2000 Pounds of Microgreens Per Week?! See How This Farm is Dominating the Game with Curtis Stone

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2000 Pounds of Microgreens Per Week?! See How This Farm is Dominating the Game with Curtis Stone

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Want To Start YOUR In-Home Microgreen Farm?
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You'll Learn How To Make Your First $2K In 30 Days Or Less Using Just 6 sq. ft. of Space… Without Knowing How To Grow Or Where To Sell!
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Ready to scale up your microgreens operation and turn it into a highly profitable business? Join Curtis Stone on a tour of Kind Organics, a large microgreens operation in Canada that produces over 2000+ lbs of produce each week. Learn from their experience and discover valuable tips and insights to help you grow and scale your own microgreens business. Whether you're just starting out or looking to expand, this is a video you don't want to miss!
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About Curtis Stone:
Curtis is one of the world’s most highly sought-after small farming educators. His book, The Urban Farmer, offers a new way to think about farming𑁋 one where quality of life and profitability coexist. Today, Curtis spends most of his time building his 40-acre off-grid homestead in British Columbia. He leverages his relationships with other experts to bring diverse content into the homes of gardeners and aspiring small farmers from around the world. Learn more at FromTheField.TV.
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@sharlenebee1539 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Curtis, for sharing this! Very informative and inspirational.

@JCHansen 6 жыл бұрын

I'm going into my third season as a commercial farmer. We started off with lots of microgreens. It's so funny to see this guy wanting to sell because that's all I think about. Getting out. I miss growing food for fun. Once you commercialize it and see how little money you make, how hard you have to work and how relentless the industry is it makes you wanna move on. Curtis has the model down. Keep it manageable, small, and profitable. Generate different types of income. The scale scale scale game is NOT fun in farming. Robots and cultured environments will win that game easily.

@luclucas135 6 жыл бұрын

That was almost scary !

@nicalonso8268 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, large scale farming is about the money and the machines, small scale farming is about enjoying your hard work, paying your living cost, having pride in your produce. Been in the fruit and vegetable industry all my life from being a back packer picker to running major retail and wholesale to farming small scale. I prefer my small scale, no politics no bullsh*t and direct contact with the customers who appreciate my work/produce and who i appreciate growing the produce for.

@jmontis2 5 жыл бұрын

wise post, people don't understand how scale can turn into cashflow purgatory.

@primeroyal7434 4 жыл бұрын

How much you sell per ounce?

@user-ed8ec4bz8c 4 жыл бұрын

Where are you farming and sell?

@mishman 6 жыл бұрын

Very interesting and informative, what a wonderful farm. The soil prep with nitrogen fixing plants seems like something I want to explore further!

@davidoyama9753 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing this great operation ! Happy New Year !

@zephyrpermaculture2132 6 жыл бұрын

Good job Brantford! And Kind Organics. I grew up here.

@xapemanx 6 жыл бұрын

i can't even grow a basil out of a flower pot

@tkomla 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, as always. Thank you Curtis, for all you do.

@firecloud77 6 жыл бұрын

I compost my wheatgrass flat soil outside in a big pile. I re-use it about 6 months later.

@YouCantEatTheGrass 6 жыл бұрын

You're inspiring me to get my butt in gear and finally get a try of microgreens going. Just got to crack open all my kale and radish pods I have saved.

@DaJukes 6 жыл бұрын

You Can't Eat The Grass do it

@dammit7045 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. What an eye opener. Thanks for that input. Always so interesting watching peoples set up and how things function. Especially the logistics of it.

@flipmoto1 6 жыл бұрын

Curtis I think you want to buy him out! Go big DAWG I did this here in NC and i couldn't be happier!

@Hamishmcbeth 6 жыл бұрын

Interesting that the seeds aren't soaked. No sterilisation? How do they manage bacteria/fungi risk of the finished product?

@betsysiegmund198 6 жыл бұрын

Curtis, another excellent video. Thank you. Does the site meet your criteria. Yes, the location may be a stretch. Would love to see some drone shots of the farm and infrasture.

@dirtisbetterthandiamonds 6 жыл бұрын

That is some sexy compost! Nice operation. We planted our peas dry too since the ground was pretty wet already. They were sweet and delicious!

@tangobayus 6 жыл бұрын

I'm planting peas dry- unbleached paper towel on bottom, dry peas, then about 1/2 inch of potting soil. They start pushing through the surface in 2-3 days. Doing the same with sunflowers.

@boyd8871 4 жыл бұрын

this is amazing operation! wonderful guy.

