It's been a crazy 4 years since this video was released. We are so grateful for all the support over the years! Let's all keep building our farms !!

@sepsification

Жыл бұрын

Your house is amazing and your business is inspiring

@mykethevet

Жыл бұрын

I feel like it’s an obligation to grow locally now, considering bezos/gates buying all of that farm land and the FDA not really giving a crap about our health.

@Dazza_Doo

Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised you didn't burn out

@thanksalot2996

Жыл бұрын

How’s the business going lately?

@microacres8207

Жыл бұрын

@@thanksalot2996 Been amazing, thank you. We just took on a 6000 sq ft facility and getting larger everyday.

This small operation direct to consumer or very closer to the end user model likely works for so many products. Small manufacturing, one machine one product, likely endless. It is an industry he knows and saw opportunity. Hope this inspires alot of other literally mom and dad businesses.

@richwashere9484

2 жыл бұрын

I want to start farming microgreens but I dont know where to sell it ?

@blakejackson8097

2 жыл бұрын

@@richwashere9484 think restaurants and farmers markets. Good luck.

I am blown away at how clean the whole basement is.

That is amazing. They seem very hard working, organized, and have found there niche. It's great they have a market for that many microgreens. I'm still trying to get customers to buy regular greens let alone micros.

Superb! Happy, hard working go-getters providing good food to people whilst gaining wealth. This is a win win scenario created by good people. I`m really inspired by this video. Thanks for posting

6 years in and going stronger than ever!

This is literally the future of living for everyone person, and you get to make a living out of it. Awesome!

The difficult part doesn't sound like so much the work but - getting and maintaining customers and sales. He has a great advantage having insight in the business.

@FemmefitalefitclubTV

3 жыл бұрын

yup

@loumarlin1432

2 жыл бұрын

Must have a business mind and ability to communicate with customers and set behind computer to know where to navigate!

WAO! It is so cool and an incredible business hobby to what it looks to Me. But it is something that it is so needed even lately as the way things are going everywhere with food and vegetables. I really love it! Congratulations!

the wife is fit as, they seem to be a good team and its interesting stuff, micro greens grow in such a short amount of time, its the way forward everyone should think about doing it at home , buy seeds while you can because soon they wont be around

Awesome video, amazing couple!! Tons of great information!! Wow!

Nice couple, glad to see them using compostable containers, but, I was hoping to hear more about their system operations, i.e. what substrate(s) to they use, if they use potting soil do they use vermiculite? Also, about their lighting, the kelvin, wattage, lux and lumens, and fixture per rack. Maybe a part two is out there...

@IamSinai

Жыл бұрын

Same here.

I have 5 flats on order and some seeds to start a personal grow to see if im any good at it Hi from Australia

Truly amazing techniques of modern agri farming ... Local produce for vibrant local economy and pride of Canada 🌎 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🏔🎄⛪🗻🌲🎅💐🙏🙏

Great stuff 👍 gonna give it a go along with mushroom room & native veggies,(underway).

Pretty cool and amazing to share like this videos. it help a lot for so many people.

Very healthy microgreens. TFS. Stay connected 😊

Sooo awesome, best to you all and your amazing life “style”!

What about CFIA license to grow Microgreens? All is good until CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) gets involved. Do you show this in your training?

What kind and output are your wrack lights. ??? (1000 watt each? 2000?). I love the set up. Very clean and organized. I see a lot of pride in y’all’s work.

Good video!

I hope to one day be on this level

This is the dream

So awesome. Can anyone answer this question? What platform do you use for subscription deliveries?

@microacres8207

Жыл бұрын

squarespace

Inspirational video, also, word blooper @ 4:13@ schudents” 😂

Thanks u so much i have 5 acres im trying to learn from u

with todays energy prices these became dream!!

You are a very switched on couple! From Mike in Britain.☺️🇬🇧

I freaking love this❤

At the exchange rate at the time, this comes out to around $4,582.5 USD at the time of filming :) and that's for 40 hours of work a week. People are losing their minds, but after operational expenses it's probably not much more than working a job that pays $25 and hour. That's.. pretty darn reasonable for any job that requires skill, know-how, and marketing.

