Struggling with this in Ohio right now. Ohio dept of Ag has been scratching their heads and not really giving me any answers... Any Ohio peeps out there?👨🍳
I've been looking in Illinois forever and feel like I keep going in circles with my research. The longer I look the more certifications and permits I think I need
@CoreysCave this video has done what 96% of RUclipsrs in this niche failed to talk about. This is more solid information than you give it credit. Thank you so much. Im looking to venture in this business myself hopefully this spring.
I live in the most permit happy town on cape cod and all I need is a business cert. Selling at the local farmers market requires a serve safe cert. MA for the most part does not require anymore than that.
CoreysCave ... yeah, I started cape cod microgreens about 5 years ago. My indoor farm can do about 120 trays at a time when I expand it to my greenhouse outside I do about 130 trays a week in the summer. I really should do a video been too busy / lazy...
@@tictoc01085 lol ,I wouldn't say your lazy ! How many hours a day do you have to put in doing that many trays ? I'm in the finger lakes NY and I think I could get something going with this ! First I am going to order some supplies and just grow for my family and go from there ! Would love to hear more ! 59tempest@gmail.com! Thanks
Great info to know, thanks for sharing! May I ask...is there a fee to participate in the training offered by the dept of agriculture? I am assuming so, but just curious. TIA.
Thank you for the info, some people might not think its enough but honestly it helped me and give me at least a general direction where to go and what to do for the beginning steps. Thank you so much for that
Question: I could really use your help. I cannot have a green house where I live so I bought an enclosed grow tent for my garage with lights and a fan. Seedlings and microgreens growing very well but noticed I have some knats flying around and also found some eggs under a few of my eggplant leaves. Also found some spotted yellowing on those leaves. I do think I may have some spider mites but not 100% sure. What’s your methods of keep insects out of the grow room? Thank you.
Isaac Frerichs I wish I had good tips but I really don’t. Probably the best thing I could suggest is to not soak your seed, plant dry, water heavily and wait.
A sticky Mouse / insect trap worked well for my window Garden, I used one that was about 10 by 6 inches that was meant to fold into a rectangle , kind of like a sticky mouse trap, it probably had 200 fruit flies on it by the time I threw it out
Isaac Frerichs I had spider mites with my very first tray. Somehow I think it came from the old bag of soil I had in my garage. Once I harvested I sanitized my whole grow room (which was a closet at that time) and threw that old soil in my compost. I just started fresh with sanitized trays and new soil and it hasn’t been a problem since. Another guy suggests a bucket with water and hard apple cider with one of those fish tank bubbler things for the fruit flies
Hi Would love to hear your ratios of weight of seed vers weight of yield per STANDARD 1020 tray for a list of verities that you grow Also what size packaging and price each. ... 4oz for $6 ??? ect...... Thanks very much I really appreciate you efforts! !!
In my microgreens calculator video, all examples were for a standard 1020 tray. Pricing and packaging varies per variety. I have a project I am working on that you may be interested in, but its still a ways off for test. If you subscribe to me at brabantfarms.com/ I can be sure to keep you updated.
Thanks for addressing that. I've found about the same in South Carolina. Not much is required from small farmers. As long as you are not proccessing your product, for the most part, depending on the state, there is not a ton you need to do. If you are selling raw, non-processed produce, for the most part, the state encourages small farms.
Joe McCranie Absolutely, some states consider cutting and packaging processing, some say as long as you don’t close the package it’s ok. It’s different everywhere.
This is a question I have been wondering about. I was a food inspector for restaurants in Maricopa County, AZ years ago so figure I know the 1976 food code and HACCP concepts/rules pretty well but love the suggestion of the GAP program. Will get that certification and the insurance is huge too - it only takes one incident to wipe a little person out.
Every area is probably different. In Los Angeles you have to have a license for every type of commerce. How they find out is probably like you say ask for forgiveness. Other cities might not require a business license. I would think every city wants a slice of the green back! Lol
FOR8YESHUA That was kind of the point I was trying to make, it’s mysterious in that I have no idea what the requirements are and honesty the state typically doesn’t know either until they look into it. I want people to act, go out and do something and not be held back by fear. People won’t do a lot for fear they will get in trouble, I say get out there and do something, do some basic research and have at it and let things roll as they will.
Ray Beaulieu Thank you very much. Honesty is way easier than pretending. The last thing I want to do is firmly attach my name to any product I don’t believe in.
Yeah its strange how people are more concerned damages than any regulations. I've seen some farmers market actually are confirming that they actually are real farmers an or organic.
