Selling microgreens at farmers markets and via home delivery programs - Microgreens Mastermind
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2019
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In today's video, I'm sharing a behind the scenes look into our monthly microgreens mastermind chats. We have 5 hosts including myself - and this week two of them are on the call. This mastermind meeting focuses around 2 topics: selling at farmers markets and selling through home delivery/csa type program.
We have a great discussion and I believe several ideas we present during this meeting could be worth thousands of dollars to your microgreens business once implemented. I hope you join us in the microgreens mastermind group.
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After doing only one farmers market, and looking forward to the next one, I have one tip that I found... If you have nobody at your booth, don't stay behind your display/table. I'll explain...
The wind was blowing at times and I would go out to the front of my booth, just to put a hand on my canopy (for my own reassurance mostly). But I noticed that people were engaging with me much more. People were saying "Hi" to me before I could engage with them. I found that the "sitting behind the desk" environment isn't too inviting to new customers. Go out in front of your display and be friendly! Don't create the "step into my office" environment. Break the barrier ;)
yes i agree, my grandson is out and as people walk by is asks "would you like to try a microgreen?" they say what is that he gives samples and 80% of the time they say how much boom they come in and i finish the deal. i am so blessed he is so friendly.
Good advice! Thanks for commenting
you know your right...so right. i have noticed that when the owner is sittin or even standing "behind" the desk. we look and keep walking. and when someone is out front we stop and chat...
@@annstewart3324 Hey there
Very very good advice 😎👌👌🌱
Thank you, this is super inspiring 💚. We just made our 1st batch of micro basil pesto & it was awesome!
We freeze our pesto in silicone ice cube trays and the bag them once frozen. Grab a cube at a time.
This was amazing! I’m very grateful you decided to share this with us. I like hearing about the markets in both city and rural areas. Tons of good stuff, thank you
WOW! So glad that I took the time to watch this. I binged the course earlier this week but just this convo has been invaluable. Taking lots of notes for when I launch in a couple months. :)
This was SO helpful and I appreciate you three very much for putting this info out 🙏
Excellent tip about the email sign-up list on the clipboard. Love that. Thank you
pure gold. THANKS.
Loved All that Sharing in the Video. I used to do Direct Marketing and still found a Lot of Useful Tips from You 3 in the ways that You All were doing by Yourselves other than 1 Hired Help!
Internet of Things / IOT has changed everything we do and how we Live ! Thanks an awful Lot! 😁
Don is aware of the right attitude in life. Funds will be coming to help set up service to others just like this. I would love to know more about his spread sheets or anything he's willing to share. I'm able to barter a service of biomagnetism with anyone. I have reversed about 50 illnesses using this just on myself, in the last 3 years. I'm told that I am a healer and I need to teach others how to heal themselves. We even have ways to use our magnets to reverse corona virus. I could do this over Zoom for others. I love the idea of microgreens as a business for me as well.
Love this !😊
I love love love you Nate for starting all this. (Sorry I called you Matt.. SMH lol he's from River Pontics, I found you too at the same time). Anyway...🙃🤣 This was a great show with wonderful ideas! All three of you.....thank you so much for your time and help!!! A.....mazing!!! 😁😂😀😍💕💞🌱💕💞🌱💕💞🌱💕💞🌱💕💞🌱
Love the part on subscription sales at 53:22
Loved this. The three of you have the best energy and the stories and knowledge is priceless. My partner and I are in Australia and are in the process of starting in a couple of months. We are educating ourselves and hope to be as successful as you guys. All the best from Australia ✌
I’m going to be having bandit signs made to put around town strategically to try to increase awareness as well. For my home delivery and restaurant business. I also flip houses and I use bandit signs which are the signs on steaks at intersections for example. I put those out when I’m looking for houses to buy.
Absolutely awesome vid you guys! So many gems of knowledge. Thank you so much!
You bet! Thanks for watching
so much useful information, thank you :)
1:19:00 Don, I would be super interested in whatever You can share about your system! By all means, go ahead and develop this. As a self employed entrepreneur of the last 31 years, I'm so ready to try something new. And I love growing plants! Will be following.
Ditto. I would love to see your system. There are also open source website software like CRM that might help connect your to your website and square.
I got most of what you guys gave. Stimulus to process all information, ask myself questions and explore different ways that suit me and increase value-added possibilities.
Thank you very much.
I have experience in aviation, aeroponic, but "green in business". Grow microgreen in NFT fits better for me.
We fall forward get up and move forward.
Greetings from Greece.
This was incredible. Thank you very much, all 3 of you were just something else, all so helpful and concise. I want to hear about Don't foray into pesto.
Thanks for stopping by Vicki!
So thankful for this video. My husband and I are just learning about microgreens. We'd love to start our own business in the upcoming months. Thanks again for all your videos.
thank you for putting this video out. i really learned so much.
