Uncover The 7-Figure Exotic Fruit Farm Business
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- Over the past decade, Rane Roatta has grown from selling fruit from his bicycle to owning a 7-acre farm that ships delicious tropical fruit all over North America. He’s sharing his journey to becoming a farmer in this interview.
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Before he started farming, Rane was a professional saxophonist. He built his fruit business completely from scratch, starting off with just his bike and $200 worth of inventory from local farmer’s markets. It didn’t take long before his friends further north started asking him to ship tropical fruits to them. That was when he realized the full potential of his tropical fruit business, setting up a website to connect with customers from across the United States and Canada.
Rane is passionate about sustainability and the food he grows, and that passion is what’s led to his success. Being a new entrepreneur did mean he had to figure some things out as he went along. In this interview, we’ll hear the biggest lessons he learned during the early growth years of the business. He’ll also share the key skills and traits someone needs for farm life, and what systems and tools he’s implemented since starting to continue his business growth.
Miami Fruit really started to expand after Rane purchased his own farm. We’ll take a look around the property in this interview and find out the types of crops he grows, which fruits are the most profitable, and how a new farmer can best acquire the knowledge they need to succeed.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - START
00:40 - Intro and meeting Rane
01:47 - Starting the farm
02:20 - Overhead of the farm
03:05 - Financing the farm
03:57 - How to get started
04:48 - Exceptional customer service
05:54 - Shipping
06:50 - Building reputation and brand
07:38 - Competitive advantage
09:38 - Tour of the farm and fruits
10:28 - Challenges of starting a fruit farm
11:45 - Employees and hiring
12:26 - Sponsorship ad - Masterworks
13:40 - Most popular products
14:26 - Packing a box
15:34 - Seasonality of fruit farming
16:38 - Rectifying customer complaints
18:07 - Fan blitz
19:35 - Managing time and workflow
20:44 - Finding new growers and suppliers
21:38 - Building the team
22:31 - Biggest headache for him right now
23:43 - Impact of social media
25:06 - What they do differently from other fruit sellers
26:04 - Packaging
27:01 - Percent of fruit from growers vs. farm
27:34 - Advertising budget and best platforms
29:04 - Exploring some of the fruits
30:06 - Composting and recycling
31:13 - What to look for in suppliers
32:11 - Final advice
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All the boxes I've wanted to buy was over $200, it's cheaper for my to drive to the farm! But luckily I have found some farmers Market here in Tampa ☺️.
I have a farm, but I’m in a really rugged area that takes time to prepare even one fruit tree hole, so even though I’ve been at it for 6 years(starting from a bare cow pasture) I’ve only gotten in around 160 trees. They aren’t all planted in rows, it looks more natural and some are even on berms, so it’s a part time job taking care of it all. It’s average temperature 87 degrees so the weeds and grasses grow very fast. Anyway, I knew I wanted to sell and share fruits and nuts with my community, and with my son, but I never thought of making a full blown business out of it. It’s like he said, if you aren’t willing to go out and do the work the opportunities won’t present themselves. We are comfortable with what we are doing and so we have no desire to expand. We are always planting new trees, every fall we add another 15-20. We still have two acres left. If anyone out there is feeling called to this type of work, now is a good time, go for it.
Big island farm?
@@alanwolenskyii9561 correct. 18 types of grafted durian, 13 jackfruit trees(most are grafted), eight chempedak, 12 mangosteen, 4 marang, etc… all the good stuff.
@Mike 4.1 most of everything I have is a grafted clone. Avocados from a clone about two feet tall when purchased, will start to fruit at year 4-5. The grafted Jackfruits don’t seem to fruit any faster than the seeds, which I have both of. Any fruit worth growing doesn’t start to produce anything substantial until year five. Durians are about a 7-10 year wait from a clone. Mangosteens don’t benefit at all from cloning. It’s a waiting game.
i am looking to own a small farm in your arae is it posible
@@tuantongrujiraviriyapinyo2856 it depends. If you have the extra money to hire an excavator to dig the holes, it’s very possible. You have to have determination to keep on going year after year, and also finding the trees can be difficult. Grafted durians are available but with a high demand and limited people grafting. Grafted jackfruits are hard to come by too. It depends on what you decide to grow as your crops I guess.
