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Student builds $8000 per month microgreens business delivering door to door (full interview)
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Today I'm sharing a very special interview with Don DiLillo of Finest Foods NY (previously Don's Finest) and SproutBox Grow Your Own.
Don has built an incredible microgreens business centered around home delivery with a major focus on the health benefits. He also sells at Farmers Market and works with one local chef.
Don shares some amazing tips in the video and shares his plan to build a half million dollar per year microgreens mini-empire.
Please post any questions in the comments, and hopefully Don will jump in to interact with us!
Thanks so much for watching!!
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I am a disabled vet and own a business as a general contractor. I will be 64 this year. I want to retire and do this with microgreens! Something I can leave my family.
It's harder than it looks and the competition is only getting more fierce. If you're in the right location with the right market it's doable.
Analysis paralysis takes out 90% of future entrepreneurs. I jumped in yesterday and went to Costco and bought a rack and already ordered seeds, lights and trays. Thank you to everyone involved in my awakening! To anybody “waiting” JUST DO IT!
70-80% profit margins. That's quite a rake! This guy is awesome. I'm so glad to hear his story. Thank you for interviewing him! I can't tell you enough how wonderful it is to hear you two talk about sharing your wisdom for free, teaching people how do to it themselves and that it doesn't detract from your business but only makes it stronger. This is true in SO many industries and pursuits. You become the expert and the go-to figure. Plus, people may enjoy dabbling, but the majority of them won't try to produce as prolifically as you do which guarantees a return customer. Thumbs up!
I see you are Orthodox. Glory to God
This is inspiring! I recently quit my 9-5. Doing doordash and really love serving the community and making smiles. I've been a delivery driver most of my career so I'm very efficient at dashing. I heard about micro greens from Dr Rhonda Patrick on a podcast a few years back and I was intrigued. I've only started researching and found you two. I have limited space and money and social skills, as much as I like making smiles, I like to only be in the presence of people short enough to deal business and get out. I get social anxiety from having people listen to me speak. Especially trying to make a sale. So I'm getting paralysis by fear. I've already pitched to two businesses if they wanted to try some of my non-existent crop in a few weeks. I'm not shot down. Infact it showed me I have potential. I'm nervous about many factors. Thanks for hearing me. Thank you both for the incredible knowledge.
I bet you could do this Izzy!
Im here because of an email. Didn't know i wasn't subscribed. My friend and i are just starting our business. Thank you both for this video. this gives us both even more hope and joy for this new adventure we are on.
Nobody mentions pak choi as a microgreen. I have been growing it for a while. It's easier to grow than anything I have grown in the past. It grows fast. It's hardy. Has a high germination rate. Tastes delicious. I harvest 75% as microgreens by thinning the tray then I leave the remainder until ready for transplant and then I harvest them as young but full plants for salads or older mature plants for soups and stir fries. I find them easier than either peas or sunflowers. I don't do radishes because I don't like them. I also harvest beets, carrots, lettuce and cabbage as microgreens. But I do this only as part of the thinning process for plants I plan to transplant into my garden.
That's a great interview Nate. I'm just starting microgreens and your videos have helped me a lot. This part of the world (South Africa) hasn't yet fully embraced microgreens. I cannot even get crucial information from the seed companies like I do from yours and other people's UA-cam videos.
I pray you keep on posting them.
LLOYD CHOTO cool
How is your microgreens farm doing?
I have learned a lot from your videos and I have decided to go ahead and start growing micro greens and this video & both of you guys made my mind up..... thanks for all the information you have provided......again thank you
That's great - so glad you got inspired! Now it's time to take action! Be sure to register for the free info at microgreensfarmer.com Cheers!
Do it!
Best of luck!!
Good luck bro!
hows the sales going ??
For Mold: I am using flood trays. I don't have many problems with mold. Not sure if this is the reason why, but it is worth the try. I had heard that copper retards mold. So I took copper pennies, and put them in my flood trays--probably about 30 to an 8 foot by 2 foot tray. Copper pennies are pre-1982. The newer ones are made from zinc. I am also experimenting in my outdoor garden by adding copper and zinc pennies to my garden for the minerals and to head off fungal issues there.
