Love that you’re so passionate about what you do. You still are a great teacher. So clean so organize so well put together keep up the good job. Great video.
@@JoshSattinFarming I agree with everything she wrote -- all your work is so tidy, creative and well-organized, and that includes all the TH-cam videos you put out -- jam-packed with useful information and no extraneous filler! I also appreciate that most -- maybe all -- of the great systems you've put together are affordable for almost anyone to make, and not just costly commercial junk that's been provided by a sponsor which few people can afford to buy. You have -- by far -- the best channel on market gardening I've ever come across on TH-cam. Thank-you for the great content!
I love the simplicity of your very thought out plans. It gives me great ideas and gains me focus on my plans to get this year going full speed ahead. On my 2nd year of farming in a backyard area and have added a water from rain barrel system with backup tap. Gonna be a good year I hope.
I am using my garage as well. The draining was an issue as we did not want to cut holes in the wall. Thank you for sharing this. You gave me some ideas I had not even thought of.
Brilliant! I'm only a home gardener for now, but I'd love to recreate this on a smaller scale until I get to selling! Thank you for all of your informative videos!
Great videos, very well explained. I have been growing and selling micro-greens for over a year now and your videos sure helped out a lot. Wish I would off found your videos a year ago. But hey is better late than never. Thank you for taking the time to make this videos. You have no idea how much this will help us. Thanks again.
Hey! New to the channel, been binge watching your videos while trying to get my small garden put together. I love your use of random(cheap or probably free) things to make things work and not just buying brand new all the time. I totally thought when you said jacuzzi pump that you were going to say the reverse blow on a shopvac. I do the same as much as possible and use old things from work in my garden.
This isthis is great idea I used to do mine in the sink by hand and it would take hours and hours and hours awesome idea great video keep doing what you doing
I have and outdoors drying system something like yours I use it for drying peppers tomatoes and some other produce I definitely like your salad spinner thanks for the info.
Another good topic would be how you keep everything clean and sanitized so as to prevent contamination. Do you use gloves, do you use soap to wash everything, etc. How do you clean all your trays and tools. Are you using organic products or fertilizers on anything? How do you deal with bugs that might get in your area? Are any specific bugs attracted to your Microgreen garden? And where did you get that amazing Screen or Mesh Spoon thing? Thanks for these great info. I want to grow my own greens mainly for my diabetic husband and to keep fresh greens on hand easily even during winter months so maybe they could be done in a barn or garage or even near a window in the house?
I need this setup just for the greens I grow every year to be stewed and canned. Such a tedious process without something like this. Your video makes building this setup less intimidating. Great work. Constantly impressed by how clean, neat and organized you are with what you do.
We have the same setup instead of a drain we have a sump pump we use to drain the water. Not as nice as your drain and I might end up installing one because you just gave me an idea!
I wish I lived in NC, I love greens. Tysm for your tips and tricks. So efficient. I live in Texas, so growing g delicate greens would take an air conditioned green house. But I would totally dive into that cause I could live on greens. I'm a rabbit in a former life. A rabbit who likes ranch.
Perhaps as a spinner you could use some of the off grid hand or foot washer spinners? Or what about a salad spinner? For smaller operations. Like the Westinghouse salad express which is electric powered and has nice large slotted sides. Or the Dynamic Spinner, Greens Machine or Elgento. Just thinking outside of the box.
Hey there Josh. Could you do a video on shelf life and farm produce storage. I live in the bush and I'm on solar. Just wondering if there are any old school ways to deal with farm produce that don't involve lots of electricity :) Keep up the good work!
Interesting topic for sure. I don't have any off grid experience so you might want to check with some other farmers. The only one I can think of is Buena Vista Gardens. You can find him on Instagram.
they used to have cellars in the ground where the temperature is constant. also you can do it above ground by dumping a load of soil around a container of some sorts.
Thank you for this incredible video! I have a small farm and we are in our second season and building a wash/pack area. Is there anything that you put under the drying rack to catch any water or debris that fall off when you tilt the drying rack down to clean it? I'll also be using it to dry root vegetables so might have more water drips than well spun greens. Thank you for your input!
I love your videos, Josh! So down-to-earth yet genius. Very empowering. I was curious if you use sanidate or another sanitizer in your washing of baby greens.
Does your patigonia hat have "Victoria, BC" on it? Watching from a small town outside of Vic. Thanks for all the tips! Starting a small farm for my wife's cafe this fall, we're stealing all your good ideas.