Farmers markets actually do that for a good reason. There are regular farmers attending that don"t want to and shouldn't be getting under cut by those who are fly by night/hobbiests. Even though Microgreens is not my primary job, I think its important to charge a fair price that those dependent on the business can compete with. As far as organic goes though, meh....
So so true that habe video on here about folks selling all these types of produce from leftovers from grocery suppliers. We an folks can check with their local extension.
Non porous floor that's regularly mopped/sanitized is a good idea too. Dehumidifiers are super important for produce safety . Thanks for another informative video Cory!
Thanks for the info, it was helpful
Struggling with this in Ohio right now. Ohio dept of Ag has been scratching their heads and not really giving me any answers... Any Ohio peeps out there?👨🍳
I've been looking in Illinois forever and feel like I keep going in circles with my research. The longer I look the more certifications and permits I think I need
It can be a real challenge to figure out.
@CoreysCave this video has done what 96% of RUclipsrs in this niche failed to talk about. This is more solid information than you give it credit. Thank you so much. Im looking to venture in this business myself hopefully this spring.
Thank you and good luck!
Thanks for the info, Corey!
You’re welcome!
In michigan it called"cottage food" like street vendors. Usually only applys to income of 25 g or more.The extension service does gap training.
Awesome! Thank you for sharing where to inquire about potential training/certification classes You rock! :o)
great video thanks Corey!
Thank you!
only if u wash the veg. dont wash. put wash before use on label. and put picked date. it’s considered raw not food law
flatearth crypto That depends on your location, some states/counties consider harvesting and or packaging processing and place regulations on that.
Thank you for these videos. I appreciate you sharing your experience growing microgreens.
Thank you!
Do you have a link for the FLIP insurance?
Stary Family Farm www.fliprogram.com/
We had to get product liability insurance here in Colorado to sell microgreens
Marlene Zenker It’s a common insurance to hold when selling food items.
Im having a hard time finding anything for Montana with microgreen regulations
Great info Corey! Love when you mentioned, "contaminated fields fertilized by the workers, in a different way". Laughed out loud on when I heard that!
Kevin Brown Haha!
I live in the most permit happy town on cape cod and all I need is a business cert. Selling at the local farmers market requires a serve safe cert. MA for the most part does not require anymore than that.
Adam Federer I love the Cape!
CoreysCave ... yeah, I started cape cod microgreens about 5 years ago. My indoor farm can do about 120 trays at a time when I expand it to my greenhouse outside I do about 130 trays a week in the summer. I really should do a video been too busy / lazy...
Adam Federer That sounds cool. I would love to see a video if you every get around to it.
@@tictoc01085 lol ,I wouldn't say your lazy ! How many hours a day do you have to put in doing that many trays ? I'm in the finger lakes NY and I think I could get something going with this ! First I am going to order some supplies and just grow for my family and go from there ! Would love to hear more ! 59tempest@gmail.com! Thanks
Adam Federer do you have liability insuarance?
Does anyone know about Tennessee?
we checked with our local dept. of health as well. we just took the produce safety class with the dept. of ag. in ohio. very helpful
Great info to know, thanks for sharing! May I ask...is there a fee to participate in the training offered by the dept of agriculture? I am assuming so, but just curious. TIA.
Thank you for the info, some people might not think its enough but honestly it helped me and give me at least a general direction where to go and what to do for the beginning steps. Thank you so much for that
Christopher Nguyen Thank you and you are welcome!
Question: I could really use your help. I cannot have a green house where I live so I bought an enclosed grow tent for my garage with lights and a fan. Seedlings and microgreens growing very well but noticed I have some knats flying around and also found some eggs under a few of my eggplant leaves. Also found some spotted yellowing on those leaves. I do think I may have some spider mites but not 100% sure. What’s your methods of keep insects out of the grow room? Thank you.
Isaac Frerichs I wish I had good tips but I really don’t. Probably the best thing I could suggest is to not soak your seed, plant dry, water heavily and wait.
A sticky Mouse / insect trap worked well for my window Garden, I used one that was about 10 by 6 inches that was meant to fold into a rectangle , kind of like a sticky mouse trap, it probably had 200 fruit flies on it by the time I threw it out
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Isaac Frerichs I had spider mites with my very first tray. Somehow I think it came from the old bag of soil I had in my garage. Once I harvested I sanitized my whole grow room (which was a closet at that time) and threw that old soil in my compost. I just started fresh with sanitized trays and new soil and it hasn’t been a problem since. Another guy suggests a bucket with water and hard apple cider with one of those fish tank bubbler things for the fruit flies
Hi
Would love to hear your ratios of weight of seed vers weight of yield per STANDARD 1020 tray for a list of verities that you grow
Also what size packaging and price each. ... 4oz for $6 ??? ect......