He didn't start with $200 in his pocket... all his fruit comes from a mature orchard that his dad spent years developing..... misleading title
Spot on
Yeah. All i need is somewhere free to live so i can save all my cash to buy land without a loan…. Then i need a dad with an established orchard. Anyone can do it.
well considering he lived in a trailer , it doesn't seem he came from humble beginnings.
I was wondering how a guy with $200 gets into 7 acres there..lol something wasn't adding up.
As a Miami resident I visit Homestead a lot. He is no way has it all. I bet he receives 20 ft container of exotic fruits from Central America, stores it in the warehouse behind him and ships them out as "miami farm" ftuits. For suckers he makes a story and instagram. if you watch carefully 2:30 he says he spends on shipping and the amount of product. this is a 20 or 40 ft container of fruits.
Also, a lot of the fruit that he sells isn't from his own orchard, or even from Florida. He can't meet his demand with only the fruit from his dad's orchard. They buy fruit from the wholesaler and upsell it to customers just like any other seller
So many things dont add up?
Alot of plantations near him
@@ronbaker6000 sure he gets some of his fruit locally but that's not nearly enough to keep up with the demand they have. I'm willing to bet that they get the majority of their product from the wholesaler
@@ericabrams9415 maybe
I other words he is just a male version of Elisabeth Holmes and other frauds
I invested about $10k over the last few years in subtropical and tropical fruit trees and vines. Today ive got a net worth in plants of around $100k. I mass germinate rare seeds, take clones via air layer and cuttings, graft rarer varieties onto common rootstock I grow from less rare species, and seek out newly discovered or nearly unheard of fruit species. That's been my trick so far. Great Lakes Rare Fruits is my business now. Specializing in Kadsura coccinea, Dovyalis spp, the Annonaceae and Myrtaceae families, but I'm growing everything from durian and cempedak to guava tamarillos and himalayan honeysuckle. Had I known about the rare fruit life, I wouldn't have wasted 20 years growing illicit plants and fungi. Lol
Where are you located?
Can I buy 2 or 3 durian plants from you
I am now in Dallas Texas but I want to plant these fruit trees in Rwanda
where are you located?
The interview did a great job asking the right questions and Rane did a great job answering as well. I'm grateful that Upflip captured such a wonderful business. Success to you Rane and your business!
Glad you love this video! Hope you also watch our other content and find value in them. Any business you want to see next? ☺️
Absolutely, this was great to watch!
0:30 / 2:44 guy avoided that shoulder touch like the plague 🤣
Well done.
I missed seeing that.
I would like to see him shaved.
And a haircut.
Especially on the forehead.
And a less hoarse voice.
And I commented about the mistake of a fruit being labelled as DURIAN at 29:55.
This young man is truly inspiring, knowledgeable, well spoken, camera friendly and easy on the eyes. Range does a great job answering the questions.
Truly a great interview by both parties
Thank you for your fantastic feedback! Did you spot your favorite fruits? ☺️
All of those fruits can easily grow here in front of our house in Indonesia. Glad to know how you grow fruit out there in the US and how hurricane can easily wipe out the farms, that's pretty challenging. I would like you to come taste most of our exotic fruits just under $10 and most importantly you can buy almost everything all year long. 😁
As a Miami resident I visit Homestead a lot. He is no way has it all. I bet he receives 20 ft container of exotic fruits from Central America, stores it in the warehouse behind him and ships them out as "miami farm" ftuits. For suckers he makes a story and instagram. if you watch carefully 2:30 he says he spends on shipping and the amount of product. this is a 20 or 40 ft container of fruits.
@@dens3096 27:03 he said in the video only 5% to 10% is from his farm, watch again
but florida probably have a lot of tropical fruit growers too, as he said, he goes around with his bike and aks other growes what cool things they have and make the curation and resells
and as you said, he probably gets cheapear fruits from central america too
anyway what hes doing its a really cool idea and bussiness model thats its working for him
The fruits shown in the video are mostly tropical fruits. So, the tropicals become exotic in temperate zones and the fruits/flowers from temperate become exotic in tropical regions
awesome idea, there are so many fruits that most people have never seen or heard of!
That's true! Any fruit you'd like to try?