@repentandfollowjesuschrist6170

2 жыл бұрын

10k a month doubt that, ppl lie about how much money they make all the time, plus not like they get free electric, I grew cannabis so I know theres a bunch of overhead and alot of work

@DefianceOrDishonor

2 жыл бұрын

@@repentandfollowjesuschrist6170 Oh ya, you grew cannabis under 20watt LED light strips did ya? Intriguing. Sounds like you've smoked a few too many mate. Lots of difference between microgreens and Cannabis. And yeah, anything worth it in life is going to require a lot of work. That's life. Having your own business and not relying on a boss feels good. Maybe it's not for everyone. Maybe some people are better suited to working 9 - 5 jobs. That's fine. Those people can go watch KZread videos about how great the latest cubicles are. Maybe you should go watch those videos as well, because this one clearly isn't for you lol. I like how you're so perturbed by this video that you've made multiple comments in here doubting their claims. Your life must be downright comfortable mate.

@tnix80

2 жыл бұрын

@@DefianceOrDishonor you seem to be the bitter one

That's incredible ..

Wish I could do this where I’m from. There are too many restrictions here. I’d have to install a sink nearby and many other things

Biggest question I have about running a microgreens business in an urban setting - and only Curtis has addressed this (years ago on his urban farm) - is what do you do with your spent soil? You either have a rather sophisticated composting setup or you're getting rid of it somehow...

@microacres8207

4 ай бұрын

We used to give it to farms for feed, we now have a commercial compost company pick up weekly.

ohhh yea i will do this

Where do you get the racks and do you use led or fluorescent lights?

Love this video great guys I’m just writing ✍️ a business plan for growing in the woods outdoors greenhouse south Oregon area

@microacres8207

3 жыл бұрын

nice! This is an amazing time to start this type of business model

that's a fine looking house

It's not just a great basement business, but thanks for inspiring your community and people watching this video to eat healthier!

Great job.

@offgridcurtisstone

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comments! Appreciated. All the best with your gardening/farming. Sincerly, Sunita - From The Field Support Team

@SunilKumar-re7hz

2 жыл бұрын

@@offgridcurtisstone Thank you, I'm also doing, organic vegetables, ginger, turmeric.. But I'm not succeed, don't get good prices, no support from gov. Last year I stopped, now I'm looking for job, otherwise my childrens education will block,

This is super amazing. The only thing I wonder about is all that bug and worm poop gives good bacteria for your gut so these green don’t have the same nutrients as grown outside. They may also be picking up the indoor air toxins.

@jewishmcloin1933

Жыл бұрын

Definitely depends on the setup as generally good grown stuff has good air flow and/or filtration. also on whether they are cheating out and using chemicals vs organic comport etc

Nice video

Some people are really uneducated. Microgreens are the sprouts of regular garden vegetables. Green Greg's Worm Farm interviewed a family who sell several thousand pounds of produce per year on 1/10th acre lot in California.

What are you using for lights? Do you buy from Amazon? Do you have links to the products you purchase for your business?

That’s amazing. You couldn’t even make close to that much growing cannabis in a basement.

Inspired.

Thanks for sharing! What kinds of micro greens do you grow?

@microacres8207

2 жыл бұрын

We grow over 40 varieties currently

What racks and light are you using?

What are the restaurants doing with the microgreens? Are they garnishing? Making salads? Are they ingredients in cooked vegetables? I've heard about growing and selling microgreens but not much about eating them.

Now thats the best commute.. just walk down to your basement.

@microacres8207

4 жыл бұрын

It was! We moved out to a large commercial space last year. Still a close commute though

can never do it. me love traveling, so i'm happy doing what i do.

@microacres8207

2 жыл бұрын

we travel lots too :)

Necropost question: what 2" tall germination flats are they using? Source?

Heard about you from Doug and Stacey.

God bless you dear brother

Curtis: Urban Farmer. Mind if I ask how did you find buyers? I'm not any competition at all, I have wanted start a homestead for many years and grow greens and livestock to sell. Always wondered do you just go restaurant to restaurant or pick up customers at farmers markets? It's a dream for me, but am stumped at how to get steady customers.

How do you setup a buyer?

Very interesting...

Kids, jobs and side business of your own and you don't or cant afford to bring in some help in form of manual labor ......"sometimes?" Why?? very impressiveq, i'm inspired.

Just wondering whats the size of the shelves u guys using ?

@microacres8207

4 ай бұрын

18x48x72

Pretty cool to see someone so passionate about what they do in their spare time share the details. I take it this was initially his pet project after working in restaurants and seeing the need first hand. Nice to see how it's turned into something profitable and something they spend time together doing. The only downside to this kind of thing is that I can't see how they'd ever take a vacation without getting other people to come in and help out since much of the business revolves around weekly regular deliveries.

