From Small Space to BIG Profits: Inside a 240 Sq Room Microgreens Farm
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
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Profitable indoor farming in a small space is possible! Join Curtis Stone as he takes you on a tour of a 240 square foot indoor farming operation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This is a must-watch for anyone interested in indoor farming or starting a microgreens business. Discover tips and insights that will help you start or scale your microgreens business to new profit levels. Dive in and learn how to crush it and build a lean microgreens business in a tiny space!
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About Curtis Stone:
Curtis is one of the world’s most highly sought-after small farming educators. His book, The Urban Farmer, offers a new way to think about farming𑁋 one where quality of life and profitability coexist. Today, Curtis spends most of his time building his 40-acre off-grid homestead in British Columbia. He leverages his relationships with other experts to bring diverse content into the homes of gardeners and aspiring small farmers from around the world. Learn more at FromTheField.TV.
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This guy has the most unique resume on the planet: Microgreens cutivation/sales & Government crest painting.
I went from physical security to masonry, then to web systems. Now I'm super interested in this micro greens thing.
Incoming highly secure, brick and stone micro greens growing room with high end social media, web analytics and database integration
@@rathernotdisclose8064 He loves to gloat.
Let's chat! Food Security#1
You still workin on it-lets chat!
Glad to see more farmers embracing the idea of bringing cargo trailers to the market! We knew it would make for a fun presentation. If he gets power to it, he can show them how they are grown in the space like we do! Keep up the great work!
Great stuff, Curtis, as usual! We will definitely work on Mike's inspiration and extend our production here in the UK's wet winters. If anybody is interested in following us setting this up from scratch, stay tuned - we will be posting some videos soon!
I love the idea of doing live cuts at the farmers market. Getting ready for the market would be so much easier!
HouseBarons also less waste I would guess
@@emoleary811 True Elizabeth, you could just pack up the trays and sell the micros later. Nice!
That's actually how the Asian sell bean sprouts.
We were fortunate to meet Mike and his partner at the St. Lawrence Market,Toronto, Canada where they sell their delicious microgreens. We told Mike that we were interested in trying microgreens in our basement and he provided us with valuable information to get us started. Today we harvested our first tray of microgreens. Thanks Mike @littlefarmthatcould see you on Saturday.
Ok, when I am ready to do this I will take your online course Curtis, wow, this is so exciting!
Great video and information as usual!!! Thanks man! Keep them coming!
Such a humble guy! Great work!!
Mike great job you're an inspiration keep up the energy and good job .
Hey Mike, how are ya buddy I hope your still doing well and soo happy to see you:) Congratulations
Sarahann
From The Ground Up Canada 🌱
Awesome job!! Congratulations, Mike!!
That was awesome!!! Thanks Curtis!! 🙏🏼
Dang, those are some fine looking greens!! 🌱
Wow! Really great set up. Thanks for sharing.
Watching your videos is what’s putting me to sleep at 2 am... good looks bro
this was all i needed to see. thank you for sharing.
NEAT! EVEN FOR PERSONAL CONSUMPTION NEEDS! TIED IN WITH PRE-PORTIONED MEAL PLANS! INTERESTED IN ALL THE POSSIBLE VARIETIES!
All these amazing plants provide amazing fuel for our bodies Excellent share All the very best in this service for wellness
nice to see you back to the more traditional videos
this is inspiring - Im in an apartment now but hoping to move into my first house within the next 2 years. I really want to start a microgreen operation when I have the space!
Great video Curtis, love seeing this model being duplicated.
So cool and that dude seems super chill too
Who new farmers had a crm system, that’s so cool
Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing!
Kool! I'm looking into micro greens for another stream of income and this is motivating. Thanks!
I'm into year three. Valentines day week we grossed $5100. I have two employees. I have yet to make a paycheck for myself. So, there's that.
Great feature, would love to see an update on this Local guy! 👌👏
Exciting to hear a success story! Thx
Keep rocking it!