I work as an expeditor at one of the largest ports in the world. Shipping any perishables has always been tricky. But the exotic fruit sector has so much potential I'm seriously considering basing my entire career on it.
Hi! Thanks for the comment. I grew up in South America, home of lots of exotic fruits. Whats the best idea for me to enter the business?
over priced
Hopefully you live somewhere tropical.
Why do you call tropical fruits as exotic fruits? I'm from Asian tropical country and these fruits are found and grow everywhere here. So, can we also call fruits that don't grow here as exotic fruits such as apple, pear, stone fruits and etc.?
I’m sure when he says ‘local growers’ that includes central and South America. LOL
$100 per box is reasonable actually probably too cheap for the amount of effort going into this business. He’s paying good wages and his expense ratio is very high for an agriculture business, but he is still in business. He obviously doesn’t pay himself a lot, but he could easily cash out in land value alone with a good chunk. I love watching entrepreneurs in it for more than just money. He has a true passion for fruit! 🤗
that's quite expensive but if people are willing to pay that's actually a good thing, they value quality food produced in good conditions
$100 a box is expensive 😂 just go to your local Asian market they’re much cheaper.
It's not actually $100 and the fruit isnt harvested ripe and its not shipped on a plane, I've only had one good box and I've ordered 5 and all took 2 weeks from the time they were shipped to get here and were still completely dark green and never ripened except for one box of mysore bananas which were really good and all ripened properly but that was the only one I would ever order again. They also falsely advertise their dried fruits, its $20 for a bag but they dont tell you the bag is an only 2 inch by 2 inch ziplock bag with a tiny lil piece of dried fruit and every review says it's a scam and that they wish they read the reviews on the dried fruits! The cheapest size box is 5 pounds for $90 plus $20 shipping and the next size is $120 for 7-9 pounds and $20 shipping and this is for their bananas and advacados. All the better fruits are super expensive , it's like $200 for a Jack fruit or a durian and I believe those are the only ones that get shipped on planes, nothing else I've seen has said it was shipped by plane and nothing I've ordered was shipped on plane! I stopped ordering from them when I baught a rambutan box and all I got was a box of black mush I found tons of tropical fruits at a neighboring towns Safeway that are all way higher quality and super cheap in comparison, I would recomend Asian markets and Safeways way before I would Miami fruit , I hate to say it cause their business is a cool idea but it's way way way to overpriced, if things were like half the price I'd maybe order again but I've wasted like $800 and only gotten one good box and a crap ton of disappointment with all the other ones.
I've heard your testimony from others. Going by the pictures I've seen it's a waste.
@@mistyn380 He is not only selling Asian fruits. He is selling fruits from all over the world. Alot fruits from South America you will never see in the Markets.
Great. He grows tropical fruit in the warmer region of USA. As someone who live in the tropics, I eat most of these fruit all the time. Seems he love doing it, good job!
Awesome! Where are you located?
@@UpFlip Each year I usually live 9 months in Jakarta, 2 months in Bali, and 1 month vacationing which usually in Europe
As a Miami resident I visit Homestead a lot. He is no way has it all. I bet he receives 20 ft container of exotic fruits from Central America, stores it in the warehouse behind him and ships them out as "miami farm" ftuits. For suckers he makes a story and instagram. if you watch carefully 2:30 he says he spends on shipping and the amount of product. this is a 20 or 40 ft container of fruits.
@@dens3096 i don’t think you understand it either. A friend of mine work there. Meaning his shipping is ranging 25k-30k by sending those fruits whoever ordered it. Because as far as i know America is litigious country so you can’t claim if its not true. My friend alone who live in Florida has different trees of fruits in her backyard.
@taxol2. Hi! I live and grow fruit where this video was filmed in Florida. I want to go and experience Bali!! I am considering Ubud ? I want to experience the tropical culture, artistic environments and skilled people. Would this be a good choice?
Very motivational. Nice to see someone pull themselves up by the bootstraps and raw hustle instead of debt and handouts.
" you can't do farming without a community" . That's a word!
The land price is too expensive! OMG. Thanks for sharing anyways.
THIS WAS MY TEENAGE DREAM!!! Back when I still had some Dreams and ambitions.... Life drained me....