You're welcome! I hope you join us in the mastermind group
@ around 4:00 he states his time is a big factor..... if your young and just starting your life/ business ... factor that in to your pricing if you must... if your old like us...our time doesn't matter cuz its a full time HOBBY.... thats why on paper our profit is sooooooo much more than the younger microgreener ( always remember working or not we are alive 24/7 and time is always passing, dont put a price on it)...lol Great vid. we are signing up today... thank you everyone that helped make this vid!!!
Good point. If it's a side gig and you don't depend on it for a living, your time means a little less. And you also have more time to struggle and refine your process before getting everything just right. That can all be important in learning a business and developing it in a coherent, sustainable way instead of an all-or-nothing fashion.
Love the different discussions. I noticed that someone was growing sunflowers. I've done that a couple times, but still have the hulls on the greens. How do you keep/help the hulls from the greens? No one wants to eat a crunch shell.
Kids bring LIFE to wherever they are. We're in the business of sharing life giving substance with folks. Why would you not want to have exuberance of life in abudance around.
Trucking in such nutrient rich source of life is tantamount to a spiritual practice.
Thank you so much for this! I"m so excited to take the course and be part of these master classes! This information is so valuable. I would like to get your input on eco friendly packaging ideas, reusing trays, and the packaging for our other products like the pesto for instance. I'm racking my brain trying to have as little single use plastic as possible or reuse things when possible. What are your thoughts?
They are a lot of work but the pay off could be huge. I'm doing my first farmers market this year and doing pretty well. next year I'm going to try and get in to the biggest one we have here.
Is there a video on how you guys set up your tables for market?
In Vancouver BC you can also buy freeze dried garlic scapes
So much valuable information. Thank you so much for making this available to us. This is the first Masterminds I've seen and I just want you to know how much I appreciate what you're doing here. For sure Ill be listening to this one again, probably a few more times. Cheers!
A spreadsheet would be an awesome resource.
Thanks for putting this info together. Just stopped by my local hydroponics supplier and they were awesome, friendly, and equipped with e everything to get started.
Main question aside from a business licenses what other legal items are needed for selling direct to biz as it pertains to food.
It varies by state, county, all the way down to city.
Square is the way to go.
Ontario has historically been very strict about cottage industry food vendors. Not sure about microgreens
Tax in most states are regulated by the state. I live in Virginia and there is tax on all food.
On your Quick Start Guide, you said to fill the tray with 1 and 1/2 inch soil. Does that mean you use 2 inch trays?
Looking forward to Don's spreadsheet...let us know. Thanks
whats a good price to start at? im getting ready for a farmers market here in Texas and I have now idea where to set a price. All products are in 16 oz clam shells.... selling sunflower, radish , ustard/salid mix, and pea shoots for my first go around. Also passing out samples of wheat grass .
I would love the pesto recipe, is it posted somewhere? :) Ihave always done basil- but I love this idea!
I’d like to know if folks bag their greens for sale or do they put them in clam shells? Do you use then elated bags or ventilating clam shells? I’ve not been able to find the ventilated clam shells so I’ve ended up having to drill holes in mine. I tried to hold punch but that didn’t work
Don please put that system together. It would be such a help! Thank you.
Hey guys this video is so informative so thank you! I live in southwest Florida where it is very hot and humid. How would you suggest selling/displaying trays or containers in order to keep them from wilting? I like the look of having fresh trays there that I can use as a sample tray to give to potential costumers, and then having a cooler or 2 full of prepackaged containers for sale. Just trying to figure out how to beat the heat! Thank you in advance for any advice you guys give!
So for Donnie? Your mix box is it literally like a big clam shell with just four different kinds of greens in it all mixed together or are they separated somehow or is it a box that contains four or five smaller containers/bags of greens? I’m just trying to understand how you put that together. I love that idea
So would bike delivery be called "Bikerogreens"?
Great name for urban company
@@northeastslingshot1664 atm I have a bike to deliver microgreens,
@@djseber3357 So smart!
Sales taxes very by state. Florida charges sales tax on everything.
How much volume is in the bags in her winter program?
Hey guys I'm looking for some ideas here. I've only got a small space in my garage that I want to use for my first rack but I'm concerned about temp and humidity control. some people have mentioned building a DIY "closet" But I'm kind of at a loss on how to do that or if it's really even necessary. tips or ideas? Thanks!
Hello I'm trying to join your class but when I watch the video there is no green button to sign up! HELP!!!!
Recipe for pesto please? Ty!
I been thinking of vacuum sealed packaging, what is your view on vacuum sealed packaging. I believe the product would last a lot longer,
Can you show me where to go to get examples of signage for the booth
Do you guys have an update for how things have been since the pandemic began and how they're going now?
Can you share UA-cam channel & websites for your mastermind guests?
sales tax depends on the state
Where can I find the program that Donny was building? I am interested in this.