For many, working half a week with half the money is FAR better than 7 day/365 BURN OUT. Free time, to me, is worth FAR MORE than money.
You totally tried to save him with the whole trade for products... 🤣
Very inspiring, enough so that I joined the course. It's encouraging to hear the success in the home delivery channel. I just dropped the fear at the door!! Don, thanks for sharing your journey all the best to you. Great to have inspiring stories keep em coming Nate!! 👍🎯🔥✌️
Very deep interview, most people who do these interviews leave out really important parts so that you will buy their course. Glad you didn’t, I guess the agriculture industry is very helpful 👍🏼 thank you
Glad you got value from it!
Inspiring..thanks Nate !!
Stories people need. 🌱
Absolutely! Thanks for stopping by!
Pepe Fassos Pepe!!!! Woo!!
Hidden Harvest Grow Lights Hey Brad ! 👍😀🌱.. Have a great day man !
Pepe Fassos You also my friend!!! 😃
Yall are legends for doing the video and posting it. Thank you!
ill be the next interview, give me a year or so
How is the progress?
Progress!?
How is it going?
Joe Alvarez it’s been a year
We're waiting, Joe.
Thank you for sharing this awesome interview with Don. Very helpful. Excellent information and a great confidence push.
Wow I sprout, dream of garden but after sprouts and watching you guys, I'm motivated to sell! I'm an entrepreneur and also follow Gary V and Grant Cardone! Lol. I have an Amazon business and learning real estate yet I Sprout..wow this is a synchronicity for me! It's a sign! Thank you for all your hard work and teaching!!
Good luck I certainly hope you make your first million next year
Amazing interview! I am just getting started. I have been selling at farmers markets for years and I am moving into micro-greens, with built in relationships already. This interview was great for information, inspiration, and most of all, it sounds like this this fella also incorporates spiritual practice too! Very useful!
Glad you enjoyed it. Tons of my students are getting subscription businesses launched and seeing a lot of success
Genius conversation! TY for posting Nate!
I enjoyed this information. I have been trying to perfect my product and have been taking measurements. I have just been nervous about getting a business going for fear of a flooded market, but this video may have just gave me the confidence to take the next step. Thank you.
Awesome, so good to hear! Make sure to check out my webinar and read the quick start guide
Food is always a constant man. Will never go away.
This is what works for me:
There is never a lack in the world. There is always enough for everyone.
Fear = False Evidence THAT Appears Real ... Do not let it stop you !! You can do it !! Great interview Don and Nate .. Very informative ...
Great interview with Don. He's a natural success story.
Glad you enjoyed it!
First.
Really interesting stuff. Sounds like even with the big producer in his area there is still plenty of market space for smaller growers.
exactly! Plenty of market space worldwide using the direct to consumer model
DavesWorld I buy from people I like.
My customers are mainly from You Tube and theres a connection being made. Im assuming they like the person also. Im off to read your suggestion. 😊
Very cool. Thanks for the info. Starting my microgreen project now. Just jumping in and seeing what works for me...sooooo many people saying conflicting things out there.
Gonna try making my own medium this coming week with some coconut coir. It's pretty fun stuff.
Make it your own!
Yeah. I like this video! Thank you, gentlemen!!!
Great interview Nate. I watched things for the first time last summer. Glad to hear about how receptive potential clients are to Living-Food and that people are open to receiving microgreens and sprouts as subscription services. I'm inspired about the variety of income streams I can create and so much more. Thanks for bringing out so many details.
Ciao4Now,
Tynyetta
Awesome, thank you both so much! Love this! 😁 I wish you both continued success! Nate thank you ! Have a great night! ☺👍💞🌱🌻🌹👍✌😁😀
Thanks to both of you for sharing your wisdom, compassion and inspiration!
You're welcome!