😔
I'm really sorry to hear that, Choco! I hope you can get back to dreaming and accomplish those dreams and ambitions. I hope this video helps spark that motivation again.
The amount of work and organization required to run such a business is staggering. I am an avid gardener myself and just my one acre food forest is tough to manage. Tough is an understatement. The overhead costs are huge. Super impressive 🤙🏼👍🏼🙏🏼
Its easier for him because of the tropical setting, tropical farming is like 10x easier
Farming anywhere is not easy, it takes an amazing amount of organization, commitment and networking plus a team that is 💯 aligned to the same goal. Being more realistic and less idealistic. He has his game spot on plus his lady has been such a major contributor.
@@luxkarma4258 where I’m at it can’t get anymore tropical. Zone 12b. Hawaii. Pretty much anything grows here but the hard part is trying to keep the pests and diseases at bay. Wet, humid and very hot.
@@luxkarma4258 just by your comment we can tell you’re speaking on something you don’t even know about.
It's really not that hard when you have employees and you are bringing in far more than the overhead.
Step one buy $200,000 plot of land then spend $200 on seeds
Not in hurricane zone !!
TRUE. One way or another you need money to earn money.
Property tax auction 🤯
It's going to shock you but that's exactly what others have done
@@thomasdriskill5254 still cost money
One of the best episodes on this channel! Keep it going!
lmao i heard this interview driving home to my farm, on my airpods. Yes i agree, when hands are muddy and you get a call, you dont need to grab your phone and get it all dirty; or you can go off 3 hours wheedwhacking cause you made a fire playlist, or zone out listening to an audiobook just makes the hours fly fast when alone in the farm
The lesson I pick up from Rane's success is that if you have passion, you can scale great heights. Rane is a real inspiration. Starting with a bike and $200 , he has built a great business and that too environmentally sustainable.
May you scale greater heights, Mr.Rane
We completely agree! Thanks for supporting, Rane!
Rane is a guy trying to get rich selling overpriced fruit. That is all!
Super smart guy. Showing people HOW to best enjoy/use your product is key for many small business owners.
Rane is very smart! Glad to hear you enjoy the video, Sally.
@@UpFlip i agree with the commenter!! I just tried to order, but it told me not to order to California or they will probably damage and confiscate my fruit :(
i have ordered the same boxes locally already, and they come half gross AND you have to guess what the dif fruits are.. wanted to support this guy and his passion and his hard work, but California SUCKS
As a Miami resident I visit Homestead a lot. He is no way has it all. I bet he receives 20 ft container of exotic fruits from Central America, stores it in the warehouse behind him and ships them out as "miami farm" ftuits. For suckers he makes a story and instagram. if you watch carefully 2:30 he says he spends on shipping and the amount of product. this is a 20 or 40 ft container of fruits.
@@dens3096 i think it's a franchise.. we have a place in So Cal with the SAME exact menu
@@UpFlip where are you locate ? I love to pick some or buy some of your yummy fruits?
I think this is a FANTASTIC IDEA . . . I WOULD DEFINITELY BE WILLING TO SPEND $100.00 ON A BOX OF EXOTIC FRUITS! THEY HAVE DONE AWESOME!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! Hope you watch our other content and find value in them. Any business you want to see next? ☺️
Great! It's wonderful to see young people trying to make a change. Love your farm and love your videos as well.
I have tried their product, found them to be extremely overpriced for what you get. The local Asian market seems to offer better value or even the exotic fruit aisle at the local grocery chain is cheaper.
It's not the same taste. People who actually have tastebuds care about these things. I grew up eating this stuff from the trees, and you can't tell me that they taste the same as the crap you find in the asian markets that was picked under-ripe and shipped across the globe - unless you are missing some braincells. Please, go home child!
@@iLoveTurtlesHaha (TatTvamAsi replied): "It's not the same taste. People who actually have tastebuds care about these things. I grew up eating this stuff from the trees, and you can't tell me that they taste the same as the crap you find in the asian markets that was picked under-ripe and shipped across the globe - unless you are missing some braincells. Please, go home child!"
I am well aware of the taste, child. I grew up eating organic stuff, I am a gardener myself, and traveled extensively. I also bought the stuff from Miami Fruits and was very unimpressed in terms of taste, quantity, and quality. Unless you're his paid puppet, you should really do research before you put your foot in your mouth.
