The Microgreens Entrepreneur Podcast

I'm joined in this episode by Brian Hebert from Double Rainbow Farm in Eaton New Hampshire. Brian is growing in a passive solar greenhouse that uses a really interesting technology to heat and cool the greenhouse.

His greenhouse also has to deal with extreme weather every winter, and he is faced with a number challenges.

Brian also packages his microgreens in an uncommon, sustainable way, and he shares all the details of it in this interview.

Discussed in this epidode:

• Growing microgreens in a passive solar greenhouse.
• The challenges of growing in a greenhouse.
• The underground technology used to heat and cool the greenhouse.
• The challenges of growing and working in a harsh cimate.
• A new way to package microgreens sustainably.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Double Rainbow Farm Website:
https://www.dblebows.com

Double Rainbow Farm Fcebook:
https://www.facebook.com/doublerainbowfarms

True Leaf Market Link:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/trueleafmarket

Microgreens Business Beginners Guide:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/ebook

Microgreens Entrepreneur Instagram:
https://instagram.com/microgreens_entrepreneur

In this episode I'm joined by Nicole Harris from Tiny Greens Farm to discuss microgreens nutrition. Not only is Nicole a microgreens business owner, but she is a Certified Clinician in Whole Food Nutrition and a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, meaning she knows her stuff when it comes to this topic!

Nicole delivers really great information on this topic throughout the episode, and she also shares her own really interesting personal journey too. So make sure to tune in for all of this.

In this episode you will learn:

• How creating the right conditions in our bodies through nutrition affects our health.
• How to incorporate microgreens into your diet.
• How to explain to your customers how they can incorporate microgreens into their diet.
• What other foods you can pair with microgreens so the nutrients from them are best absorbed into your body.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Tiny Greens Farm Website:
https://www.tinygreensfarm.com

Tiny Greens Farm Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/tinygreensfarm

Microgreens Study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33595583/

True Leaf Market Link:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/trueleafmarket

Microgreens Business Beginners Guide:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/ebook

Microgreens Entrepreneur Instagram:
https://instagram.com/microgreens_entrepreneur

In this episode I share with you 3 of my best tips for staying organised and being efficient with your microgreens business.

In this episode you will learn:

• How to easily distinguish what date your different crops will be ready on.
• How to put out the exact right amount of seed into your trays without weighing out the seed for every tray.
• How to stay highly organised even if you are planting 2 crops per week.

Links mentioned in this episode:

True Leaf Market Link:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/trueleafmarket

Microgreens Business Beginners Guide:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/ebook

Microgreens Entrepreneur Instagram:
https://instagram.com/microgreens_entrepreneur

The 7 habits of highly effective people book
https://amzn.to/3vURjuP

In this episode we take a look at a question that is on the top of most people's minds when they first discover microgreens; is it actually a profitable business?

There's 3 main factors that need to be considered when looking at the profitability of a microgreeens business, and they are:

1. The market you have to sell to.
2. The space you have available.
3. Time.

These factors will determine how profitable your microgreens business can be. Tune in for all the details, and see if starting a microgreens business is as profitable as it's made out to be.

Links mentioned in this episode:

The Microgreens Business Blueprint Online Course:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/onlinecourse

True Leaf Market Link:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/trueleafmarket

In this episode, I take on a listeners question about climate control and growing microgreens in an apartment. I go  deep into explaining climatic conditions and why they’re important when we’re growing large amounts of microgreens. 

So make sure you tune into this episode, so you have a better understanding of how the climate around us works and what action to take, should you need to manipulate it.

Discussed in this episode:

• Why climatic conditions are important when growing microgreens.
• How and why humidity rises and how to lower it.
• The difference between growing in an open space and an enclosed one.
• How to keep your microgreens dry, so you prevent potential disease problems.
• Why good climatic conditions will improve the shelf life of your microgreens.

Links mentioned in this episode:

True Leaf Market Link:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/trueleafmarket

Microgreens Business Beginners Guide:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/ebook

Microgreens Entrepreneur Instagram:
https://instagram.com/microgreens_entrepreneur

Hydrometer - USA Amazon Link
https://amzn.to/3hngjns

Hydrometer - Europe Amazon Link
https://amzn.to/3htzOKY

In this episode I speak with Raghu Raman, a high school student from New Jersey who has taken to entrepreneurship at an early age, and started a microgreens business at home in his basement.