I just started my operation! You are super helpful thanks.
Can you say DONNY GREEN. He did say you helped him set up his business. I’m setting up to start this exact business. Been watching you both and one more. Just a matter of time. Any day now.
Nate thank you so much for this interview, just the push the needed to start.
It shouldn't be too hard for someone to make even a quarter of that a month. $2000 a month, part time, while they're doing their regular job.
I work 16 hours a day 7 days a week and still can grow $1000 + worth per week.
Do y'all do home delivery, grocery stores, distribution companies? Or restaurants?
Next chance I get to invest in the business , I'm ready to start , good motivation.
I hope you can get involved!
@@MicrogreensFarmer I have almost all the things , I think what's left is to start and find the clients
Thanks so much! What an inspiring presentation. Loved it!🌱💕🌱💕🌱
You two are definitely awakened souls. Yaay! This is the most important thing anyone can be right now. It will come out soon, after the mass arrests, that St. Germain and other humanitarian funds will be made available for people like you who are doing a needed organic business to help others.
Do you have a step by step video on this? I'm a more visual person when learning but will gladly get your eBook. I need to learn and do this with no mold!!!. This would be in addition to my QHHT sessions. I do some of them for people for free if they really need healing and have no money, which is the bulk of people. I just subscribed :)
Wow, very awesome and great interview 👍🏽
glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome interview...great comments from both of you!!
Hi. Thank you for the information. I have a question. Did you get a licence to grow//sell micro-greens? Has anyone asked you if you have a licence? Does the city inspect you? How do you manage this? I want to start from home and I know there is the cottage law I can rely on, but it only allows me sales of up to $25,000 a year. From there on, I believe I need to move into a licence'd place? Is there any information out there about this?
moonbee03 how come no one has answered this
They probably have not answered because it varies so much state to state, county to county, maybe even city to city.
Recently I called my county's health and safety department and agriculture department to ask what sort of licensing i needed specific to micro greens and sprouts. They said as long as it's an agricultural product and NOT a salad or any other "ready to eat" product I am good to go. They also mentioned something about municipal water. I live in a suburb so the water is municipal. I think if it was a private well there would be something to look into.
TLDR, call your county's health department and you will probably find out all you need to know.
Taxes and registering a business are a different story.
Excellent educational content and video!!! More Please ✌️😎👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍☺️
Cool interview! Thanks, guys.
Definitely found this video inspiring. I feel great when I eat sprouts so I’ve been looking how to grow my own. Then I discovered microgreens and how much more nutritious it is. Never thought to sell it but I love that you can help people be healthier w these little plants and it would possibly reduce global warming if people grew this at home. It’s exciting to know you can start something on your own. Thank you for sharing the real raw experiences about your challenges too.
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Thank you for sharing another great video. 🇨🇦😎
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome show. I love this. I got so much information from this.
Thanks for watching!
If that mold is at the base at the stem, it may not be mold. It may be "Root Hairs" that can easily be mistaken for mold. It looks spider-webby at the base of the stem. If it's effecting your entire tray it's most likely root hairs. I'm definitely not an experienced microgrower..... yet..but that's coming from watching videos on Larry from CityHydro. Fantastic work though Don! I can't wait to get started.
Amazing interview! Thanks so much for sharing your story. Very inspiring!!
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one having problems with sunflower microgreens.
You mentioned that you have a sampler pack of 5 greens @ 2 oz each. Which clam shell do you use? Part # and from where? Are all 5 greens in the same container or do you just give them 5 separate containers of 2 oz greens? Thanks!
Very well done you guys! How inspiring!
Thanks for watching!
Really enjoyed the section at 10:20 about the delivery service
Great information, I'm getting more and more excited to take the course and get started. Btw @Microgreens Farmer the link to Don's Finest doesn't work. Facebook page says it'll be down during rebranding. That would have been helpful to know on your description links.
Yeah, should be back up today. I didn't know he was going through the rebrand when I began uploading
Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it. Thanks!
love the information very good, awesome website too.
