useful Video. Thanks a lot 🙏
Is this business still doable when there are suppliers selling 18oz for less than $2 in supermarkets? Thailand here. I do see premium prices in niche sites and probably to upscale restaurants but there aren't many over here.
Hey donny, I'm from india the water quality here is very hard should we need an RO water filter for irrigation or hard water is okay?
hard water here in USA is fine. try it out and see what happens. water filters are a great idea too
I'm restarting my farm this week...my goal is $1000/week!
Hell yeah thats a great goal!
Can I have a tour of your facility in NY? Thanks
No sorry, im not doing farm tours right now!
nice bro i didnt realize you were in Ny im up in hartford ny, crushing some outdoor produce and indoor greens on one rack. arugula is my fav💚 thanks for all the experiencial knowledge would love to link up sometime and shareIdeas⚡️ givethanks
Awesome bro, keep on crushing it!
So you mean to say each 1020 tray is $25 profit or revenue ? Have you factored in (Delivery costs, store margin, seed cost, water, elec, tax, printing labels, packaging, returns, shrinkage) ?
Thats revenue, not profit. Cost of goods sold is super low which results in high profit margins. Overheads will vary greatly depending on the business. I reopened from my new house which sent my overheads through the floor.
😅
2:05 it`s a nice culculation (theoretically), but you need to sell these 60 trays. No one knows, where you can sell those 60 trays every week :D Do you have sold it via internet purchasing or to a supermarket?
The link is broken for the course
What system do you use for taking orders in the start?
Square works for charging customers and now i am using Farmstar
@DonnyGreens , would you be willing to post a list of the necesarry resources to start a farm of microgreens avalabile in Europe ? Most of the products listed are unavalabile for me . I would really apreciate it because I am willing to start a microgreens farm
just find similar supplies in your area!
What size light are you using with the amazon 6 shelf 2 ft or the 4 ft?
He is using the 4 foot. I saw a video from another channel where he was being interviewed and I am almost positive I saw 2 lights per shelf on some of his shelves in the background. Many people are using LED instead of fluorescent lighting. I want to follow his recipe but if he is in process of switching to LED's, I don't want to make a mistake on my lighting
Donny, I'm in another part of NY. Are there many state regs to accommodate?
I don't have that.
What size are those trays?
10 inch by 20 inch. You can find links to all the seeds, supplies and equipment I use in the descriptions of my TH-cam videos!
Do you have an idea of electricity costs per tray?
about 25 cents and thats in NY where were in the top 3 most expensive states. CHEAP
What if I live in a small town? And not much about thier health as much as a bigger city..
I go once a week and make $380
I saw this and thought I would be able to sell it at Farmers market and make $800 per week. Still hopefully to atleast make 700 or something… let’s see🤞
how much do you need to start?
Not much at all!
I just received yours and Clive's book. This is my plan to exit my job of 18 years. 🙏
Not gonna happen
Awesome Turia, love it!!! Enjoy the book, i hope you learn a bunch! And definitely start growing asap so you can learn that process and get it down before you have the stress and responsibility of the business!!
Sparkley, nothing happens when you dont take action. Sounds like Turia is going to make it happen!!
@@sparkley0125 haha what a sh!t person u must be lmao. Goood luck Turia!
lmao right!?
ty for this gem 🙏
How do sell them ?
Fantastic! Great vidio!
Thanks Barb!!! 🌱💚
I want you to make a video about sales, getting customers, social media/Ads, etc...
Yes i have many videos coming out this year!
So informative thank you so much
you are very welcome
Where do you get the clients.
Health food stores, farmers markets, distributors, direct to homes, etc etc etc
Am I missing something? I've seen you plug the "One Tray Away Challenge" several times and every time I've tried the link, it says it's "in progress." I've entered my email address to get on the "waiting list" and the page just refreshes... no confirmation that I've signed up, no error message, just the same opt-in form asking me to enter my email once again. I've even tried with a different email address and even a different browser; it's the same thing, every time.
Not sure what the issue is, but can you please fix it?
"In Progress" is true for me as well, seems that the (one tray a day challenge) ball has been dropped for somehow.
I have a 5x5 grow tent and light. Think it would be ideal to throw in 4-5 racks into the tent and dial in the light perfectly so I don't have to buy the rack lights? This would be a test run to the start of my micro green business. I can throw in oscillating fans inside for proper ventilation As-well. I want this to be budget friendly and buy a light for each shelf would bite into my pocket. This leads into the next question of would trays on lower shelves not get the adequate lighting. I live in an area where I have a few farmers markets I can attend to and starting a small business would be really cool.
Great video for people to watch!
thank you!
Nice video, thank you🔥NYC
you are very welcome!
Do you buy the trays with holes or without holes?
Both , put the tray with the holes inside the one without holes .
@@hostility4u thanks, and do you know if I can reused the potting soil after harvest. Thank you
One tray with holes inside one tray without holes. And you use new fresh potting mix each time. Check out the video i linked all about the starting supplies!
Out of curiosity why didn’t you want to work with chefs/restaurants?
i was more focused on the health benefits. I do sell to them now a bit. I always preferred helping my local community
Why do you have two different grow lights?
options
Why don't you sell to chefs?
i started now but i have more passion for the health and i think its a better business model too
I like to start this microgreens business but I haven't no experience. Further I don't no english very well. Please help me to start this work sir. I am in srilanka
watch my videos!
Producing I can do, the problem is selling it.
The math basically adds up to 1 rack of 20 trays giving you $500 per week. So basically, each rack is equivalent to a $12.50 hourly wage.
you arent understanding the labor aspect here....
