Thanks for the great info. I'm wondering why not just sell them with the instructions to wash them before use? Washing and sanitizing and all that seems to take away from the raw aspect of fresh grown microgreens.
I grow small batches of microgreens at home and I just cut them and put them in the fridge and eat them. Should I be washing mine to and may I ask why they need washing if they are organic?
You guys are amazing and have taught me and my husband most everything we own. We recently started our know microgreen business called Ancient Returns: "And sow it begins" this past month. We wanna say thank you so much for everything you guys share with the world! We love your energy, your scientific methods, and your drive. Keep it up you too!
I noticed that your sink has a lot of stains in it. If you go to the dollar store, you can get a product called LA Totally Awesome and it will clean that up and make it look brand new. I use it straight, no dilution. Thank you for the great video!
why wash the greens before sale? Decreases shelf life, adds a step of work, in most jurisdictions adds different food safe practices to be followed and potential change in your business classification with insurance changes costing more.
You go through all that sanitizing but use your bare hands to wash the sprouts. Wouldn’t bacteria under your nails be a problem? Also, I have frequently purchased fresh cut microgreens at the farmer’s market. Should I be washing them before eating?
We’ve even seen a lot of people converting old used washers into spinners, but we prefer something brand new and never used with different chemicals and stuff… thanks for the support! 🤗🌱🌱
Great job MANDI & CJ. Never thought of using spin cycle on a mini washer. I was thinking of a strainer and a blower. 😂🤣😭😅🥲 Definitely something to think about but it is listed at over $200 and out of stock. Maybe later Keep up the good work 👍🇺🇸
Lol, strainer and blower would probably do it 😂 we’re all about bootstrapping where possible! We’ve even seen people convert old washing machines they got for under $100 into spinners! We prefer the squeaky clean unused ones for our drying process though 🤗🌱🌱
Love you guys and this channel! Great attitude and always inspiring. What other varieties have seed hull and dirt issues that would also benefit from this type of washing & drying?
Sunflowers are notorious for seed hulls! That’s probably the #1 crop we focus with washes… most of the time, we don’t mind a little soil in the greens since it’s really not bad for you… fenugreek seeds seem to carry a lot of the soil up the stems though, so they are another notorious one! Those would likely be the top two… or anything you plant under the surface of the soil, like cilantros or Swiss/beets… sometimes those will carry a lot of soil up and need a quick rinse to get the excess soil out! Hope that helps 🤗🌱🌱
Could you explain why it's even needed to wash them? Or is it literally just because of the hulls and dirt? I'm asking because I saw many videos, where people just harvest them and put them directly into the box for selling.
Have you tried drying multiple bags at one time? I was thinking once I buy the machine trying to dry four bags at once. I hate drying with fans because they become damp and wilted like you mentioned.
Yeah, we’ve tried a few at the same time and it works well! I think around 3-4lbs at a time is no problem. You can always spin it a second time aswell… really does a great job! 🌱🌱
You are right, you don’t have to rinse, but we just like to take that extra step! Here’s a link to some bags similar: www.amazon.com/dp/B07G9T9JLK?tag=onamzonthegro-20&linkCode=ic5&ascsubtag=amzn1.infl.us.product&creativeASIN=B07G9T9JLK&ref=exp_onthegrowfarms_dp_vv_d
Not sure what you mean by documentation… we had our food handlers license and used to sell locally and at farmers markets, but we no longer do. We are focusing our content creation, teaching others how to grow and our parent pending products now. It was super easy to sell microgreens though! Check with your local health department to see what you need to do!
It’s crazy how each state differs! This is how we do it for personal consumption… when we sell, we don’t wash and we put “wash before use” on our labels! 🤗🌱🌱
Thanks for the great info. I'm wondering why not just sell them with the instructions to wash them before use? Washing and sanitizing and all that seems to take away from the raw aspect of fresh grown microgreens.
Nice video and explanation. Greetings from Mexico, you guys inspire me and I will some day have a business like yours.
Thank you so much for the support!! It’s quite easy to get started with a business growing and selling Micros! start small, even one tray 😁🌱🌱
I grow small batches of microgreens at home and I just cut them and put them in the fridge and eat them. Should I be washing mine to and may I ask why they need washing if they are organic?
You guys are amazing and have taught me and my husband most everything we own. We recently started our know microgreen business called Ancient Returns: "And sow it begins" this past month. We wanna say thank you so much for everything you guys share with the world! We love your energy, your scientific methods, and your drive. Keep it up you too!
Congratulations!! Love the catch phrase for the business! We wish you the best success and we are so grateful for your support!
I noticed that your sink has a lot of stains in it. If you go to the dollar store, you can get a product called LA Totally Awesome and it will clean that up and make it look brand new. I use it straight, no dilution.
Thank you for the great video!
why wash the greens before sale? Decreases shelf life, adds a step of work, in most jurisdictions adds different food safe practices to be followed and potential change in your business classification with insurance changes costing more.
Who said we’re selling it? We were using them to cook for ourselves and didn’t want dirt on them… making assumptions 🤷🏽🤗🌱🌱
Wait so do you normally sell microgreens with small amounts of dirt on them?@@OnTheGrow
Holy crap tyy much love you all made my first batch ever successfully
You go through all that sanitizing but use your bare hands to wash the sprouts. Wouldn’t bacteria under your nails be a problem? Also, I have frequently purchased fresh cut microgreens at the farmer’s market. Should I be washing them before eating?
