By Diego Footer
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The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.
Michael Quinn of Mourne Microgreens joins host Chris Thoreau to talk about his journey of starting a microgreens business in Northern Ireland. He shares the challenges of growing and selling a niche crop in a new market, how he leveraged his previous career experience to navigate the business, and how he has set up the business to create social impact from day one.
Click here to learn more about Michael Quinn and Mourne Microgreens.
Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co
Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:
Check out Diego's book Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF
Chris's online course Growing Your Profitable Microgreens Business https://microgreens.teachable.com/courses
Long-time microgreens grower Chris Thoreau joins co-host Diego to talk about the nitty-gritty details of sanitation when it comes to growing microgreens. Since microgreens are considered higher-risk produce compared to regular field vegetables, it's important to know the proper procedures and protocols to put in place to produce a crop of microgreens that are safe, sanitary, and regulation-compliant.
Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co
Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:
Check out Diego's book Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF
Chris's online course Growing Your Profitable Microgreens Business https://microgreens.teachable.com/courses
Alex Dale of Hunters' Dale Microgreens in Chilliwack, BC joins host and veteran microgreens grower Chris Thoreau to share her story of how she started her farm with her mother, who initially began market gardening. Alex talks about how they scaled the business, as well as the challenges they faced along the way.
Click here to learn more about Hunters' Dale!
Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co
Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:
Check out Diego's book Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF
Chris's online course Growing Your Profitable Microgreens Business https://microgreens.teachable.com/courses
Lupe Smith, owner of Barons Microgreens in Los Angeles, California shares his startup journey. He talks about how he canvassed the LA area and ultimately ended up growing microgreens. He also shares the challenges of educating people about microgreens and how his business evolved from the early days of driving through LA traffic to pivoting to farmer's markets and selling both fresh microgreens and value-added products that use their microgreens.
Click here to learn more about Lupe Smith and Barons Microgreens!
Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co
Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:
Check out Diego's book Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF
Chris's online course Growing Your Profitable Microgreens Business https://microgreens.teachable.com/courses
In this episode, long-time microgreens grower Chris Thoreau joins host Diego to talk all about seeds, specifically, local seed production...or the lack thereof. He talks about what it means to purchase seeds responsibly and how possible or realistic that is. He also takes a look at the local seed movement, how practical and viable it is, as well as some of the challenges that come with both supporting local producers and being local producers.
Click here to learn more about Chris Thoreau and his work.
Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co
Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:
Check out Diego's book Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF
Chris's online course Growing Your Profitable Microgreens Business https://microgreens.teachable.com/courses
Farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck of Roebuck Farms in Taranaki, New Zealand jumps on the show to discuss how they grow microgreens as part of their market garden operation. Farmer Jodi shares some interesting ways they leverage microgreens as a way to expand their product offerings, such as enhancing existing salad mixes and picking up the slack by filling in production gaps when field crops are having issues.
Learn more about Farmer Jodi and Roebuck Farm on Instagram and their website.
Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co
Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:
Check out Diego's book Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF
Chris's online course Growing Your Profitable Microgreens Business https://microgreens.teachable.com/courses
Lily Evans of Short Roots Farm in Kenosha, Wisconsin shares her entrepreneurial journey into microgreens starting from how she bootstrapped her business with minimal investment, to scaling up her business by transforming a spare room into a grow room, to expanding her product offering to include mushrooms. She also shares the challenges and successes she faced as she built up a good market for microgreens in their area while balancing multiple jobs along the way.
Click here to learn more about Lily Evans and Short Roots Urban Farm.
Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co
Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:
Check out Diego's book Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF
Chris's online course Growing Your Profitable Microgreens Business https://microgreens.teachable.com/courses
Blake Cowling and Austin Collins on Scintilla Farms in San Diego, California share their microgreens journey starting on a very small scale and expanding to growing in a warehouse to service over 30 restaurant customers. They also share why they chose to sell to restaurants, how they built their solid customer base, and their strategy for curating their crop offerings based on their customers' needs. Lastly, they also talk about their future plans to expand their microgreens business to include mushrooms.
Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co
Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:
Check out Diego's book Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF
Chris's online course Growing Your Profitable Microgreens Business https://microgreens.teachable.com/courses
In this episode, Chris and I discuss using the blackout stage in growing microgreens, particularly broccoli, and whether it’s beneficial. The blackout stage involves keeping plants in the dark after the germination stage to make them taller and potentially increase yield. The trial tested different blackout durations (0 to 3 days) to observe effects on crop height, yield, appearance, flavor, and storage.
Key findings include:
The conclusion is that the blackout stage is not particularly beneficial for broccoli. A one-day blackout might help slightly with height but doesn’t justify the extra effort. The results might vary for other crops, like amaranth, which will be tested in future trials.
Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co
Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:
Check out Diego's book Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF
Chris's online course Growing Your Profitable Microgreens Business https://microgreens.teachable.com/courses
Joe Naiman-Sessions of N Bar S Microgreens in Helena, Montana shares his microgreen growing journey, from reaching out to other microgreen growers in the area and selling to grocery stores, to broadening their product offering to include edible flowers, to their success in selling live cut microgreens at farmer's markets. Joe also shares his edible flower cultivation methods, his plans to expand to market gardening, as well as how he effectively keeps on top of bookkeeping and cashflow management.
Get time and labor-saving farm tools and microgreen seeds at shop.modern grower.co
Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network:
Check out Diego's book Sell Everything You Grow on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Everything-You-Grow-Homestead-ebook/dp/B0CJC9NTZF
Chris's online course Growing Your Profitable Microgreens Business https://microgreens.teachable.com/courses
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