@ninjaphoenix9172 5 жыл бұрын

Cracks me up how people know how to do it all better. People advising lights and extra labour without having a clue about the costs or margins! Looks like he's doing ok to me .... but what do I know about his business? Great video anyway, thanks Curtis.

@sapphireblue222 6 жыл бұрын

Perfect step-up for you Curtis! Just Do It!

@charliehobson33 6 жыл бұрын

sapphireblue222 is it a step up? Long hours / week.

@chadsorganics1380 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome Video. I have been thinking about conveyor belts lately and how great they would be!

@johnbrown9623 6 жыл бұрын

Great info. Very interesting. Thx for sharing.

@garyjerniganjr 6 жыл бұрын

To see Curtis in an aww and his wheels turning, priceless

@dougascalon104 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Curtis. Great videos. How do you pack and sell microgreens in farmers markets and how much ? Thanks.

@franciscasavant9347 6 жыл бұрын

The re-using the old trays was fantastic idea..

@alexlandry9062 6 жыл бұрын

I am a realtor and I make a decent income but it’s not a super passion, like gardening or flipping houses. I have enough free time that I can indulge in my gardening hobby, and I dreamed about making gardening a full-time job-Until I watched this video. The owner is very nice and super experienced but he seems really tired. it looks like after nine years things are doing well but instead of being excited about it he seems checked out. Reading that other commercial gardener’s comment makes me realize that maybe gardening sounds super romantic to people in other professions but the reality is you’re going to work your ass off seven days a week and you may be taking a pay cut. The other commentator hit the nail on the head… The problem is when you try to take aHobby and turn it into a profitable business. The work that has to be put in, day in and day out, can end up taking the fun out of it

@209skaterj6 6 жыл бұрын

I think you are right. Lets just keep our day jobs

@bigd7861 6 жыл бұрын

This is because him and his wife were micromanaging the micro greens! At this point, they should have just hired 2-3 people to help manage the operations, cut them a paycheck, and done! Stop in once or twice a week to check on things and then go relax. I'm thinking about starting up operations in a spare bedroom. 6-8 hours a week is likely going to net me TWICE what I'm already making full-time. Not really interested in going crazy large scale like this though.

@Amit-sp4qm 5 жыл бұрын

I get what you say .. but think what you would want to do with that free and happy time?

@kangarookristofer 5 жыл бұрын

They're farming not gardening...

@altha-rf1et 5 жыл бұрын

My cousin has a sells , when she flips a house and we can, I plant a big garden on the inside of the fence going vertical, when buyers see that especially the men they like it and even sometimes ladies. She adds on the cost of the garden and enough for me to make a good profit sitting it up

@repalmore 6 жыл бұрын

So far north, I think it would be practical to go well insulated and LED lighting with multiple levels, maybe 4 or 5 tall with that LED strip lights for each level. Could concentrate your farm into a small area and easier to control temp, light and humidity but that is just one of many decisions that go into this kind of thing.

@alfreddelatourquipenche8287 5 жыл бұрын

Investment, uncertain returns. yada yada yada.

@floflotantan 6 жыл бұрын

this was incredible ! thanks

@small-timegarden 4 жыл бұрын

This is encouraging to hear from the standpoint of going through big debt and bouncing back so well and at the age of 42 years old.i am encouraged as I am younger. Thanks for sharing.

@marianacampos9775 5 жыл бұрын

Epic vídeo!! Do they wash and dry by hand?

@kivsa85 4 жыл бұрын

Oh my, this is so much a dream of mine right now! I just started growing my own Radish yesterday, not even 24 hours has past and they already sprouted! :O That was a shocker! Now I'm flying on the whole kitchen taking every kind of food I can and trying to grow lol

@roweyurboat573 6 жыл бұрын

I'm planning on ordering bean seeds soon and I'm wondering if it's okay to do so at this time of year? Can the cold damage seeds in the shipping process?

@imasaisyahvedcacianjuryout8321 3 жыл бұрын

From Indonesia...very informative and inspirational. Thanks U and success for U and for your channel...😍👍👍👍

@JulesOrganicLiving 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Curtis . I’m very curious to know what Thomas and Sandra have in mind for their next adventure after they sell their microgreen farm. Would you happen to know ? Thank you .

@FanOfTheSky 5 жыл бұрын

0:39 bless you

@evanpschneider 2 жыл бұрын

great vids thanks!!!

@wingchunws 4 жыл бұрын

Hello everyone and Curtis thank you for your video. I have a question. If at the base of radish will be appeared mold and don't go to the stem and leaves from radish if you spray it with natural anti fungal can you eat it?

@cybersecretary 6 жыл бұрын

nice tour

@davewygonowski984 6 жыл бұрын

Looks awesome. Curious what an operation like this is worth.

