Microgreens
Start a microgreens business at home
Grow microgreens in a spare room and sell them to neighbors who order every week. Start small and build steady income.
Free training with Jonah Krochmalnek. Not sure where to start? Answer one question.
What it takes
Growing is the easy part.
Anyone can grow a tray of microgreens. Making it a profitable business comes down to these four things.
- Buyers before traysLine up regulars with samples, then grow to order
- Daily careTrays need attention every day, weekends included
- Weekly deliveriesSubscribers expect their order every week
- Real numbersPrice for what’s left after seed, soil, packaging and your hours
The path
Start small, then grow with your orders
Find buyers before you plant
Line up your first regulars with samples, then grow to order.
Start with a couple of trays
One rack, a few dependable crops, and a setup you can walk away from if it isn’t for you.
Keep the regulars coming back
Weekly deliveries, simple ordering and follow-up that turns first orders into subscribers.
Student results
Real students. Real orders. Every week.
45 trays a week
Currently on my 8th week selling Microgreens. Things are going quite good.. I’m already at 45 trays per week!
MMarcoCourse student
30 subscribers
I currently have a total of 82 customers and 30 of them are repeat subscription customers!
LLindseyCourse student
30 trays a week
I started growing about a month ago, the business is picking up and I am doing around 30 trays weekly.
AArmanCourse student
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Where to start
Free training
Set up a home microgreens business
The home setup, the crops that sell and how students find their first customers. With Jonah Krochmalnek.
Course
Start A Microgreens Business From Scratch
The full course: setup, crops, pricing and finding customers, step by step.
Already growing?
Scaling Your Microgreens Venture
When to expand, how to lease more space and what to check before you sign. Includes a tour of MicroAcres.
The Art of Client Retention
Keep the customers you have and turn them into referrals
Questions
Before you start
The free training goes deeper on all of this, with a real home setup.
Isn’t the microgreens market already saturated?
Not the way we teach it. Most growers compete for restaurants and farmers market stalls. We start you with home delivery to households near you, a market most growers overlook. Your first customers are neighbors who have never had fresh microgreens brought to their door.
Do I need a lot of space or money to start?
No. One rack in a spare room is enough, and you can test the idea for a few hundred dollars. You grow to order, so you only plant what customers have already asked for.
How much can I make?
It depends on how many customers you serve each week. Students in the results above reached 30 to 45 trays a week within their first couple of months. Our profit guide shows how to work out your own numbers before you spend much.
I already have a job. Will this fit around it?
Yes. You choose your growing and delivery days, and most of the work fits into evenings and one delivery run a week. Start with a handful of customers and grow from there.
Do I need a license to sell microgreens?
Rules vary by state, province and county, and selling fresh produce is often simpler than people expect. One short call to your local health department answers it. Our start guide lists exactly what to ask.