Growing and Improving a Microgreens Business with Max Beecher and Chris Thoreau
The benefits of building a microgreens business, and how to keep improving it. Chris's online course Growing Your Profitable Microgreens Business http...
Growing Microgreens Podcast
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Grower Chris Thoreau shares his 10+ years of microgreens experience in each episode giving insights for people who operate or want to operate, a profitable microgreens business. We touch on topics such as farming challenges and struggles, sales and marketing, soil and media, climate control, sanitation, post-harvest processing, appropriate technology, farm startup, market selection, and work-life balance. In some episodes, we are joined by beginning or experienced microgreen grower diving deep into their story to find out what makes their operation successful. The show is hosted by Diego Footer of Permaculture Voices.
Growing Great Microgreens Starts with the Great Soil
Microgreen grower Chris Thoreau joins me to talk about the importance of soil in growing microgreens. Chris's online course Growing Your Profitable Mi...
The 10 Year Evolution of a Microgreen Farmer and a Microgreen Business
Chris Thoreau has grow microgreens for over 10 years, but he recently reached the point where he Chris realized it was time to do something else and m...
Tips and Advice for Selling Microgreens to Grocery Stores with Vincent Cuneo
Vincent Cuneo talks about what has made him successful selling microgreens to small independent grocery stores. He discusses giving samples, shelf pl...
Can You Make a Living Growing Microgreens?
In this episode Chris Thoreau joins me to explore the idea - Can you actually make a living growing microgreens? Is it actually possible or just an u...
Common Microgreen Diseases and Solutions to Them
Molds, fungus, viruses - oh my! Depending on your growing environment you may encounter one or perhaps even all of these diseases. And what do you do ...
The Advantages and Benefits of A Co-Operative Business Structure
When you start your farm business, one think that you need to think about is your business structure. Sole proprietorships and LLCs are common ways to...
The Many Reasons Why Microgreens Might NOT Be a Fit For You
Microgreen Grower Chris Thoreau and I discuss a variety of reasons why microgreens might not be a fit for you. This is a realistic look at what growin...
How to Grow Microgreens Year Round
When you are only growing a 10 day crop, how much of an affect does light quality and temperature have on the crop? A lot. Chris is in Vancouver where...
Making New Crops Pay - The Economics, How, and Why of a New Crop
If customers keep asking if you have certain crop, and you don't, should you grow it? It depends. And that's the focus of today's show: When, How, and...