You can improve the airflow of the fans a lot by removing the covers on them. That way the blades of the fans will have improved air intake and exhaust.
How often do you harvest your Lettuce. The lettuce that you planted in your beds do you cut the leaves off and let the lettuce regrow or do you uproot your lettuce. How much lettuce can you get from your 50 foot beds
It depends on the season. Summer time I plan for one cut. I usually can get 50 lbs. off of a 50 foot bed. I get several cuts off of the lettuce from fall through spring.
When looking for land what were your top 5 must have's and what were your top 5 deal breakers? I'm in California and planning to relocate to the east coast. Do you have suggestion for finding a good market garden location? Thank you.
All that water going to waste! You should look into grey water recovery system. They are easy to build. Just another challenged in thing to do. Also it will save you on your water consumption since you'll be reusing this water your are throwing away; maybe in your crops. Hope you enjoy the suggestion.
Where do you find fans without safety shutoffs ? Every fan I look at has a safety shutoff. If the fan is knocked over on it's side it shuts off automatically. Most of the fans safeties will engage when the fan is tilted just a few degrees from vertical. Thank you
What if the drying rack was enclosed on 4 sides (one side operable) and the fans blew air from the bottom so the greens get tossed all around and dry quicker?
I tip it over a bit then it collects on the bottom boards. A little bit of smacking the screen from underneath. Then I put that in a bucket or bin. Then flip it almost upside down and some more smacking of the screen and the last bits fall on the floor.
What's the best way to wash and dry whole heads of lettuce? I'm moving away from loose leaf and mixes and growing only whole heads. I have searched and found no videos of any farms I follow washing and drying whole heads. I appreciate any help anyone gives me. Thank you
What type of plastic is the stock tank? I've been looking into these and most appear to be recycled LDPE, which is considered foodsafe in its virgin state but not if recycled. Was this a concern for you? Maybe I'm just overthinking it.
man. love the info..i do wonder about getting customers. plant it, grow it, harvest it...then how do you find the people to buy it? i know a few people. but to actually turn a profit and pay the bills you need people to buy it. how do you line up your boxes? great video by the way. !
now instead of hand-washing I'm going to build my own station customized to Myspace similar to years with whatever parts and pieces I can find used for whatever like washing machine
the motor in the washer is not 3 phase, 3 phase is specifically for ag and industrial equipment, you wouldn't be able to power anything that was 3 phase in any normal house. it would require either an industrial or agricultural drop from the power grid. You may mean 220v in the US, but that is not normal for washing machines. it is likely that the motor has 4 wires going to it, and that one of them is a backfeed from the controller to your capacitor, which you need to get the tub spinning when it has weight. this video shows a conversion to a timer switch, and you can see what I am talking about at the timestamp linked. th-cam.com/video/wqzfW4HvqUQ/w-d-xo.html
I don't set a timer. It really depends on how much is there and what the temperature and humidity is like. You'll know by feeling it and looking at it. I don't want standing water on it, but I want to get it off of their before it starts to wilt or dry out.
I have not solved this at all. It is something that I continue to work on as I grow my business. I am actually planning on putting out a video next week about my main sales outlet, so look out for that.
Josh Sattin Thanks for your response. I look forward to your video. As you are near a large city, hopefully there are multiple avenues for distribution. Keep innovating!.
Terri Perry the spinner takes the bulk of the water off the greens. If you didn’t do that it would take forever to dry them with just the fans. Just look at your clothes when their done being washed they are soaked and dripping wet. If the didn’t get a spin cycle and you just hung them out to dry.
Awsome. I have a 7x12 ish shed I was thinking of making into washing shed with our walk-in cooler in the garage wasn’t sure it would have the room but yours works
I don't understand all the modification to the washer. Can't ya just leave it all together (not connect the water pipes) and just run a spin-cycle or two (or whatever it takes) ?
Yeah, it depends on the washer though. Usually you can't fit one of those baskets in there without removing the top. Some washing machine units have that big agitator in the middle too that would have to be removed.
Love that you’re so passionate about what you do. You still are a great teacher. So clean so organize so well put together keep up the good job. Great video.
Thank you! Glad you like the video.
@@JoshSattinFarming I agree with everything she wrote -- all your work is so tidy, creative and well-organized, and that includes all the TH-cam videos you put out -- jam-packed with useful information and no extraneous filler! I also appreciate that most -- maybe all -- of the great systems you've put together are affordable for almost anyone to make, and not just costly commercial junk that's been provided by a sponsor which few people can afford to buy. You have -- by far -- the best channel on market gardening I've ever come across on TH-cam. Thank-you for the great content!