(Edited to include your reply).
Looks overpriced to me too. That $100 box looked to have MAYBE $20-30 worth of fruit in it. Like one of the items looked to be a single plantain which costs what? 50 cents at full retail? And from what I saw 75% of that box is available at a decent size local grocery store or Asian market. You're probably paying more for the overnight shipping than the value of the fruit. Unless you live somewhere remote and absolutely love and have to have tropical fruit, not worth it IMO.
@@Josh-gi8ht In my box, I got 1 cacao pod, 1 small caviar lemon, 5 small kumquats, 1 small banana, 1 small yellow dragon fruit, 1 blood orange, and 1 small star apple. The shipping was extra. Not worth the 140 dollars approximately.
@@RMConsulting That's insane. The lemon, kumquats, banana, and orange are maybe $4-5 total. The dragon fruit maybe 5. Everything but the star apple and cacao pod are going to be pretty easily available at higher end grocery stores. Even if the Star apple would be $5 and the cacao $10, that's still only $25 total, so you're paying AT LEAST 4x actual value plus shipping to get "special" fruit. I'll never understand why the internet treats these people like business geniuses for conning people into overpaying for things.
Most of the fruits he grows have been found in Asian tropical countries. That's awesome! All of his fruits can be found everywhere in the Philippines ❤️ Here, you can have it all for free 😁
It's not free
We appreciate you tuning in! Thank you!
Yeah,its free here in Philippines i mean in the province area not in the city..
@@stacynewton34 It's free when they randomly grow in our backyards. You can find them in the wild too.
stacy u dummmmb af@@stacynewton34
Great episode. I always like the agricultural videos most of all.
Awesome to hear you enjoyed the episode with Rane! Any specific niche in agriculture that you would like to see?
@@UpFlip Oh there's so many but I think it might be interesting to see some of the following; Winery/vinyards, cherry farming or apple farming. Or also, it would be interesting even to see something on businesses who provide for the agricultural industry, such as dealerships of machinery and seeds, etc. There's so much connected to agriculture that many are unaware of and I personally am fascinated by
Awesome suggestions! We'll definitely look into these.
As a Miami resident I visit Homestead a lot. He is no way has it all. I bet he receives 20 ft container of exotic fruits from Central America, stores it in the warehouse behind him and ships them out as "miami farm" ftuits. For suckers he makes a story and instagram. if you watch carefully 2:30 he says he spends on shipping and the amount of product. this is a 20 or 40 ft container of fruits.
This is very motivational. Loving what you do is not hard work but your life's work.
Thank you for your feedback. We're glad that you found the content motivational.
These fruits are mostly in tropics like our country. I salute the guy for the hardwork. We usually eat those fruits without shipping cost that's why it's cheaper for us. In our provinces, we usually just pick the fruit from its tree especially when it's the season of the said fruit. That's my childhood experience actually😊😅.
As a Miami resident I visit Homestead a lot. He is no way has it all. I bet he receives 20 ft container of exotic fruits from Central America, stores it in the warehouse behind him and ships them out as "miami farm" ftuits. For suckers he makes a story and instagram. if you watch carefully 2:30 he says he spends on shipping and the amount of product. this is a 20 or 40 ft container of fruits.
yes , lol like the passion fruit people are making money abroad with it but in philippines we just pick it near the river and some people doesn’t like it because it’s sour. the star fruit , chico , guyabano, etc are just behind the house 😂.
@@dens3096 Lol what? While that's not implausible at all, when he referenced shipping he literally means the cost of shipping the fruits out to customers... His business is e-commerce.
I've never heard of this I'm up in Boston but I built will be ordering the Box
I really would love to replicate this in 🇿🇲 Zambia.
All the best. I would love to do it too in Kenya.
@Mercyln Kerebi I'd love to do it anywhere, was also thinking about Africa. Just need someone to do it with
@@acinamatata6342 I would be glad to do it with you. This is absolutely magical.
@@acinamatata6342 I would be glad to do it with you. This is absolutely magical.