Are the bags just one product or does she combine products?
We want the spreadsheet
How do I set up a subscription system?
Recipe for the pesto, please
What size bags?
great video.. i'm a new grower.. can you tell me what CSA is.. it's mentioned a few times but i don't know what it means
Community Supported Agriculture
I was thinking about this idea - can microgreens be used to manufacture nutritional bars and nutritional tablets? Would love to hear all your views, please let me know.
Anyone run into the issue of their farmers market being full and not accepting new vendors? Trying to figure out my next move.
Running to that here in Louisville Kentucky as well. I had to scour the Internet multiple times to try to find even small markets. I’ve even signed up for a market over in southern Indiana. If your town has MasterPlan communities for example they may have their own markets as well. I’ve even thought about trying to start up my own market! I’m still mowing that one over. Some markets Require vendors to sign up in January for the summer season. So it’s good to know for next year what the rules are and get there early so to speak. Good luck hope to hear how it went for you
How do you advertise or let people know about the home delivery program?
I think Don mentioned he meets those folks at the Farmers Market and that's where it starts.
Has anybody ever thought of opening a small shop to sell microgreens retail? I mean, a strictly microgreens store?
Hi Nate I'm a Huge fan and I am about to set up my grow to start my Microgreens business. I was wondering if you could give me a little time to ask you a few questions? Via text or email or phone if you wouldn't mind? I know you are busy just wondering. You have given me so much just learning about microgreens, I'm so excited! Thanks and I understand if not. I'm giving my presentation next week to investors. 😳🙃😁🌱
Hey bub! Hope your well! Anytime you want to giveaway some of my growlights to your subs...let me know!
Thank you!!
Brad
Will do Brad! Take care
Hey Brad how's it going? 🤗🎉👍😀💞
@@tanis1111 Tanis!! Hugs!! Much love sweet friend!
Speed it up to 1.25 at the least ✌️ you’re welcome ❤️
⚠️ Long Winded Inquiry⚠️
I'm in north California and still doing my research. Does anybody know what certificates or license I will need to sell. I've seen certain farmers markets need these things. I'd like to go to the market as well and find local chefs. Ideally I want a storefront OR a place to produce/package/deliver for my city. I have space in my apartment. Will that be a no-go for the inspector? Also, if anybody has an idea of how much start up costs would be, ranging from legal fees to a shelf that can hold about 16 10-20 with grow setup. Has anyone tried the Rhonda Patrick method with a bunch of quart sized mason jars or much larger sized jars? Thank you so much to whoever has the courage to take on any part of this inquiry 🔆.
Is your CSA tired to microgreens?
So.....anyone ever get pine mouth from eating pine nuts? Yup it's a thing and what happens is when you get it from eating pine nuts everything tastes like metal and this can last for several weeks! It's like you have a penny in your mouth. I know this unfortunately from experience. So maybe it's good that pine nuts are expensive?
Happens more frequently with pine nuts imported from China. California pine nuts do not have this effect as much, but are much more expensive.
First I've ever heard of that. I do usually use sunflower in my pesto as well, because pine nuts aren't really available here.
Any links?
Hi frnds ...iam from India ...Kerala... I want interest ..this businesses.....
Wow such a hard work...
I guess you never worked on construction..
What does CSA stand for?
Community-Supported Agriculture
@@mandiegarrett1706 Thanks!
Anyone find it hard to keep broccoli microgreens fresh? Even when I fully dry mine, they end up getting too wet when stored.
Danille Sindac I don’t wash mine. I cut, pack, and refrigerate. Sunflower is the only one I wash, mainly to remove the hulls. If you are selling to others, your label can say something like “wash before use.”
@@kuliatv I've also stopped washing and switched to this method. do you do aything special to remove seed holes?
@@danilles.4247 Not really. Following what the crowd generally does. I stack them during germination to help push roots down, reducing the number of seeds that get pulled out of the medium.
I also feel like the broccoli micro greens smell funky. Why is it that any time you give someone a container of micro greens the first thing they wanna do is smell them. If they’ve been in a container for a couple hours I think they start to smell kind of gross.
Set? never never sit down. It really turns people off. Reach out, say hello to every person walking by.
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I think the farmers markets are too played out. I'd rather go to the grocery store than support of self-righteous market vendors. I wasted two years selling at a farmers market and I did not gain anything, but people I do not want to see or talk to ever again. Maybe I am just not a people person, but in my opinion, there is a lot of pretentiousness and bigotry at farmers markets. Basically, there are a lot of SMUG DOUCHEBAGS at farmers' markets.
Hi, please send me a linked for your Facebook page or a page where I can see how the setup/display looks for microgreens at a farmers market - I loved the content and tips provided in this meeting all the way from South Africa . - Super optimistic to see where my MG business will take me.