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Microgreens Consulting
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The Best Resource for Microgreens Growers, Farmers & Businesses 🌱
At Microgreens Consulting, the essence of farming extends beyond mere profit, encompassing the sharing of knowledge and the cultivation of community among the next generation of farmers. Guided by Jonah Krochmalnek, the founder of Living Earth Farm, they've transformed a modest 150 sqft room into Canada's largest organic microgreens farm! With a decade of expertise, they've mastered the formula for profitability, flavor excellence, and sustainable farming. Join them in this exciting journey, where every video is an entry into a more prosperous and successful future in farming
At Microgreens Consulting, the essence of farming extends beyond mere profit, encompassing the sharing of knowledge and the cultivation of community among the next generation of farmers. Guided by Jonah Krochmalnek, the founder of Living Earth Farm, they've transformed a modest 150 sqft room into Canada's largest organic microgreens farm! With a decade of expertise, they've mastered the formula for profitability, flavor excellence, and sustainable farming. Join them in this exciting journey, where every video is an entry into a more prosperous and successful future in farming
Scaling Microgreens in a Small Town: Fresh Source Farms’ Winning Strategy
In this episode Jonah Krochmalnek sits down with Andy Mussaw from Fresh Source Farms, who launched his microgreens business during the COVID-19 pandemic. Andy shares the evolution of his farm, detailing the unique challenges and advantages of operating in a small town, expanding his commercial space, and transitioning from direct-to-consumer sales to building partnerships with grocery stores and restaurants.
Andy emphasizes the power of collaboration in the microgreens industry, continuous experimentation with growing techniques, and key business management strategies. He also offers valuable tips for new growers, discusses the importance of an online presence, and explores how farm manage...
Andy emphasizes the power of collaboration in the microgreens industry, continuous experimentation with growing techniques, and key business management strategies. He also offers valuable tips for new growers, discusses the importance of an online presence, and explores how farm manage...
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Microgreens Farming Q&A: Expert Tips & Insights from Jonah 🌱
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Microgreens Farming Q&A: Expert Tips & Insights from Jonah 🌱
Cut Power Usage in HALF For Growing Microgreens! ⚡
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Cut Power Usage in HALF For Growing Microgreens! ⚡
Coco Coir vs Peat Moss: What Should You Use for Microgreens?
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Coco Coir vs Peat Moss: What Should You Use for Microgreens?
Smart Expansion Strategies for Microgreens Farmers
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Smart Expansion Strategies for Microgreens Farmers
The FIRST Vertical Farm Using Soil In Japan
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The FIRST Vertical Farm Using Soil In Japan
Environmental Controls For Microgreens 101
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Environmental Controls For Microgreens 101
The Most High-Tech Farm I've Visited! Greenbelt Organics Farm Tour 🌱
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The Most High-Tech Farm I've Visited! Greenbelt Organics Farm Tour 🌱
The Little Green Seeding Machine Is Here! 🌱🌱🌱
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The Little Green Seeding Machine Is Here! 🌱🌱🌱
Strategies for Expanding A Microgreens Farm with Piedmont Microgreens
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Strategies for Expanding A Microgreens Farm with Piedmont Microgreens
Q&A on Microgreens Farming Strategy: Jonah's Business Expertise & Advice 🌱
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Q&A on Microgreens Farming Strategy: Jonah's Business Expertise & Advice 🌱
Farmbox Greens: The Operations Behind Seattle's Vertical Farm
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Farmbox Greens: The Operations Behind Seattle's Vertical Farm
Peak Microgreen Yields with Kyan Culture
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Peak Microgreen Yields with Kyan Culture
AMA on Microgreens Business & Farming: Jonah's Expertise, Tips & Tricks 🌱
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AMA on Microgreens Business & Farming: Jonah's Expertise, Tips & Tricks 🌱
The 50 SqFt Microgreens Business Model with Charlie's Microgreens
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The 50 SqFt Microgreens Business Model with Charlie's Microgreens
Profitable Edible Flowers Production (YEAR ROUND!)