Sounds like a better option than a room mate lol. I have about that same amount of space in my upstairs. I already have a used furniture and appliances side hustle. It wasn't really worth going to the flea & farmers market (combined market) but now it totally would be!
Más props man. Keep hustling.
Respect bro bless up to the dude on the microgreens.
Stoked for this video
Curtis - thanks for showing us the videos. Do you think high density shelving will help produce more in a small space or do you think it may pose air flow issues?
Great stuff!!! Thanks
To little butter for to much toast.... Great line, and a smart young man.
It's "too little" and "too much", you lazy dumbass.
“Too little butter over too much toast”, brilliant quoting Bilbo Baggins, or the wizard J R R Tolkien...
Great video, love it
Great information excellent job
This is awesome that it in Toronto!!
Thanks for the course and priceless knowledge Curtis and Luke. I'm waiting on my tax returns to come in to kick it off this Spring at two of the farmers markets near me. Already have a foot in a restaurant just down the road!!! 👍
Can't thank you all enough.
Can I ask you how would one get a restaurant interested in purchasing?
@@jasonsmith4969 Samples are your best friend. Ask to talk to the chef or food manager directly and tell them about your product and provide them the samples. Restaurants typically like the herb variety grown to the true leaf stage. It gives each variety a more unique characteristic at that stage, but not all chefs are made equal and may take anything you have.
Get straight to the point on your product and your reasoning talking talking with them, don't ask personal questions until another day after you've made a deal. Go ahead and start dining at their establishment and get familiar with their menu. They would appreciate that. Always kind of mimic who you're talking too as well to get on their level. It would help build rapport.
If they already have a microgreen producer, I'd undercut their prices. Oh and when you provide samples, I would ask if they prefer them to be sold in the flat or harvested. Chefs would love the fact they are still alive and well when they buy it. It then has no processing involved.
The last thing, and Amazon did this right, customer service is an absolute way of keeping your clients. Ask if they ever need anything changed, how you could do better, or what they would like to see.
Good luck. 👍
@@jasonsmith4969 I worked as a manager for a startup that was an urban farm catering to upscale restaurants in nyc. As the other comment mentioned...samples. We would send out tons of sample boxes to restaurants who fit a certain profile we were looking for. Make sure your samples look great and are packaged nicely, include business cards. I suggest looking at restaurant menus online focusing on higher end places and places that specialize in farm to table. It would also be a good idea to approach restaurants that are members of a restaurant group, once you get your foot in the door with one you'll probably get business with the whole group. Also, try approaching Michellin Star restaurants, they're big on fresh ingredients, pay top dollar, and it's a good look for gaining future clients.
Woah I feel this is amazing. I am interested in this where I live :D
I do this sort of work professionally. Where do you live?
MIKE! BROTHER! Looking good! Miss your (buckwheat!!) greens!
Lmao
Such a great idea! This would be the coolest microgreen stand at the market guarenteed🙌🏼
Great video very good content, inspiring is this is something I would like to get into I will be following the channel and I just subscribed I only last year started growing a garden again and had pretty good success outside in containers 4 self. But microgreens is where I want to go it is a great health movement and business opportunity. Thanks :-)
Let me know if you need any help Shannon! My microgreens business is now doing over $100k/year! 🌱💚
What is the best room temperature for growing micro greens? Thanks!
Completely blew my mind
This dude seems chillllll
very cool. lots good luck to you
I don't see a link for the software you talk about in the beginning of the video.
This will only work if you are in a booming area with lots of restaurants. Most consumers will not buy this at the market. I have never seen any success at the 5 area markets near me. However if you are an outgoing person you can get some great customers by meeting local chefs and giving them samples to try. Yes you can make the money, but there will be some money up front for equipment costs. Electricity, water, nutrients are minimal costs.
Booming meaning new as well. Most established chefs and restaurants have long lived relationships with all they need. Its different if you're offering something rare or hard to get, such as truffles or wild mushrooms.
But every Tom, Charles, and Harry with $500 tax return will be knocking on their door asking to sell their "unique" product.
Levi Burns what if you dried it all out and turned it into seasoning? Then it could last a long time and you could sell it whenever.