What is it about cilantro that makes growing it so difficult ?? Every video I’ve seen has mentioned this but never why....🤔
It's not hard. Just do it and itll be fine.
Try this. First cut the bottom three inches from an old milk bottle. Then cut the top third off some small plastic or paper cups. Cut some small holes in the bottoms of the cups. Fill those cups about 3/4 high with potting soil. Put the cups in the bottom part of the milk bottle. Fill the milk bottle bottoms half an inch with water. Sprinkle half a dozen cilantro seeds onto the top of soil of each cup. Put them on the window sill and then twice a day spray them gently with water. Be patient. It might take 2-4 weeks to germinate. When they are about an inch tall thin them to two per cup. When they are two inches tall thin then to one per cup. When they are about 4 inches tall carefully transplant them into one gallon pots or depending on the time of year, into your garden. For microgreens you will need larger containers and plant them 3-4 times the density per square inch and then harvest them as needed.
I have a degree in horticulture, and i work for and organic certification agency, I see first hand how much money these places make and I also have knowledge on many of the tools used by growers......for some reason fear of failure is holding me back...
Let NOTHING hold you back. Make a test run. Eat them for first hand taste, giveaway free samples to perspective customers. Before you know it you'll be running it like a pro!
Great interview...very inspiring!❤️
#MicrogreensFarmer looking forwards to the webinar on Friday, Thanks Nate
Hope you enjoyed it! Let me know what you thought
Microgreens is my hobby.
Thank you. Great information
Great story! Congrats!
I am growing microgreens from last 1 year but recently started getting fruit flies problem and how much ever effort I am putting it's not going.. Pls let me know if any solution if you guys have faced this problem.
What do you do for GAP and FSMA compliance?
still growing just for me....soon will try to sell....I have a few videos on you tube
If I hadn't just spent $2000 building an indoor greenhouse for microgreens, I'd have totally taken advantage of your training course's discount period. Hopefully soon, though! I'm kinda nervous and need the help, haha.
I hope you're planning on growing more than microgreens. Microgreens spend most of their time in the dark and only need some cheap $15 shop lights to mature. I grow microgreens and wheatgrass in my kitchen on a rack with shop lights. It cost me $150 for the entire setup.
Baneicorn I’m building my greenhouses off the excess of the consumer society we live in.
hi, i have a question about lighting, is there a difference in yields if you grow microgreens indoors with LED or in a greenhouse with natural light? are there differences in the growing process? can you grow microgreens without LED, just with natural light all year long or do you need artificial light? i ask this because i would prefer growing microgreens with natural light in a greenhouse or even outdoors in summer, it would be great if you could talk about all this and the differences between the 2. thanks
You ‘can’ do it that way.
There are multiple issues with that though.
If you’re running it like a consistent business you’re going to run into two main issues with light consistency.
The first is literally just the weather. If you’re in a greenhouse you’re inevitably going to get periods of cloud and rain. This will undoubtedly affect the growth of your micro greens.
The second is the positioning of the sun. Unless your greenhouse and racks are PERFECTLY positioned to reap relatively even light throughout the day, your plants are going to stretch towards whichever direction provides them the most sun.
Both of these factors will result in leggy/inconsistent growth and an inconsistent product.
There are probably methods to perfectly account for both of these issues, but it’s going to be far more complex than simply providing static overhead light.
You can absolutely grow these greens for yourself with nothing but sun. It only becomes an issue if you’re running a business which requires a standard and consistent product. If you get two weeks of rain & cloud when people are expecting greens from you, you’ll run into issues.
try using a ozone generator it will help you with the mold and wont harm the plants just do not run them when people are working
Very inspiring thank you for posting.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Awesome. I just have a small question that if growers need to apply a licence from government befor sell their products. I am not sure if I miss this info from your interview.
How much product liability insurance do you have?