@@andreafalconiero9089 Thanks for the kind words. Glad you have been enjoying the videos and finding them helpful. Thanks for watching!
I love the simplicity of your very thought out plans. It gives me great ideas and gains me focus on my plans to get this year going full speed ahead. On my 2nd year of farming in a backyard area and have added a water from rain barrel system with backup tap. Gonna be a good year I hope.
It's so handy to see your setup! Compact is sometimes so much more efficient than spacious. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks!
Thank you I appreciate the fact that you're responsive to your audience
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
I'm not there yet but you sure have my brain moving with ideas Thank you again Have a blessed day
You’re a smart person I appreciate people like you keep up the great job
Thank you!
You're so generous to show us your setup, really well thought out! TY Josh!!!
I am using my garage as well. The draining was an issue as we did not want to cut holes in the wall. Thank you for sharing this. You gave me some ideas I had not even thought of.
Great information! Thank you! I am liking your channel because you have simple and cost-efficient ideas and practices that you show work!.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Well done! I just found your channel and I am watching from the beginning. Cant wait to learn from you. Thank you for your knowledge!
Oh where or what zone are you from/in?
That's a really good spinner Josh! 10/10
Excellent set up for small space. We also have a garage that we would like to convert a small area into a washing station. Your videos are excellent.
Thank you. Glad you like the videos.
Thanks for all the great information in your videos!
Thanks for sharing Josh.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Brilliant! I'm only a home gardener for now, but I'd love to recreate this on a smaller scale until I get to selling! Thank you for all of your informative videos!
Great videos, very well explained. I have been growing and selling micro-greens for over a year now and your videos sure helped out a lot. Wish I would off found your videos a year ago. But hey is better late than never. Thank you for taking the time to make this videos. You have no idea how much this will help us. Thanks again.
You're welcome. Glad my videos have been helpful. Thanks for watching!
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience,
Hey! New to the channel, been binge watching your videos while trying to get my small garden put together. I love your use of random(cheap or probably free) things to make things work and not just buying brand new all the time. I totally thought when you said jacuzzi pump that you were going to say the reverse blow on a shopvac. I do the same as much as possible and use old things from work in my garden.
Welcome. Thanks for watching!
This isthis is great idea I used to do mine in the sink by hand and it would take hours and hours and hours awesome idea great video keep doing what you doing
I have and outdoors drying system something like yours I use it for drying peppers tomatoes and some other produce I definitely like your salad spinner thanks for the info.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Another good topic would be how you keep everything clean and sanitized so as to prevent contamination. Do you use gloves, do you use soap to wash everything, etc. How do you clean all your trays and tools. Are you using organic products or fertilizers on anything? How do you deal with bugs that might get in your area? Are any specific bugs attracted to your Microgreen garden? And where did you get that amazing Screen or Mesh Spoon thing? Thanks for these great info. I want to grow my own greens mainly for my diabetic husband and to keep fresh greens on hand easily even during winter months so maybe they could be done in a barn or garage or even near a window in the house?
I need this setup just for the greens I grow every year to be stewed and canned. Such a tedious process without something like this. Your video makes building this setup less intimidating. Great work. Constantly impressed by how clean, neat and organized you are with what you do.
Glad you like the setup. I couldn't imagine washing greens without it.
We have the same setup instead of a drain we have a sump pump we use to drain the water. Not as nice as your drain and I might end up installing one because you just gave me an idea!
Yeah, I have see a lot of people using the sump and pump setup. I like to keep things as simple as possible.
@@JoshSattinFarming definitely
Hey Josh, great vid!! Can you do a quick breakdown on the drying rack? It's one of the better designs I've seen!!
I wish I lived in NC, I love greens. Tysm for your tips and tricks. So efficient. I live in Texas, so growing g delicate greens would take an air conditioned green house. But I would totally dive into that cause I could live on greens. I'm a rabbit in a former life. A rabbit who likes ranch.
Great video. I too am a one man farm. Looking forward to more!
Clever. I like it. Good work!
Perhaps as a spinner you could use some of the off grid hand or foot washer spinners? Or what about a salad spinner? For smaller operations. Like the Westinghouse salad express which is electric powered and has nice large slotted sides. Or the Dynamic Spinner, Greens Machine or Elgento. Just thinking outside of the box.