@TheJunkyardgenius 6 жыл бұрын

6-8 weeks for the flats to break down and it's just in a ply box in the greenhouse. Def gna steal that idea. makes sense making compost indoors away from cold, rain etc.

@markm2302 6 жыл бұрын

Where do you get your seeds? Thank you.

@rivermeadefarm8495 6 жыл бұрын

Good content. BTW miss the percussion music in the old intro

@hasinabrar3263 5 жыл бұрын

May i know any good books on producing Microgreen on large scale?

@CraigMullins1 4 жыл бұрын

at 10:30 minute mark do you purposely cut the crop that high or is that just as low as the cutter will reliably cut?

@Seedling-trays-pots-Longji Ай бұрын

It is amazing. We have seedling trays, is it helpful?

@maugir 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there, where can i buy large amounts of seeds ?

@CraigMullins1 4 жыл бұрын

What do you do to manage mold and pests?

@irishbouzouki9084 4 жыл бұрын

time to smile ... such success warrants it ... many thanks ... Namaskaram :)

@rhondamontiel3827 6 жыл бұрын

Exciting! Buy it !!!

@upulsamarasekara8058 3 жыл бұрын

hi,can we produce juice as commercial using multiple of microgreens ? i mean like bottled juice ?

@kennethmcfeeters4840 2 жыл бұрын

where do you buy your buckwheat seed and what is the cost

@josephbenadam 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much you are a great person

@DrakeJStone 6 жыл бұрын

Geez... I'm 54 and just getting started. After about a year and a half of 7 days per week I'm feeling it. I'm at the crossroads... ramping up with more help or looking for something else to occupy my time. It's fun when it all comes together but definitely can take a toll when you can't get quality down time. Great insights on reuse of the microgreen compost... first time I've heard it being done but makes so much sense! Are they getting out due to market saturation/competition?

@MrYoyoyoh 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, it was great lol

@TheWhedgit 6 жыл бұрын

Soaking sunflower seeds before planting. Probably why mine wont drop the husks on half of them! Learn something new every day!

@tangobayus 4 жыл бұрын

When I'm soaking sunflower seeds I put a little 3% peroxide to help prevent mold. In the early days I spray with and herb mix and grapefruit seed extract to keep mold down.

@DarkSolidity 6 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know the video where Curtis talks about the 7 alternate forms of currency, the only on I can remember is social currency. But I can't find information on them anywhere he is the only person I've ever heard talk about it. But I can't seem to find the video where he mentioned it. Any help is appreciated.

@MyTube4Utoo Жыл бұрын

Very interesting.

@Lauren-vd4qe 6 жыл бұрын

A wicked wicked farm? Looks like a blessed farm to me....

@korythompson1 5 жыл бұрын

Wicked in Euro use, means amazing.

@nikkisingh7123 2 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to make beetroot flour and broccoli flour from microgreens?

@burn1down249 2 жыл бұрын

great work bud

@giordanomadella5209 4 жыл бұрын

Buonasera, scrivo da Italia. È possibile sapere in queste serre come fanno irrigazione per microgreens ?

@nathanodell4849 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome insight to a large scale operation with a solid brand!!! Tamas/Curtis, how do you wash and clean your trays at this scale? Do you use some sort of automation? I find tray washing the most labor intensive part of the process.

@nathanodell4849 6 жыл бұрын

sun shoots leave a large amount of root mass stuck to the 1020 trays. No concern for transfer of pathogens from one run to the next? pea, radish and other crops clean up easily, but not sun. And this years batch of sun has been problematic, others could probably confirm that.

@nextwayeducrafts5567 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. I was running a small farm and the cleaning of trays need very much time and care. It's must be fungus free after every wash. Otherwise the next tray may get contaminated. I live in India, here fungus is the worst enemy of microgreens.

@wolmaister Жыл бұрын

What is the best microgreens for salads

@jbearmcdougall1646 6 жыл бұрын

I need help to set up....I have 2 acres.a big tunnel...

@MYassMYass 5 жыл бұрын

What sort of energy cost does your greenhouse, for heating? If you don’t mind disclosing that information.

@eightysixchef 5 жыл бұрын

Ok, I'm new to all of this so forgive my ignorance, but I have a question. At about the 6:00 minute mark he talks about how you're not allowed to sell certain things like tomatoes because other farmers make their entire living off them. How are you not allowed to sell certain things? Also, does he mean on a larger, commercial scale, or from small scale on up?

@alexlandry9062 4 жыл бұрын

Did this company get sold? What are they up to now?