Dope! This is one way to a natural progression. Plan, Execute, Observe/Monitor/Improve and repeat until it works. Also your customer base will tell you what their needs are and give ideas on how to improve on feedback which you should ask for transparently. Firstly and lastly have an outstanding character using your tool belt of skills to be a problem solver without emotional set backs but with neutral decision making that makes since to grow the business long term. As an old mentor told me grow your business as if you were going to sell it for max profit, not that you have to but because you are that passionate about it and can pass it to your children.
Very well said, MeLoBeInG Gaming! 👏
You surely learned from a very effective mentor. Which industry are you in? Let us know! :)
Perfect example of love for what you do and service to others.
You are truly blessed and deserve your success.
Thank you for sharing.
Great example of hard work. Creative thinking and vision.
Many of my sugarcane machine customers buy sugarcane from Miami Fruit. Great work guys.
That's good to know, David's Cane Machines - Official Channel! How long are you in the fruit farming industry? Any tips you wanna share? ☺️
i have over 80 types of fruit, 1/2 acre of land plus i grow over 80 types of vegis,western MA.chef 40 years farmed 20
this is so rich am actually getting goose bumps while watching this....am so thrilled coz this is my third monthin fruit business and i never thought one can get to this heights. thanks xo xo inspiring
"focussed on long term growth"... so that means they are losing a TON of money every month and totally losing money year over year... you hear the same thing on Shark Tank all the time... "our revenue was 8 million dollars last year. Oh yeah... our net income was minus 2 million". Customer acquisition cost with this amount of revenue spent on advertising is going to be enormous!
I love this farm guys you are doing a great job they watching from Ghana 🇬🇭.
These guys are awesome!!!! I already liked what they were doing but now after seeing this side of them and the hustle, love and respect they put into everything... I am so impressed!
Totally! These folks are awesome and inspiring. 👏
"It's a long story, how much time do we got?" Now that's a smart gentleman..
Wow .... very encouraging
Thank you
You're welcome! Glad you found the video encouraging.
This is amazing. Thank you
Little tips from me, bana tree also need to be pruning. Once the leave changed to brown and dried you need to cut them, you can use it as composed. This is what my local people do. Hello from tropical country Indonesia
@janettamaryam5724: you are fortunate to live in such a Beautiful country & to have such amazing climate & to have such a lengthy growing season that is year round!! I would Love to have a fruit farm as I am a vegan who is mainly fruitarian. In my So FL yard I grow vegetables, & have a few fruit trees- grow avocados, Bananas, Coconuts, Carambola (star fruit),Mangoes, guava, papaya, Miracle fruit, passion fruit, recently planted a cacao, jackfruit, soursop, and I’m Struggling to keep 7 dragonfruit alive! Rain has Not been kind to the dragonfruit. What do you grow??
Wow, there are so much fruits that I didn't there about! I am glad I watch it..
I love your farm. It’s amazing and my dream for one as well. God bless
Drinking a Mamey Sapote smoothie with a fruit from Miami Fruit when this showed up on my UA-cam feed. Have been a Large Mystery box subscriber for over a year. Happy to support this small company but I never knew the story
Thanks for sharing! Did you enjoy the video? Thanks for watching! ☺️
Exceptional video, great interview and amazing farmer. Top, absolutelly top.
Glad you love this video! Hope you also watch our other content and find value in them. Any business you want to see next? ☺️
Gotta say Rane Roatta is EPIC! Respect and brotherly hugs for ya from central Mexico! 😊👍
Thanks for supporting, Rane!
Mamey and guava shakes are probably one of the best you can possibly have, people who tried it know what I’m saying
I prefer sapodilla, avocado and durian. I've tried mamey and guava but it doesn't hold candle to those.
I have to admit he is a good marketer.
So many freaking cool fruits!!
It's amazing to see! What was your favorite?
$100 a box? I was buying all those fruits for well under $10 when I was traveling through Colombia and Peru. I'll continue to travel internationally and buy the "exotic" fruit where they're not so "exotic".
@@dens3096 i agree with you, its just for mark up the price
You're comparing apples to oranges. Pun intended. If you're buying fruit locally it's always going to be cheaper because it's not being treated as an "exotic fruit".
@@philiq18 That's my point. It's better and cheaper to eat locally grown fruits and vegetables. So if you like "exotic" fruits, then pack your bags. I'm currently in Sri Lanka, and the mangos and coconuts here are spectacular.