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Profitable Edible Flowers Production (YEAR ROUND!)
How To Grow Cilantro Microgreens: The BEST Way
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How To Grow Cilantro Microgreens: The BEST Way
Cultivating Medicinal Tumeric Organically in South Florida
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Cultivating Medicinal Tumeric Organically in South Florida
Selling A Vertical Farm: Insights From Greener Roots Farm
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Selling A Vertical Farm: Insights From Greener Roots Farm
Vertical Farming of the Future: Tiny Leaf Microgreen Farm Tour
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Vertical Farming of the Future: Tiny Leaf Microgreen Farm Tour
AMA on Microgreens Business: Jonah's Expertise and Strategy 🌱
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AMA on Microgreens Business: Jonah's Expertise and Strategy 🌱
Metro Greens: Elevating Microgreens in South Africa
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Metro Greens: Elevating Microgreens in South Africa
Creating A Tropical OASIS In South Florida 🌴🥭🌴
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Creating A Tropical OASIS In South Florida 🌴🥭🌴
Grow Your Farm The EASY Way: Market Research 101
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Grow Your Farm The EASY Way: Market Research 101
Scaling Up Edible Flowers & Microgreens With Legacy Greens
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Scaling Up Edible Flowers & Microgreens With Legacy Greens
Microgreens Business AMA: Jonah's Expert Insights and Strategy 🌱
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Microgreens Business AMA: Jonah's Expert Insights and Strategy 🌱
Chef's Insider Secrets: How To Sell Microgreens To Restaurants
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Chef's Insider Secrets: How To Sell Microgreens To Restaurants
The 5 BEST Crops For Your Microgreens Business Startup
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The 5 BEST Crops For Your Microgreens Business Startup
The Future of Urban Agriculture: Boston Microgreens
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The Future of Urban Agriculture: Boston Microgreens
Appreciate the detailed breakdown! A bit off-topic, but I wanted to ask: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How should I go about transferring them to Binance?
Thanks for the breakdown! Could you help me with something unrelated: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). What's the best way to send them to Binance?
Wow. I’m going to be critical. Sorry. Your light consultation vid told me nothing. Watts?? Lumens?? Kelvins ?? Distance from plants?? Full spectrum or single spectrum. Etc.
Thank you for the much-needed boost of encouragement! So I just started my small microgreen business here in New Hampshire and it's been really tough trying to get restaurants. So far I have one restaurant that would like to meet with me after I swamped them with samples. I've already gone to 20 restaurants and only one has gotten back to me. I'm either dealing with competition and one restaurant told me that they got rid of their microgreen supplier because they were too expensive. I swamped them with samples and gave them a locked in rate at $20 a pound free delivery. They still haven't gotten back to me so at this point I'm thinking about just hitting retail hard. I've done some market research at Whole Foods and a bunch of grocery stores in my area and from what I found it seems promising. I'm really thinking about just honing in on sunflower and golden acre cabbage do to their shelf life ability. (They are my personal favorite to eat as well) Any microgreen suggestions for grocery stores?
Great to see you guys together I’ve been watching and learning from you both for a while and just recently landed my first repeat customer thanks for all the info much appreciated keep up the good work and raising the awareness of microgreens 😊
funny. I walk in to several restaurants and they have no clue about microgreens...im not that far outside of Toronto...
Great content and info as usual. Thanks guys! This gives us new farmers a lot of encouragement and added perspective.
Thank you! We literally started from nothing with no experience! It can be done!
@@AndyMussaw would love to see a vid on your crew doing the washing...
@miked5483 unfortunately they are minors, so I wouldn't be able to provide that.