Thanks very much I really appreciate you efforts! !!
In my microgreens calculator video, all examples were for a standard 1020 tray. Pricing and packaging varies per variety. I have a project I am working on that you may be interested in, but its still a ways off for test. If you subscribe to me at brabantfarms.com/ I can be sure to keep you updated.
It's like watching a weird version of a young Kevin Bacon. I dig it.
Lol I get that a lot.
Thanks for addressing that. I've found about the same in South Carolina. Not much is required from small farmers. As long as you are not proccessing your product, for the most part, depending on the state, there is not a ton you need to do. If you are selling raw, non-processed produce, for the most part, the state encourages small farms.
Joe McCranie Absolutely, some states consider cutting and packaging processing, some say as long as you don’t close the package it’s ok. It’s different everywhere.
I am in Colorado looking to start my own micro green business as well. Hopefully Colorado is as easy going as your state!
Anyone know regulations for Texas ??
Matthew Soto statutes.capitol.texas.gov/?link=AG
South Carolina anyone????
Thanks for the video Corey! 👍
DayhawkinDark agriculture.sc.gov/
How much space do you have between the lights and trays?
StacyinAR I would say 10 - 12”, obviously as the greens grow they get closer, my pea shoots sometimes touch the lights.
Thank you, I'm setting up rack tomorrow and wanted an idea how far apart to place the shelves.
This is a question I have been wondering about. I was a food inspector for restaurants in Maricopa County, AZ years ago so figure I know the 1976 food code and HACCP concepts/rules pretty well but love the suggestion of the GAP program. Will get that certification and the insurance is huge too - it only takes one incident to wipe a little person out.
Cities probably require a business license to do commerce in their city or possibly county.
FOR8YESHUA You just said “Probably “ and “Possibly “ you understand the problem with that right?
Every area is probably different. In Los Angeles you have to have a license for every type of commerce. How they find out is probably like you say ask for forgiveness. Other cities might not require a business license. I would think every city wants a slice of the green back! Lol
FOR8YESHUA That was kind of the point I was trying to make, it’s mysterious in that I have no idea what the requirements are and honesty the state typically doesn’t know either until they look into it. I want people to act, go out and do something and not be held back by fear. People won’t do a lot for fear they will get in trouble, I say get out there and do something, do some basic research and have at it and let things roll as they will.
we have a mobile vendors license for our farmers markets
So the restaurants do not ask for an official receipt?
ATBricks.com What’s an official receipt? I give them an invoice.
Corey THANK YOU!!
I like you because you seem honest and sincere. Keep it up. It's your best sales tool.
Ray Beaulieu Thank you very much. Honesty is way easier than pretending. The last thing I want to do is firmly attach my name to any product I don’t believe in.
Agreed
Florida anyone?
Yeah its strange how people are more concerned damages than any regulations. I've seen some farmers market actually are confirming that they actually are real farmers an or organic.
Farmers markets actually do that for a good reason. There are regular farmers attending that don"t want to and shouldn't be getting under cut by those who are fly by night/hobbiests. Even though Microgreens is not my primary job, I think its important to charge a fair price that those dependent on the business can compete with. As far as organic goes though, meh....
So so true that habe video on here about folks selling all these types of produce from leftovers from grocery suppliers. We an folks can check with their local extension.
and look for insurance in case someone gets sick and sues ....
That would be the FLIP insurance I mentioned in the video.
This was very helpful, much appreciated !
Ben DeShazo Thank you!
I'm sure you said it before, but do you know where that place you got your trays from got those trays from?
Non porous floor that's regularly mopped/sanitized is a good idea too. Dehumidifiers are super important for produce safety . Thanks for another informative video Cory!
I have seen the non porous epoxy floors at www.seamlessfloorsny.com cool stuff
Perfect vid man..😊
Good insurance has given me the green light. Packaging is the biggest concern for us aussies..
Thank for the vid
Good honest answer that all folks can ask for.
Always learn a lot from you! Thanks!
Thanks por that information.
ricardo sifontes You are very welcome!
rules are different from state to state and country to country so its always best to take tips from these sorts of vlogs but do your own research
Jason Reeve Exactly
Great video thanks
First!
You rock
From Boston
Our farm regulations are great
Skippy Zc That was fast lol. Thank you!
Try out asking your local librarian :D
shhhhhhh lol