@paullemay3218 6 жыл бұрын

All I can say is WOW. 🇨🇦❄️

@Utube75 6 жыл бұрын

There is a guy on youtube who doesn't harvest. Just ships the tray to be used by chef.

@aileenfulgens1909 4 жыл бұрын

Where in Barrie are the microgreens sold?

@OttawaOldFart 6 жыл бұрын

Three days planting, three days harvesting, on the seventh they rest?

@MicroUrb 6 жыл бұрын

I use my used microgreens soil as compost for my plots. This year alone I have 5 bales and counting of microgreens soil ready for this coming season. I don't do it because I believe I am an innovator, I reuse my microgreens soil because it saves me money from having to purchase compost. I also entered real estate back in 2002, complete bullshit being a realtor. You work 50 hours a week for 0 pay and it takes years to build income, its much more profitable to be an urban farmer at least thus far I see potential growth for my farm that would take years of going into debt to do in real estate. Curtis, thinking if purchasing it and making it part of Green City Acres?

@offgridcurtisstone 6 жыл бұрын

Purchasing Kind Organics? No, they're in Ontario dude! That's a long commute.

@sshutupurface8345 6 жыл бұрын

Why doesn't he hire someone to run it for him instead

@MicroUrb 6 жыл бұрын

that's a good point, although there is still some level of involvement and he probably just wants to walk away from it all.

@mydream2bhappy 6 жыл бұрын

I'm in California, and working on my business plan now for starting a microgreen business Curtis. this was very helpful information! Love all your work and effort to publish these. Excellent!

@leixu8688 6 жыл бұрын

Can you contact me? I am from China. I am a factory for cultivating vegetables in hydroponics.

@delekham1863 6 жыл бұрын

First things first...GROW UP not outwards. The system he has here, which is very impressive BTW. :) He only needs 1/4 (if that) of the space needed to create the same amount of volume (2000 lbs.) and getting rid of the sunlight and insulating everything and adding 5K LED lights over each bed would bring his overhead by 50%?? Since the temp would be 75 degrees each and every day, thus getting rid of any mold issues.Personally I would buy coco fibre instead of using soil. they can be cut and each mat then can be loaded with seeds. These mats then can be placed in a tray with water and they are still alive and active. How much fresher do you want. Small price to pay for true freshness. Just my thoughts. Still working on my first home project.. I will let you know ASAP how it works. PEACE!!!

@209skaterj6 6 жыл бұрын

Delekham 1 But do you reuse the mats or use a new one each time. Have you started yet?

@geodeaholicm4889 5 жыл бұрын

@@delekham1863 sunlight is free AND has the best growing spectrum, artificial lights and associated automation have MAJOR capital costs , electrical costs & maintenance costs. you'd need majorly deep pockets to attempt that.

@delekham1863 5 жыл бұрын

@@geodeaholicm4889 Sunlight is free...unless you live north of Florida and California. Using LED lights with the spectrum of sunlight. 5K Lumens lighting, is rather cheap. IF you "need" to go the to other spectrum's 5k is still 5k which is compatible to sunlight.

@Tobiasxdful 5 жыл бұрын

He should have shown the packaging from washing and drying. Would have been interesting to see the whole process instead of just half

@jadabaudelaire118 Жыл бұрын

Dude. FABULOUS.

@ikyitching 6 жыл бұрын

I see the power of industrial revolution!

@lcrread 6 жыл бұрын

Impressive, and worked 9 years growing microgreens. I could see this could be a robotic operations, and everyone can work part-time. But money to setup an automatic operating would be expensive. :\

@richardbohlingsr3490 6 жыл бұрын

Interesting operation to view. Looks well run. If they added three more employee's, 1 general manager overseeing the whole operation. 2 Sales manager overseeing sales, transportation and delivery and 3 a operations manager overseeing seed to cooler production. That should let them move away from the day to day and keep the operation producing. Thanks for sharing.

@glenjamindle 6 жыл бұрын

That's what happens when you turn a hobby into a business

@richardbohlingsr3490 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, and a business requires commitment both to the customers and the employees. Not everyone starting a business realizes just how taxing it will be and it needs more that just passion for what your doing to make it succeed. They are at a hump now and if they are not willing to continue growing, then they sell the business and the new buyer can capitalize on all the good will they have generated. Right now they are at a make or break point.

@saturnGEEK 6 жыл бұрын

Adding staff is one option for reducing load on the owners. Increasing automation is another. Either way, they want out. They may be bored of what they're doing, or may not be seeing as much return as they previously did when they first started. Hard to say, as we don't really know.

@bigd7861 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely right with adding some management! They're burnt out because they are doing too much themselves. That's what employees are for! Sure, take in a slight less in profits due to more pay going out, but you get all of your free time instead! Hell, step into the farm 1-2 times a week for just a couple of hours to check on things, then go on about your life!