Nice set up.
Thank you!
Hi Josh! Awesome video, thanks for sharing. Could you give some more info about how you added the train to the bottom of that black tub? Thanks!
Thank you for all the great information!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for sharing this.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
love this content. very good ideas. thanks
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Hey there Josh. Could you do a video on shelf life and farm produce storage. I live in the bush and I'm on solar. Just wondering if there are any old school ways to deal with farm produce that don't involve lots of electricity :) Keep up the good work!
Interesting topic for sure. I don't have any off grid experience so you might want to check with some other farmers. The only one I can think of is Buena Vista Gardens. You can find him on Instagram.
they used to have cellars in the ground where the temperature is constant.
also you can do it above ground by dumping a load of soil around a container of some sorts.
Well done.
Thank you!
GREAT JOB MAN!!!! I REALLY AM WANTING TO GET SOMETHING GOING , BUT TEXAS IS SO ROUGH , WITHE THE BLAC K CLAY!
Your videos are awesome!
Thank you!
Nice system thank you for your help wish you well
Do you have video with you soil cultivating tools? It look like DIY to me if im not mistaken?
Thank you for this incredible video! I have a small farm and we are in our second season and building a wash/pack area. Is there anything that you put under the drying rack to catch any water or debris that fall off when you tilt the drying rack down to clean it? I'll also be using it to dry root vegetables so might have more water drips than well spun greens. Thank you for your input!
Thank you
Great video
Thanx for sharing , I wish u included the actual washing drying process in the video to.
You can see all of this in action in this video th-cam.com/video/IF0upZ1qGqI/w-d-xo.html
I love your videos, Josh! So down-to-earth yet genius. Very empowering. I was curious if you use sanidate or another sanitizer in your washing of baby greens.
what is the screen made out of? Great episode on Thriving Farmer with Michael BTW!!!
1/4" hardware cloth. Glad you liked the Thriving Farmer podcast. I thought it came out really well too.
Awesome,thank you 🌸
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Such a great setup, just wondering why you don't pump from the dryer back into the tub. Seems like it would save you a step. Otherwise amazing.
Excellent
what sanitizer do you use to keep your system safe and clean, and any concerns of the difficulty to sanitize wood surfaces on your drying rack?
Does your patigonia hat have "Victoria, BC" on it? Watching from a small town outside of Vic. Thanks for all the tips! Starting a small farm for my wife's cafe this fall, we're stealing all your good ideas.
Use everything that is helpful. That's why I make the videos!
You can improve the airflow of the fans a lot by removing the covers on them. That way the blades of the fans will have improved air intake and exhaust.
is there any video that shows when you actually washing and drying the veggie? I would like to know how it goes.
wow its so!! cool!!!
Great video!
You should follow up with a video of your operation in action!
It's on my video to-do list.
Well done...
Thank you! Great help!!!
How often do you harvest your Lettuce. The lettuce that you planted in your beds do you cut the leaves off and let the lettuce regrow or do you uproot your lettuce. How much lettuce can you get from your 50 foot beds
It depends on the season. Summer time I plan for one cut. I usually can get 50 lbs. off of a 50 foot bed. I get several cuts off of the lettuce from fall through spring.
When looking for land what were your top 5 must have's and what were your top 5 deal breakers? I'm in California and planning to relocate to the east coast. Do you have suggestion for finding a good market garden location? Thank you.
Nice! Thanks!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
What type of a fastener are you using that allows your screen to pivot?
All that water going to waste! You should look into grey water recovery system. They are easy to build. Just another challenged in thing to do. Also it will save you on your water consumption since you'll be reusing this water your are throwing away; maybe in your crops. Hope you enjoy the suggestion.
Nice.
Thanks.
Very helpful
Where do you find fans without safety shutoffs ? Every fan I look at has a safety shutoff. If the fan is knocked over on it's side it shuts off automatically. Most of the fans safeties will engage when the fan is tilted just a few degrees from vertical. Thank you
The fans were the cheapest box fans that they sell at Home Depot or Lowe's.
Love this video! Thanks so much!
What if the drying rack was enclosed on 4 sides (one side operable) and the fans blew air from the bottom so the greens get tossed all around and dry quicker?
Give it a try! My only concern would be water falling on the fans.
Thanks Josh!
Question, you tipped the drying screen into what? Is there a tub or what below it?