Raghu is an inspiring and talented young man, so tune in today to hear his story.

Discussed in this episode:

• What it's like starting a microgreens business while still attending high school.
• A simple microgreens business model that could be used anywhere.
• How bi-weekly deliveries may suit some customers better.
• The importance of climate awareness.

Links mentioned in this episode:

The Green Wave website
https://www.thegreenwave.store/

The Green Wave Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Urban-Farm/The-Green-Wave-102873484790562/

True Leaf Market Link:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/trueleafmarket

Microgreens Business Beginners Guide:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/ebook

Microgreens Entrepreneur Instagram:
https://instagram.com/microgreens_entrepreneur

In this episode I go through a key fundamental that is vitally important to have success in your microgreens business, or in any area of your life for that matter.

Discussed in this episode:

• The magic of compounding.
• Why small consistent actions beat big one time grandiose actions every time.
• How a mcrogreens business could start small and grow into something that generates you a full time income.
• Why a microgreens business is a good vehicle to make money.

Links mentioned in this episode:

True Leaf Market Link:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/trueleafmarket

Microgreens Business Beginners Guide:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/ebook

Microgreens Entrepreneur Instagram:
https://instagram.com/microgreens_entrepreneur

Books Recommended:

The Compound Effect:
Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/3dP6Mpk
Amazon Europe: https://amzn.to/3nlOH5K

The Slight Edge:
Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/3nvbHPP
Amazon Europe: https://amzn.to/2RTosaS

In this episode we talk about the important role temperature plays in the growth of microgreens. It is really the main factor that will determine when your microgreens will be ready for harvest after planting.

I also share how I control the heat in my grow room cheaply and easily. So make sure you tune in for all of this!

Discussed in this episode:

• The main factors that affect the growth of microgreens.
• The role temperature plays in the growing cycle of microgreens.
• Why consistent temperatures are important.
• A system that is used in agriculture and horticulture to determine exactly when a plant will reach certain stages of growth.
• How to quickly and easily keep the heat in your grow room consistent.

Links mentioned in this episode:

True Leaf Market Link:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/trueleafmarket

Microgreens Business Beginners Guide:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/ebook

Microgreens Entrepreneur Instagram:
https://instagram.com/microgreens_entrepreneur

Temperature control plug socket US link:
https://amzn.to/3wPVoBl

Temperature control plug socket EU link:
https://amzn.to/3uFzYow

Removing sunflower microgreens seed hulls can be quite a laboursome task. The hulls are quite stubborn and stick to the leaves of the sunflowers, making it difficult to get them off!

Water is key to softening the hulls and and making them easier to remove. There are many ways to do this process, but the one I describe in this episode is quickest and most efficient I've found.

So this will save you time! Our one limited resource, saving time and being efficient is so important. Tune in for all the details on this method.

Discussed in this episode:

• Why our time is so important.
• Recommended ways NOT to do this process.
• How to remove sunflower microgreens seed hulls quickly and quite passively.
• Why our microgreens need to be packaged when they are dry.

Links mentioned in this episode:

True Leaf Market Link:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/trueleafmarket

Microgreens Business Beginners Guide:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/ebook

Microgreens Entrepreneur Instagram:
https://instagram.com/microgreens_entrepreneur

In this episode I talk about what to do if there's already competition in your area when you're starting a microgreens business. We look at the different options you have available when you have to deal with competition. I also share the mindset I try to adopt that makes worrying about competition irrelevant.

Discussed in this episode:

• The possibilties of a microgreens business.
• Researching your competition.
• What to do when you have competition to deal with.
• The mindset needed so you don't worry about your competition.

Links mentioned in this episode:

True Leaf Market Link:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/trueleafmarket

Microgreens Business Beginners Guide:
https://microgreensentrepreneur.com/ebook

The Science Of Getting Rich Book:
https://amzn.to/2O1w6P3

The History Of Money Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nBPN-MKefA

Microgreens Entrepreneur Instagram:
https://instagram.com/microgreens_entrepreneur