Beautiful and healthy … The greens 🥬 look good too. 😂.
Very helpful video, thanks for sharing guys ! Best luck !
Up use a normal front end loader washing machine kind regards a lettuce spinner?
Amazon lists the BPWM09W combo dorm washer/dryer at $240. A commercial electric salad dryer of similar capacity costs over $2000. This is brilliant.
We’ve even seen a lot of people converting old used washers into spinners, but we prefer something brand new and never used with different chemicals and stuff… thanks for the support! 🤗🌱🌱
Nice video........But I wash my greens in.......my stomach :)
Lol, we mostly do the same! 😂🌱🌱
Love what you do, and nice look.
The worlds biggest Salad Spinner😊.
Thanks for your help today beautiful 😍
Great job MANDI & CJ. Never thought of using spin cycle on a mini washer.
I was thinking of a strainer and a blower. 😂🤣😭😅🥲
Definitely something to think about but it is listed at over $200 and out of stock. Maybe later
Keep up the good work 👍🇺🇸
Lol, strainer and blower would probably do it 😂 we’re all about bootstrapping where possible!
We’ve even seen people convert old washing machines they got for under $100 into spinners! We prefer the squeaky clean unused ones for our drying process though 🤗🌱🌱
i don`t know if you need this spinning dryer for the "best" quality. I think it`s too much work :)
If I sanitise my regular washing machine first, can I use that to spin dry them? I don't have room for even that small one.
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Love you guys and this channel! Great attitude and always inspiring. What other varieties have seed hull and dirt issues that would also benefit from this type of washing & drying?
Sunflowers are notorious for seed hulls! That’s probably the #1 crop we focus with washes… most of the time, we don’t mind a little soil in the greens since it’s really not bad for you… fenugreek seeds seem to carry a lot of the soil up the stems though, so they are another notorious one! Those would likely be the top two… or anything you plant under the surface of the soil, like cilantros or Swiss/beets… sometimes those will carry a lot of soil up and need a quick rinse to get the excess soil out! Hope that helps 🤗🌱🌱
how can I get a list for weights of seeds to germinate? IOW how many grams for a particular seed per tray
Wow! Do you go through this process for every batch you sell??
I was told by others that you shouldn't wash the microgreens
Awesome 👍🏻
Quite interested in your video , Do you also provide any individual growing consulting?
Could you explain why it's even needed to wash them? Or is it literally just because of the hulls and dirt?
I'm asking because I saw many videos, where people just harvest them and put them directly into the box for selling.
Microgreens and sprouts are densely planted and can have issues. My understanding (I grow for myself) is that it is best to wash right before use.
Do you guys have any documentation from department agriculture to do what you do? I don’t you do........
You're great. I have a question. Are you washing all the varieties you grow ?
Thank you so much for the support!! We only wash a select few that we know get dirtier than other, fenugreek is one of those! 🤗🌱🌱
Just checked the channel.. do you have hard copies of you books coming out sometime?
Have you tried drying multiple bags at one time? I was thinking once I buy the machine trying to dry four bags at once. I hate drying with fans because they become damp and wilted like you mentioned.
Yeah, we’ve tried a few at the same time and it works well! I think around 3-4lbs at a time is no problem. You can always spin it a second time aswell… really does a great job! 🌱🌱
@@OnTheGrow This info is so amazing! Thank you very much for sharing.
I used the same sanitizer on beer bottles but was told let drain but dont rinse?
Can you list a link for those zipper bags?
You are right, you don’t have to rinse, but we just like to take that extra step! Here’s a link to some bags similar: www.amazon.com/dp/B07G9T9JLK?tag=onamzonthegro-20&linkCode=ic5&ascsubtag=amzn1.infl.us.product&creativeASIN=B07G9T9JLK&ref=exp_onthegrowfarms_dp_vv_d
Rinsing destroys the germ prevention elements
Pretty sure that the germs would be killed after the 3 minutes of being exposed to the sanitizer…
@@OnTheGrowthe health department would not agree
Do you have any documentation from the department of agriculture to do what you do? Do you sell your micro greens?
Not sure what you mean by documentation… we had our food handlers license and used to sell locally and at farmers markets, but we no longer do. We are focusing our content creation, teaching others how to grow and our parent pending products now. It was super easy to sell microgreens though! Check with your local health department to see what you need to do!
In my state you can't wash microgreens for sale without being considered a processing plant.
It’s crazy how each state differs! This is how we do it for personal consumption… when we sell, we don’t wash and we put “wash before use” on our labels! 🤗🌱🌱
does washing like this get rid of the left over seed hauls on sunfowers?
Yes! It helps a lot with Sunflower seed hulls… Generally we only wash Sunnies and Fenugreek as they are the ones with the most clingy seed hulls.
Another trick is to run your hand over the microgreens daily to brush off the seed hulls… really helps them to pop a bunch off before harvest!
@@OnTheGrow Yeah, I do that. Just curious if this was a good way to get the leftovers off and tidy them up for final use.
where are you leving
Earth 70% water…..but we want to “ conserve “ water 😂😂
You must own a desalination plant also! A lab and a desalination plant... you gotta be some kind of big-shot with comments like these! 🤔
@@OnTheGrow I like your sassy replies to some of these silly comments. Thanks for the video.