@farmerjoe8169 6 жыл бұрын

I'm curious,. So he grows everything in flats,. Do you think it is better then growing in the ground? I understand the flats will probably have to stay inside a greenhouse whereas beds can grow outside without the cost of a greenhouse. Like to see that seeder in action... Awesome video.

@briansmith6824 6 жыл бұрын

It is a matter of controllable, reproducible conditions. That is how you get to "industrialized".

@__-to3hq 6 жыл бұрын

moving up in the world!

@VSastrocompasss 6 жыл бұрын

•.• how i wanna learn to make a vertical farm's in the unused place yard* 😮

@thalys5208 6 жыл бұрын

How much is the owner selling his business?

@FashionDivaNY 6 жыл бұрын

WOW amazing

@simonac688. 6 жыл бұрын

Did you buy it...

@dantheorganicman6618 6 жыл бұрын

This is awesome they reuse the soil i thought i was the only one . The reused soil is like gold if your using all organic it just gets better and better !!! SMART

@wijn1008 5 жыл бұрын

im just surprised they use soil in the first place.

@ruburtoe1 4 жыл бұрын

Harvest and compost the soil with roots and you're left with improving soil

@TProfileG 4 жыл бұрын

How large is a flat?

@notdatingnicole 5 жыл бұрын

Hey what happens in the winter? High heating bill?

@TPSDmike 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. And often times supplemental lighting, too

@Eye_see_all83 6 жыл бұрын

What did he mean when he said he wasn’t allowed to grow certain things

@adebened1981 2 жыл бұрын

was this farm ever sold?

@buyerofsorts 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Curtis, you ever notice how every single movie that is set in the jungle, someone always slides down a muddy slope and usually thats how he or she escapes whoever or whatever is after them?

@soulfirexit351 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if they sold it, and for how much? 🤑💰

@sshutupurface8345 6 жыл бұрын

Curtis what is the yearly nett profit from an operation this big?

@offgridcurtisstone 6 жыл бұрын

I don't know what their net profit is.

@HECTORFARRA 6 жыл бұрын

Did someone catch the three nitrogen fixture microgreens? Spring Wheat, Pea shoots and? Thanks

@offgridcurtisstone 6 жыл бұрын

Fava. Video on Friday coming out about the specifically.

@HECTORFARRA 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Curtis!

@marshwetland3808 6 жыл бұрын

Actually, when the farm owner mentioned it at 6:35, it was the two you mentioned and buckwheat, but of course fava is another one.

@krustysurfer 6 жыл бұрын

Nice operation, if we were wealthy it would be mine yesterday!

@krustysurfer 5 жыл бұрын

Error Code 502 Link says "Bad Gateway"

@whatthefunction9140 6 жыл бұрын

Fava?

@saintgraham 2 жыл бұрын

I plant all my microgreens dry, including sunflower, and it's good.

@franciscasavant9347 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@neltronz 3 жыл бұрын

Let's say they sold $40 per pound. $40x2000lbs = $80,000 before expenses....a week, a f%cking week, so thats 4.16 million a year. *EDIT* - Loved the video

@Antiquetractorsetc 7 ай бұрын

And I’m wondering why he said they had financial issues

@delekham1863 6 жыл бұрын

All I can think of is "All that wasted space!" You don't need 5 acres to grow microgreens. I have yet to do the math, but I see alot of tables at 4 -ish ft high maybe 3 ft high? Couldn't you stack the greens to maximize space? Also instead of keeping the greenhouse HOT and humid, which helps mold. I am thinking he bought this and converted it into his Microgreen production scheme. This was a home for Long English/Tomatoes/Minis/TOV's. Whatever. I am thinking IF he is tired of the daily grind, it is because he went far too big in acreage. He didn't know that micros don't need much sun and they only need a small footprint. I live in the "Greenhouse Capital" of Alberta. Some of those greenhouses are 20-30 FT tall. Some are only 8-10 ft tall. So his operation looks like a LEC or Mini possibly Tomatoes. So he wasted alot of money for nothing...live and learn I guess I did enjoy learning a few things though. Thank You Very Much.

@MrGYPSYSPADE 5 жыл бұрын

maybe he would earn a profit on land prices...

@alf6752 4 жыл бұрын

Price and moneys

@SingularTechie 3 жыл бұрын

Tryng to enter in This business low scale, but figuring big scale numbers. 8000 pounds per month are what 40-60k? No idea of average price. 12 salaries, 30k? Just seeds 10k. Mary other expenses and investment... Is a profitable business? How much?