@@blakeavila4409dried microgreens seasoning... make everything taste like grass lol
That's my experience. not enough interest. Too much work, not worth the time
Would've been really cool if we could've actually seen the room...
Yes I wanna see!
Yeahh. Me too
Probably had lots of weed growing around the corner, explains the $1200/week 😂
Dude has 64 flats going. 10-12 oz of micro greens per flat at 20$/pound. Pretty simple stuff and easy to comprehend. I want to know what license(s) I would need to sell in Colorado. Specially to restaurants and at the local farmers market.
@@dankgenetics9663 You need a license to be a farmer?
Very nice set up 👍🏾
What kind of lights are those you use for your plants?
What is the perfect temperature and humidity to grow microgreens??
How much watts are you using and how much is your electric bill?
Love the videos, many of the ideas in your videos and Donny Greens videos are crushed by the bureaucratic nonsense in the state of Colorado. Without a commercial setup or commercial kitchen, you cant make, process, or package anything for sale that needs to be refrigerated at home. You have to have a corporation, commercial business or property with a kitchen license. Colorado is a bit crazy at times.
This is amazing
I switched to cut and pack at the market and it helped a lot
I used to cut fresh at market. Then I switched to precut and packed at home to save time because I felt like i was losing sales when I was talking to someone. My sales PLUMMETED.
Having the fresh trays was pivotal to my microgreen success at market.
Seems like you’d have less waste. Smart idea!
@@fatherofchickens7951 I'm not sure it's about less waste, more about the consumers seeing it as more "fresh". Microgreens can't just be taken back home and store for two more weeks. You have a pretty tight cycle unlike veg in the ground.
Hi Curtis can I do microgreens in tropical climate country. Will I still need a room to do it? Thanks
What kind of lights are being used?
Curtis which course is the gentleman talking about? I see you have several
You have a very abundant growth. Do you use a fertilser ?
What kind of light is he using to grow?
Any value additions using micro greens?
Wow, I’d be scared of that kinda transport......maybe custom integrated shelving in the trailer.
Great video
Good afternoon friend, where can I find this structure for microgreens?
I bought a house that has a 1000 sqft greenhouse the tech is bit dated and small amount of maintenance but functional. I really need information on how to get it making me money, I know it is a potential gold mine, but I don't know where to start. I keep seeing all these microgreen videos, is that still a thing? or was it a fad that in now trending down? I have already start strawberries hydroponics in the house. I will have 4 different varieties of tomatoes, some other odds and ends. How do I turn it functional business?
when will your courses start?
::: Great young man! I hope he’s very careful with the general public bringing in bad bugs...
What do you mean?
Bill Astell ::: You’d be amazed how easy it is for us to drag in bugs and/or eggs on us, or our footwear and clothing. That’s why most people in indoor grow spaces use Tyvek suits, hairnets & booties.
As I understand the operation, the sprouts are cultivated without soil. I believe bugs would die for lack of nutrition in a sprout operation since from start to end you only have about a week and no place for eggs or the bugs to live. I over winter plants indoors and on occasion have a thrip challenge due to my use of soil. The thrips come in in the soil not on a person. Outside those minor annoyance no problems. Perhaps dallimamma you could share what problems you have seen in a sprout operation?
Bill Astell ::: Just in indoor grown & greenhouse cannabis mostly, but there are lots of pests that damage the greens and the roots, that’s why I commented, to see if any precautions are necessary. Spider mites, Scale, Thrips, Mealy bugs, Whitefly, Aphids, Root Aphids, Fungus gnats. High humidity can encourage mold & mildew, though probably not such a big concern with such a fast turnover crop.
@@billastell3753 Most large growers have phytosanitation standards to prevent crop infection by organisms brought in by visitors, things like fungi, viruses, bacteria, and of course insects. Some of the places I frequent sanitize vehicles entering the property, bleach baths to step through at doors etc
Sir, May i know how long you on the light per day.
How would you secure the grow racks inside the box truck so they don't move or tip over?
Straps.