@miked5483 I can at least tell you what we do. We have a 3 basin sink, and each sink is 2 feet square. We fill the first basin with hot, soapy water and fill the third basin with 20 gallons of hot water, with 17 fluid oz of ZeroTol HC mixed in (for sanitizing). We start by soaking some of the dirty trays in the soapy water while we're doing other farm tasks. Then, one by one, we hand scrub each tray and move them into the 2nd sink basin. Once all of the trays are washed that were soaking, we put more in to soak, and then we rinse of the trays in the 2nd basin, and move them into the sanitizing solution so they can soak. While those are soaking, we go back to the first basin and start the whole process over again. That way, all of the trays have time to soak in the soapy water and the sanitizing solution while we're doing other washing related tasks. :) I hope all of that makes sense!
Great collaboration
Thank you!
Good morning, may I ask what you do with tray and soil after harvest.
For smaller scale, putting the soil into your garden is a great use. The trays are washed and reused many times
It tastes really amazing . I have tried it.
Did you say you're from kansas?
@@hudson8865 No, I’m from Canada!
What is a good automated watering system that you would recommend?
@@DwayneMarshall-k9t Vertigrow has a good one for flood tables
keep talking to your self
Hi Jonah, I am using your Microgreens Mastery course. I am thoroughly enjoying it! It is a great help I have just planted my eight tray (second batch/grow) and wondered... Based on the seeding rates suggested in your Microgreens Mastery course, what are the expected yield ranges for each crop type please. The reason I ask is so I know what good looks like when honing my growing skills. Many thanks, Peter.
For broccoli 180g, pea 750g, sunflower 600g, radish 230g
@@microgreensconsulting This is so helpful, many thanks!
I was salivating over the lights but then I realized that they are not available in Canada, are they?
Unlikely, you feel free to reach out to Edomae Herb. They can provide the light details
@@microgreensconsulting Thank you Jonah. I typed in "Edomae Herb" but their website did not come up. Interestingly their Japanese Amazon page came up. How are they able to ship such fragile product via Amazon? Thank you
@@Alien2799 I'm not sure, but I'll be going back in November for a tour of their new facility and will ask them about that then!
@@microgreensconsulting Great. Thank you. Please remember to ask them. Maybe please write it down :)
Beautiful and organized operation! How do you keep the longer growing crops, meaning the flowers, from flies taking over the soil and getting in all of the grow area including the micros.
I beleive every so often they would cull the whole edible flower section. Having an IPM program would definitely help a lot!
Hi . I downloaded your Microgreen guide. A great list of Supplies and equipment. I didn't see any information about what fans are used for a microgreen set up. What kind of fan system should I be using for a small 2 rack set up?
@@goldfishgorilla A 16” standard oscillating fan will do the trick!
Good informataion love from india 🇮🇳
Where can i get these big black trays for hydroponic ? Thnank you ❤
Most hydroponic stores can order them for you
I used to work for Ian. Great guy!
How should I raise my prices?
The video explains how to do so :)
Curious as too who’s lights they are about to set up a another grow room addition was looking at total grow led bars
I'd reach out to Edomae Herb on instagram for specifics on the lights :)
I hope they ship to Canada!
Super interesting video! Are the lights T5 or T8?
They were closer to T5 size
@@microgreensconsulting Awesome, thanks 😀
I'm using 3 per 18" shelf. Does this mean I can use 2 and still have the same growth density without the plants getting leggy??
If using Barrina Leds, I'd recommend sticking to 3 lights per level for optimal results
Got it! Thanks.
Amazing content, as always! Quick question... Do you ever notice a few (almost none) ""roting"" or rather ""not so fresh"" radishes due to undergrowth, late germination, etc, undert the canopy? if so, do you treat them as "its normal let them be" or what do you do?
That tends to happen most often when too high seed densities are used and sometimes due to poor quality seed. Recommend between 20-25 grams for most radish varieties
@@microgreensconsulting Alright. Thanks a lot!
Thanks for the vid. I never understood why they use coco coir. Does it even have any nutrients on its own? One quick question, should I mix the Gaia Green right before I make the trays? Or can I mix up a full brick of Promix with it and store it?
It's best to mix it in and use it within a few days. If it sits for a while, the fertilizer will start breaking down causing uneven growth week to week
it's pronounced "micro greens"
Just wondering, why do you use ProMix HP instead of MP ?
