Microgreens have quickly become one of the hottest food trends worldwide, as well as popular among grocery stores, health stores and home chefs alike. Easy to grow from seed in 1 to 4 weeks from seedling stage. Microgreens have gained immense popularity for their nutritional value, flavor and beauty – earning their status as superfoods packed full of essential nutrients such as antioxidants as well as being great sources of protein and fiber!
Growing microgreens is an easy and affordable way to break into farming or expand an existing business. Microgreens can be easily grown both indoors and outdoors in greenhouses or window sills requiring very minimal space and expense – providing another income stream that’s easily affordable and profitable.
Your microgreens could also be sold directly to restaurants or customers at farmers markets, or you can launch a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Deliver your microgreens every week for a set price, then repeat this cycle every season.
Dependent upon the type of microgreens you grow, you could make $20 – $50 every two weeks from microgreen cultivation – this could add up to significant monthly revenues!
Before jumping in with both feet, however, there are some key things to keep in mind before making the leap. First of all, farming work can be tedious and repetitive – filling trays of soil, sowing seeds or cleaning off and picking off sunflower shoot hulls from sunflower stalks all require your time and attention – this job could take most of it! If these tasks don’t interest or motivate you then this may not be suitable as a business venture for you.
Be mindful that while you may generate significant revenues every month, it may take longer for profits and results to become visible. This is especially true if you’re just starting out. Networking and building relationships with potential clients takes time; therefore, if patience and acceptance of rejection are issues for you then this might not be the right path for you.
To minimize both time and money wasted on wasted endeavors, it’s essential that your business be planned properly from its inception. Create a budget and determine how much it will cost to launch; this will enable you to ascertain how much revenue needs to come in in order for you to break even or even turn a profit. Don’t forget about equipment costs as well!
Keep a record of sales and customer contacts to better monitor when revenue is coming in and which marketing strategies are working, and enable you to prioritize efforts on areas with greater potential returns. A spreadsheet is an effective way of doing this; use it to track customers by their name and number as well as what microgreens they purchased and when. Repeat customers may be noted on there as well.