Scale up by using solar panels to light up your internet lights. Especially as solar panels are the ultimate scale-able power supply system so you don't have to blow your wad on too much power that you don't need right now.
@@user-gn5wv2lx5t if you've ever had to run power cord then you'd know just how much money you could save installing solar powers. The last time I installed power to spare house we spent over $2,000 in equipment alone. Not counting labor to dig a trench and installing. To run a few grow lights can be as cheap as $500 for solar panels to produce enough power to power the lights and save on a power bill. It all takes capital.
If you're going to run it out of your house, then sure, the power is already there so just plug in and way cheaper. But, if you're building a whole new building just for the plants, just something to think about.
what brand of juicer is that one?
Would love a link to where you buy seeds?
Oh Man, this dude is down the street from me. Crazy!
Wow lucky you, walk over and buy some greens!
@@DonnyGreens no
What is the depth of the trays? I have been using the standard size (10x20) and it uses to much soil.
grinningtiki220 was thinking the SAME thing...these are much shallower than i’ve been using. Great job Bilbo!
Maybe you can do a follow up video?
This is indeed seriously awesome!
Any info on how to make a good website for a starter???
Awesome.
Anyone have experience with vinder... I'm trying to sell various seeds, I'm probably the only one in my area so there's not a popular app etc I'm aware of and only selling as a hobby garden, I can't afford an extra expense that's high etc. Happy gardening!!
Hi Mike & Curtis, I have watched your video with Curtis Stone a couple of times - great info!
Question for you: I want to grow Microgreens in my basement but our basement has many uses: laundry, storage, play area - and it’s also unfinished (cement floors, walls, exposed ceiling etc). Do we need to frame out and finish the grow area to keep it contained and sterile or could I set up a designated area?
Thank you from London, Ontario
Start small. In other words grow for yourself. That way you check your environment, what works for you. Not all products will be 100%. 100% commitment not 100% financial.
Have fun and learn as you go.
Where can you get the seeds in Toronto
How much do one of those shelf units cost?
I like this guy seems cool
Are you doing to tell me about tiny ads in classified papers after this?
Started blowing circuits because of lights? Do you only have 1 outlet in that room?
it will all be on the same ring main, probably 15 or 20 amp. that has to cover everything he has plugged in, heating, lights, fans and office equipment. that juice soon goes.
Great video! Ty! Also what's up with the birds chirping?
James Kenik ::: Birds start chirping at first light, which actually helps the plants’ stomata to open; so they are already awake and ready to grow at sunrise...
James Kenik ::: Also, it’s such a happy sound for the humans as well!
I love it I just wasent sure if it was indoors or a recording or real but it's really cool ty!
please can you let me know alternate packaging ideas for microgreens. We want to start at farmer's markets but don't want to use the classic plastic clam shell packaging. Will microgreens be okay if I cut from the tray at the market and give to the customer in a brown paper bag??
Yes
What kind of lights are you using ? Its possible to bought them outside of CA?
probably t5 units. and yes, can buy them at any hydro store or even on amazon
I have the same shelves, what kind of grow lights are those?
4-foot T5 fluorescents. You would put 2 per rack. Some sort of warranty is nice on these... DO NOT buy the brand "Lightech" they are too cheap to work properly!
Smart guy.
need a mic on someone when you're interviewing them. for your next videos :)
that was sweet
Which microgreens do you recommend I start growing? There are so many to choose from
I made a video on this, i think it will help you: ua-cam.com/video/duomKZjt0PI/v-deo.html
Could have shown us whhat the room looked like
this guy doesn't just sell micro greens he sells the good stuff as well. I gotta say hes confident for a guy who has a you tube channel
Curtis, The term Full Spectrum is a marketing term and a not accurate (IES) lighting term. There is no such thing as a full spectrum light. There is a CRI (Color Rendering Index) and Kelvin color temperature, and efficacy which measure efficiency as lumne/watt. Thanks for all the great youtube content. I need to speak to you about some land I want to start market farm in 2020.
Where do I get good seeds?
Did he do a course?