I tip it over a bit then it collects on the bottom boards. A little bit of smacking the screen from underneath. Then I put that in a bucket or bin. Then flip it almost upside down and some more smacking of the screen and the last bits fall on the floor.
What's the best way to wash and dry whole heads of lettuce? I'm moving away from loose leaf and mixes and growing only whole heads. I have searched and found no videos of any farms I follow washing and drying whole heads. I appreciate any help anyone gives me. Thank you
Do you spin your sunflower shoots? Or just straight from the bubbler onto the drying screen?
Yup. Wash, spin, dry. I'm hoping to make a video about this in the next few weeks.
What type of plastic is the stock tank? I've been looking into these and most appear to be recycled LDPE, which is considered foodsafe in its virgin state but not if recycled. Was this a concern for you? Maybe I'm just overthinking it.
What bags do you use? To bag the greens?
man. love the info..i do wonder about getting customers. plant it, grow it, harvest it...then how do you find the people to buy it? i know a few people. but to actually turn a profit and pay the bills you need people to buy it. how do you line up your boxes? great video by the way. !
Check out today's video th-cam.com/video/-Je_SrTbPQk/w-d-xo.html
now instead of hand-washing I'm going to build my own station customized to Myspace similar to years with whatever parts and pieces I can find used for whatever like washing machine
can you make a video using it? like you show in your intro, looks cools, hopefully you can share...
I use my washing station in this video th-cam.com/video/IF0upZ1qGqI/w-d-xo.html
How many square feet does your station take up?
Anyone know what kind of bolt that is which is allowing the table to pivot in the middle?
the motor in the washer is not 3 phase, 3 phase is specifically for ag and industrial equipment, you wouldn't be able to power anything that was 3 phase in any normal house. it would require either an industrial or agricultural drop from the power grid. You may mean 220v in the US, but that is not normal for washing machines. it is likely that the motor has 4 wires going to it, and that one of them is a backfeed from the controller to your capacitor, which you need to get the tub spinning when it has weight. this video shows a conversion to a timer switch, and you can see what I am talking about at the timestamp linked.
th-cam.com/video/wqzfW4HvqUQ/w-d-xo.html
How long typically do you need to keep lettuce on the drying rack?
I don't set a timer. It really depends on how much is there and what the temperature and humidity is like. You'll know by feeling it and looking at it. I don't want standing water on it, but I want to get it off of their before it starts to wilt or dry out.
Hi, do you drill the holes of the bubbler just on top or also bottom? thanks
The holes are only on the top.
Many small market gardeners have great growing skills but few sales/distribution skills. How have you solved this bottleneck?
I have not solved this at all. It is something that I continue to work on as I grow my business. I am actually planning on putting out a video next week about my main sales outlet, so look out for that.
Josh Sattin Thanks for your response. I look forward to your video. As you are near a large city, hopefully there are multiple avenues for distribution. Keep innovating!.
What screening do you use on your drying rack? Thanks!
1/4"
Good
Efficient system. Thanks for sharing it with us.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
I don’t understand the advantage of spinning. Why not just a fan on them?
Terri Perry the spinner takes the bulk of the water off the greens. If you didn’t do that it would take forever to dry them with just the fans. Just look at your clothes when their done being washed they are soaked and dripping wet. If the didn’t get a spin cycle and you just hung them out to dry.
Yup. Exactly.
Can you please tell me the details about the fans where to buy
What is your foot print size for that?
It's an L shape, but if you thought of it as a rectangle including the open floor space it's about 9'x4.25'
Awsome. I have a 7x12 ish shed I was thinking of making into washing shed with our walk-in cooler in the garage wasn’t sure it would have the room but yours works
Those dimensions are just for the area shown in the video. This includes the greens bubbler, spinner and drying screen.
Do you have a cool room?
No. I have a commercial two door reach in cooler. It's large enough (for now).
Do you carry a LLC to protect yourself?
Yes, the farm business is a registered LLC.
Nice video, but it would have helped to see your setup in action.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll do a video about harvesting eventually and I'll get some footage of it in action.
Show us your products !!!
Please take a look at my Instagram or Facebook page. Search for Sattin Hill Farm. It's full of photos of what I grow.
instagram.com/sattinhillfarm/
I don't understand all the modification to the washer. Can't ya just leave it all together (not connect the water pipes) and just run a spin-cycle or two (or whatever it takes) ?
Yeah, it depends on the washer though. Usually you can't fit one of those baskets in there without removing the top. Some washing machine units have that big agitator in the middle too that would have to be removed.
Hi