@@ScottYun I can appreciate your point, but you also have to consider not everyone wants to travel to certain countries and not everyone is even interested in travelling. There's no reason someone should stop themselves from trying new fruit if they feel like dropping the money on it. Some people like travelling abroad for fruit and some like fruit coming to them. It is what it is.
This is golden! tropical fruits that are grown in the US.
As a Miami resident I visit Homestead a lot. He is no way has it all. I bet he receives 20 ft container of exotic fruits from Central America, stores it in the warehouse behind him and ships them out as "miami farm" ftuits. For suckers he makes a story and instagram. if you watch carefully 2:30 he says he spends on shipping and the amount of product. this is a 20 or 40 ft container of fruits.
All the fruits that I see here have my country ECUADOR. i love this video
Wow, greetings to Ecuador! Which fruit was your favorite in this video, mr Clavijo?
I saw an ackee tree also. Alot of Jamaicans in Florida and around the US would definitely like to get a hold of some 🙂
Thank you for watching, Aakkeemm876! You can definitely order from Rane. Did you spot your favorite food in this video? :)
Yes, We have ackee here. I'm in the same area as them. As you know tho, it has to ripen and open on its own and is very perishable so it would need to be shipped as same day or overnight...to receive it fresh. Also, I would think we would have to process it since its toxic if not done properly, as Im sure you know. that would take a lot of work to sell.
Good social media influence to growth
this channel is pure gold
Thanks, Giovanny! Glad you enjoy our channel. Are you new to our channel?
@@UpFlip no, i'm not new, i follow this channel from Colombia
As a miami OG who grew up selling mangos, aguacate, mamey, etc…this dude is classic miami hustle, hundo per box, respect 😂
I living in the carribean ( in Martinique),we can see all the fruit I use to eat 😋, it's amazing all the work you do ( the way you product and marketing for sale it) keep going
Trinidad!
More farming/restaurant videos please. Thanks.
More to come! Any specific niche you'd like to see, Mohamed?
@@UpFlip farmers making money in winter. Hydroponic/aeroponic businesses. More Cloud kitchens. I truly enjoy your content. Thank You.
Thanks for the suggestions! We'll look into this.
Brilliant Questions you been asking
Hats off to you both ❤️
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Loved your video, Thk you for sharing!❤😊
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I don't care what people say. There will always be a lot of luck involved in starting a business.
It’s not luck it’s his passion! When you do what you’re passionate about you get lucky!
Absolutely beautiful. This is what dreams are made of.
Wow amazing fruit, i love your fruit beacause my country have a lote.
I come from cambodai ❤❤❤
Amazing farmer..I see rambutan., cempedak @jack fruit.lot of tropical fruits 🇲🇾👍
Fall down 7 times, get up 8! Love every bit of this video and mad props to the business and Rane.
Glad you enjoyed the video, Jadd! What you like to see on the channel next?
Never had any of those míami/exotic fruits back then and boom so guy with a man bun eating dragon fruits convinces me to buy a bunch of them. I bought them because of how soothing it was seeing them be cut, now i can’t go without having some stocked up. I love me the yellow dragon fruits
I ordered fruit 3 years ago from him, but I still haven't received it. Maybe one day he will do the right thing.
Florida has always been a tropical climate, and has never had a frost every year.
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Most of this is in your Asian supermarket for much cheaper. Check out your Asian supermarket first and save a lot of money.
No it isn’t
@@squirrel9760 I guess yours just sucks.
Farming has always been a very lucrative business but it comes with its headaches. Bad weather and pests is every farmers worst nightmare. Prices of vegetables and fruits fluctuate like gold due to supply and demand. If you farm in Hawaii with 5 acres and grow the right crops, you can easily make 5 digit profits a month.
Great episode! Very informative!
Lucky him living in the US. Can sell a box like that for $100.
Here in Malaysia a box like that maybe $3.
That's true. Maybe you can find a product that's uncommon in your country and sell it. Hope this helps! ☺️
Because America is the land of inflating everything possible to make a buck. It's why our homes are made of cardboard, our cars are made of plastic, our food is all genetically modified and void of nutrient, and you can't exist unless you willingly put yourself in debt. America is a trash can.