@@DonnyGreens Not sure how you came to that conclusion. I just stated how much a single rack would return per week according to your statements, and extrapolated that to what someone working hourly would have to make to earn the same thing. The labor aspect was never a part of the equation, so it's not possible to say I misunderstood it.
yes but you're assuming that person working hourly is working 8 hours per day. To make $500 from a rack, its drastically less hours than working a 9-5 job
@@DonnyGreens That was literally my point: for other people to compare the disparity of effort/income to their own jobs.
Yes exactly. I love being my own boss and helping my community with the greens i grow
Wish I could double like this video!!
Haha much love 🌱💚
Your the man broo
thanks homie
Someone should start a microgreens arbitrage service. Buy your greens no questions asked and take care of distribution
that may work!
Its not the growing thats hard. Its acquiring the customers...thats the hadd part.
Customer acquisition is totally the most important part of any business!! Time to learn sales and marketing!!! 🌱🚀
We make 8.00 dollars a month
the tip of your nose looks like youre pushing it against glass all the time
Lmao wtf?
is there liability? My wife says they are dangerous to grow and you can easily poison someone or make them super sick if you don't know what your doing. Is that true lol ??
That applies to sprouts much more than microgreens. sprouts are grown in a jar and can develop mold or other pathogens much more easily. Microgreens are grown in trays and bottom watered so there is a much lower chance of developing mold. It can happen if you humidity is too high though. keeping your equipment sanitary will all but eliminate the chance of pathogens getting to your crops.
@@Texasfishingfamilylove this. Although I thought sun-grown wheatgrass was much much better because with LEDs the ones that do not sprout, instead the decay and therefore grow mold making you sick.
JB, Brian actually answered this really freakin well!! You’re not going to “easily poison” someone growing microgreens haha. She is mistaken and probably has an irrational fear because of things shes heard about sprouts which are different than microgreens. Pathogens come from the intestines of mammals so make sure to be clean and sanitary and have a sealed space where no animals can get in
Mike, decomposers will start to break down anything dead so the idea is to get high germination rates where most seeds actually germinate and come alive. This happens wiry indoor and outdoor growing. The benefit of outside is simply the natural sunlight vs grow lights
Thanks for the replies, I’ll show the wife lol
errr peas and most others take 2 weeks ???
five trays per day
nicee
Ummmmmmm thats not including the cost of packing for the microgreens, fertiliser/soil, and seeds for each tray. Kinda false advertising. Youre probably making about 6 - 700 max net profit, probably less. Which is fine, unless youre working over 40 hours a week, then youre literally living off minimum wage. Now, subtract all the hours lost to mistales, bad growth, wasted respurces to get to this point.... people need a fair bit of experience the exact humidity levels, the exact light amount, the exact seed quantity, water quantity and ph to be growing lush trays like that, at that speed, as well as a climate controlled room. Any change in variables and you might get HALF that yield in the same period, but the cost of overheads dont change.
Ummmmm im talking revenue here not profit. The video is titles how to produce $800 worth of microgreens. You can choose to nitpick or you can choose to start learning, growing, and maybe even selling. My business if profitable, ive been living off it for 7 years
I have an old farm in germany. I am a Crypto miner and have enough space. My idea is, to heat a shred with trays with my miner and selling the trays. That would be a great idea, cause i have the waste heat from my crypto miner to make business with microfarming :)
I absolutely love this idea as I was also a miner until our electric rates went through the roof. Be careful of the higher temps through, they can be just as bad as low temperatures.
How much do you spend on regular e-coli and salmonella testing?
You DO perform regular pathogen tests, right?
If not, then I have a "one tray" challenge for you. :3
where is the e-coli and salmonella coming from brian? These are being growing indoors with no opportunity of runoff from nearby animal farms (Which is where most of the contamination comes from but of course you knew that right?) OR maybe you seem to have microgreens confused with sprouts and have heard some misinformation about sprouts. Not sure where this is coming from
This is such an ignorant comment.
@@161metalworks you know that when you flush your toilet, that it sends aerosolized feces mist into the air, right? And that spreads through your entire house, right? And that the USDA and FDA have multiple safety articles describing possible contaminants that can easily get into this stuff when you grow it in a room in your home with minimal safety precautions or consideration for cross-contamination, right? :3
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Would love to see a video made now a days withOUT someone using the word "literally" 87 times. Ugghh
At least thank the guy for the information...
Hahahah thanks J 🙏🏼
Didn’t realize i did that… sorry
@@slif51 I did with a like and I subscribe to him, so yeah. I'm doing my part. ;-)
@@DonnyGreens Believe me, it's not just you. It's just the new "thing" now...
Revenue vs profits. So $800 revenue minus all your costs = ? Price elasticity, to get $25 a tray you might have to sell at $2.50 an ounce or more. As you charge more to recover your cost people buy less because they become “too expensive”. Urban vs rural, Mr greens is on Long Island which is densely populated with many potential customers close… if you are in rural America it’s more challenging due to customer proximity. We’ve been growing since 2019, I’ve seen a lot of “microgreen only” vendors come and go over the years because it’s tough to earn a living wage just on micros. We have a farm and greenhouse, microgreens are just one of our produce offerings. We do about 20 trays a week and NET about $200. Boats n hoes n mo is our channel if you want to check us out. Donny, your videos are great and you’ve certainly brought positive attention to this space. I recall when Curtis Stone highlighted you several years ago. Keep up the good work.
how much do you sell these for my friend??
depends on size
I m sri lankan. I like your business. But I Can't Speak English verry well. How can me contact you.
Hi Mr Donny,i wanna start with microgreens beacuse i have someone who would buy evrything what i will get in harvest,i will be so greatfull if i can contact u for some advices,for me its not problem to pay you for some advices :D