Most growers use HP as its more easily available so trying to make content that is usable for most growers :)
The middle one seems better to be honest more color and smaller leaves ...the other 2 seem a bit unnatural ...why so ??
Because the plants grow slower without fertilizer. All three trays were more purple when they were younger, but the ones with fertilizer were able to continuing growing instead of being stunted. Harvesting earlier will allow more purple to come through
Nice👍🏼💡! Question: can I use natural light (East and West facing windows) in my apartment☀️, then use those lights at night💡?
You can, but the natural light that comes through windows is quite weak so growth will be compromised compared to grwoing 18 hour with lights
@@microgreensconsulting thank you for the tip😊👍🏼💡🌱
Game Changer! Can seed density be adjusted?
Yes, the wheels determine the density and can be changed in a matter of seconds!
From where did you get the soil filler?
Its called the Dinky Flat Filler www.morgancountyseeds.com/product/dinky-soil-mixer-tray-pot-filler/
Zzz-zzzzzzzzzzz Mist boring thing ive ever seen. Fail
But the chefs want long stems. Blackout, at least for a day on some crops, is totally necessary.
I've never heard of a chef wanting long stems as that is considered a lower quality product in the industry
Well now I'm confused. At first you said cilantro germinates less effectively as heat increases but then say Charlie is getting 5 day germ on cilantro instead of 7 because his temperatures are higher. That's contradictory.
It's not linear. Up to a certain temp all seeds will germinate faster and after that point they will slow down. That optimal point is different for each crop and the cutoff temp when the seed germinates is different for each variety as well. Cilantro about 85f will simply not germinate well. Between 70-80 is optimal
Got through 2 minutes of him clicking his tongue every sentence/transition before I wanted to rip my teeth out through my brain and couldn't watch 🤣 dang
Thank you Jonah and pls consider making episodes like this at least once a month. Very powerful content type you are delivering in this mindset development space. Salute! Thabo from Maseru, Lesotho, Southern Africa
Awesome, glad you enjoyed!!
Speckled peas from mumms was cracked ngl lol but they raised their prices like 30% 6-8 months ago, then a few months ago again...then again recently to the point it's triple what it used to cost a year or less ago. That's INSANE... quality is always there though, tough to find with any type of seeds to have such a strong following, for good reason. So I'm still loyal customer, but it's getting tough with these constant price bumps.
Yes, thats unfortanture to hear as they had the best prices in industry for many years now
What is your mix ratio vinegar and HP?
Hey! I developed a system to effectively compost the microgreens substrate after harvest on site and indoors in aerated vessels that can make the soil reusable in 2-3 weeks. Tested with replanting several varieties and successful. Very good germination, growth, and better taste. Get in touch!
Beautiful message. More microgreens I just started here in western Tennessee there no organic movement here yet in dyersburg Tennessee. Family of 5 launching "Happy heart microgreens" in November ,
How often do you experience power outages in your area? Has it ever affected your crops at that time?
Very rarely. If the power is out for less than 24 hrs it won't cause major quality issues. Not ideal, but still sellable product.
Always a pleasure Jonah. I haven’t thought about it that way before, to go and do something you truly enjoy doing to better problem solve an idea or issue. My problem is I’ll stare at it or sit in it until I come up with something, I can see how this is counterintuitive
Glad it could give a different perspective Brad! :)
Thank you Jonah! This was great and deeply informative.
Thank you!!
As a total and complete soil nerd, who scopes it with actual scopes and has been on podcasts w/Dr. Ingham herself I LOVE the way your potting mix is looking!!! Excellent job!!!
I can't find their instagram.(edomiherb). Please someone write here
It's in the description of the video :)
how do the light help since its so high??
Kohei seems like a cool guy. Operation looks beautiful. Awesome you went out to Japan for this.
He's incredibly innovative!
Oh yea thats what im talking about my friend❤👌🫡