Omg upflip made it to florida
We did! We will definitely be back.
This young man made it because of his passion and his knowledge. 👋
Yes, this is absolutely a factor in his success! You can tell he enjoys what he does.
This is an excellent interview. Excited to try
Thank you! Keep us updated would love to hear how it goes!
Love this keep up the amazing work blessings
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Key question not asked is how long does it take from from planting the trees to fruit pickup. Seems incredible that from 2017 he’s got so many trees already pumping fruits like this
Most the produce isn't from his farm, how did u miss him saying that?
@@grayprojects591the idiot didn't watch more than the first minute.
I love supporting farmers I wish all my grocery is from farmers directly not from parasites companies
Good for you 🎉. What an encouraging story!
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Interesting vid. 29:57 that looks more like McPherson Cherimoya than Durian.
Yes I commented on that mistake.
They seem to have done a quick and very careless online image search.
I know the fruit actual name but I want the channel to find it themselves.
Is Revenue before or after I love it
Would be amazing if you could do an episode on a hydroponic farm
Thanks for the suggestion, Obiee! We'll definitely look into this.
All of these fruits I grew up eating. I use to make hot chocolate from one seeds of the fruits here. We dry the seeds, roasted and dried them and made hot chocolate from it.
Thats sounds amazing, Mar! Where did you grow up?
Wow props to this guy it's tough to maintain consistent tropical fruit grow
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This video was great, well put together.
Thanks for watching! Are you new to our channel?
@@UpFlip Nope. Been here for some time. I can see the growth
How’s the maintenance of the farm? It looks like a lot work although very satisfying if you like farming
I did not know you guy eat these fruits. I love them all.
I love all the fruits in general all tropical fruits are my favourite , his orchard is paradise of all fruits
We couldn't agree more, Nancy Nahni Goh! Its flavors are so dreamy! Given a chance, would you also plan on starting your own fruit farming business too?
@@UpFlip sure I will, thank you
Great story! Congratulations, and thank you for sharing!
You're welcome, David! Our team a lot of fun with Rane. Are you new to our channel?
@UpFlip somewhat, l started watching your videos about 6 months ago, but this is the first time commenting
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neat, i´m doing almost exactly the same, but with mushrooms. as of now in my spare time out of my basement, but for starting about 3 months ago i´m pretty optimistic. took some interesting ideas from this, ty
There's a lot of his fruits,i haven't seen here in the philippines
I like this it feels your at home back in Philippines if you have this kind of farm. great job having this.🎉🎉
Did you have a farm? Which fruits did you have? ☺️
Lot of ppls are commenting that quality and quantity for money is way sub par , even bordering on being a scam. I'd argue it's all about mentality and philosophy and what is extremely popular for some reason now days ,this surprise effect of receiving a variety box and having to discover yourself what's inside. It's effective mental tactic to grow business which allow ppls to push all of their inventory without having to amend and be responsible for each individual piece 100%, cuz hey it's a surprise box you buying , it's a gimmick , not everything is perfect .
Can you go and buy everything much much cheaper at your local market or store? Probably yes , 100%. Will you love everything you get in this boxes ? Definitely no.
Why do ppls buy it then? It's a mindset that you are supporting small business with focus on sustainability and ethical practices , rather then massive productions or corporations that only care about profit margins and will push as much produce they can as fast they can without regrades to anything else and this customers are ones that are pretty much keep them at float , and ofc curiosity factor from new ppls they manage to sell just based on this here's a box enjoy your surprise effect.
My dream 😍
Yes, it sounds amazing. Are you looking to start a farm, Jen?
As a Miami resident I visit Homestead a lot. He is no way has it all. I bet he receives 20 ft container of exotic fruits from Central America, stores it in the warehouse behind him and ships them out as "miami farm" ftuits. For suckers he makes a story and instagram. if you watch carefully 2:30 he says he spends on shipping and the amount of product. this is a 20 or 40 ft container of fruits.
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Wow those fruits like Java Apple, Custard apple, rambutan, star fruit and dragon fruit usually only grow in Tropical country i love those fruits...
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OUTSTANDING INFORMATION
$100 for a box of fruit. I really dont think fruit needs to be that expensive.