I have only one question. The rest doesn't deter me. I know I can do growing and selling. I enjoy gardening. My self employment is in plastics now. I have liability insurance for plastics. Customers also come to my shop. Is there a need for that insurance for growing and delivering micro greens? Plant propagation to sell potted plants from my property might need liability insurance Iam thinking.
Hello,
How do you approach hotels and restaurants if you are working from the basement? I mean, can you give receipts and stuff to the FBMs? How do you legitimately sell from your basement? Any tips?
Thanks in advance
I do microgreens, how much product are you actually growing to be getting in 8000 dollars a month? its not that I don't belive what you guys are saying here but to ship 8k of microgreens door to door a month seems a little out there.
Great video, thanks
Really great content. Where or who's a supplier for the seeds to try at home. Thank you in advance
true leaf market
Could either of you guys give us a high level run through of your daily process with sunflowers please?
i have a W like the one on your wall ! is it from HHHW? i was first graduating class !! nice work!
Do you have a nutrition sheet about all the greens that you grow or for all the greens that are grown? It would be great to put the nutritional facts on the label.
WHAT A FUCKING VIDEO. This was badass.
What's the profit amount. I'm planning to watch later but I'm curious if anybody heard.
How much is the course training ? I really enjoyed the webinar.
Is didnt see anything about the course cost in my email
jason halbert I believe he said it was Free
Great video thanks. What do I need to start? I have a huge basement I can use.
Hi! Thank you for making this video! I'm very interested in starting my own micro green business. How do you get delivery customers outside of farmers markets? What are your best selling greens for home deliveries?
Maybe watch the video.lol
Does anyone know if a business has to be registered with a state before they begin selling microgreens?
Great stuff Nate, I'm keen to invest in your course eventually, it's just a case of everything falling in to place at the right time.
sorry I am new to this and based in the UK but you mention racks what size would these be and how do you price your products
We are starting soon in lake Stevens wa baby food forest tooooooo!!
awesome!!
There is a little magic if you look up "rack" in the urban dictionary. The example they use, haha. Nice video.
Hello Nate, I caught the first 25 mins of the Webinar, but then I completely lost sound (I am in Sweden).
With the vast amount of ziplocs available, is there a particular size you can recommend? Thank you for all your hard work and videos, they are a massive help!
Glad you've found them helpful! depends on what variety you are selling and if you are delivering samples or orders - just buy a couple different and go from there
Why don't you try UV florescent lights for some amount of time after un-stacking to kill the mold and sanitize the young sprouts. Eye and Skin protection would be a good idea, if you try it.
Never heard of people doing that. But I will look into it - sounds interesting! Thanks
Everyone remembers their 1st sale dude! Are we sure this guy is even making any money doing this? Lol
How do you feel about bird seed? I found a company selling certified organic non gmo sunflower seed as bird seed. As far as I know the only difference is selection for germination rates and obviously price. It has the same certifications as the seeds being sold on seed websites as far as the certified organic and non gmo stamp
I would give it a try if it's organic and a good price, for sure!
Any words of wisdom for growing microgreens in a 1 bedroom apartment space? Do have south east facing balcony which can be utilized well in summer months...
Just keep it simple with a small rack like in my videos. Might want to do in kitchen if possible so you have hard floor and close to water
Is it gross or net? How much do you have for you profit, thats a very impotant question? Greetings
I could not agree with Don more about chefs. It drives me nuts that everyone is concerned with appearance and the color, yet no one mentions taste or how eating them makes you feel. Also most micro green farmers are boring as they just grow the same things. Push the dang envelope some.
Could that mold you say on the sunflowers actually be root hairs and not mold at all? I have heard many people mistake root hairs for mold, especially if they are at the bottom of the stem.
Not in this case, but yes - many people starting out do confuse the two.
Great vid. Thank yoiu
How long is the shelf life on those seeds?
Update please!
Aloha Nate! Moved from Bloomington Indiana university to Big Island Hawaii and there's no microgreen source.. I plan to change that. Love your channel bro. Where are you located?
Awesome! I'm in Bloomington!