@ImmersiveReactions

Ай бұрын

You could easily pay a close friend or family member 200 to 300 dollars to do the deliveries for the week. They are doing 250 flats per week and 25$ per flat is like $6000 per week. Highly doubt they are making that much. But even if you cut that down to $3000 per week you 100% could still pay someone to deliver for the week.

Hi Curtis, I bought your book two weeks ago and it's amazing! Very knowledgeable and motivating!

Great video Curtis! Inspires me to keep growing and teaching people about microgreens.

Thank you! I plan to start a micro greens farm in Denver! I will be watching more! Have a good day!

What an awesome business model, very inspiring :-)

I am so impressed that I subscribed and looking forward to more videos.

Very organized and clean. Thanks for sharing.

Microgreens are a great product for producers in a larger urban area. However for many of us there are not enough high end restaurants nor market as a whole to do this economically.

@happy-jq3gf

Жыл бұрын

Which part is that if u dont mind me asking

Pretty cool, I need to start growing my own little ones for myself.

amazing work curtis. Thanks for this video. their schedules are really driven..

you have to consider they have an extremely lucky and lucrative deal where they sell a lot of their stuff to a university. How many people getting into this can make a connection like that? Makes 10k a lot less feasible in reality for others

@3-Quotes.

3 жыл бұрын

Right, but they made it happen... didn't fall into their lap.

@victorantonio9819

2 жыл бұрын

Why set the bar so high? They worked up to that. You can set goals, 3k a week then 5k a week, before you know it you made it to 10k. Not to mention it isn't too expensive to grow. So a lot of it should be profit, depending on your expenses.

@watchthe1369

2 жыл бұрын

Cultivate some restraunt or local market clients.....

@elvisburgerking8675

2 жыл бұрын

that university connection is selling hemp to students.

I applaud their success. Just looking at the 10 day weather forecast for Calgary... Highest temperature is 20 F and the lowest is -16 F. I live in North Georgia and think it's cold when it's 40 F during the day. I realize this does not have much to do with an indoor controlled growing environment, but just thought I would mention. Two days ago here, it was a little over 80 F and my greenhouse gets up to 70F when it's sunny and 40 F outside.

Wow, good for you guys! We love everything your growing.

@webdev217

2 жыл бұрын

You're

Curtis if you see this can I make a suggestion? A video playlist that is kind of intro to farming or basics? I've watched about 50 videos and find myself often lost. Info like what you use as weed cloth, what type of compost or soil you use in which situations, how you built your raised beds. Might also be a good way to get a bunch of views in one sitting for people who are new to the whole idea of farming? Love the content I have seen I just don't know if I can apply it because I am so clueless. Thanks!

The skeptical inquiries are interesting but comments like they're going to murder their kids are just classless. The guy ran restaurants. You know how to work 16 hour days when you run restaurants or you don't run them for very long. Some people know how to organize their lives and should be congratulated for it. I lived in Alberta for 37 years. Good people.

I'm going back to bed. You wore me out! God bless y'all.

This is what happens when you take full advantage of your agricultural degree!! Great idea 👍🏼

@daviddefranco5218

2 жыл бұрын

lol

This is a highly competitive husband&wife team. They seem organized, intelligent, articulate and highly driven. Moreover, they have experience in the hospitality industry; therefore, they understand their customers. I wonder how many people who watch this video will actually understand how disciplined, hardworking and driven person(s) actually have to be in order to succeed in this type of micro-farming. Imagine yourself completing against these two. They actually said that they undercut their competition by half. Something to think about before jumping into the "dream" of owning and operating a small farm...

@cpnotill9264

5 жыл бұрын

I agree they are hardworking, organized etc but charging half of what their competition charges? Wow was the competition overpriced? I think competition is good for the consumer and hope they are fair to all. I wish them the best, tough out there!

@neelonghunglow

5 жыл бұрын

Very well written point. Could you write a nice piece where I can find ten thousand a month sitting on my ass? Thanks. Don't EVER shy away from a dream. No matter what. Lol

@BeRaaad

5 жыл бұрын

I had a smile on my face when I heard their schedule. Amazing.

@rickknight3823

5 жыл бұрын

Good comment!

@BLHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

I have to fight with the kids to go to bed by 10:30-11ish. I couldn't imagine 3 in the morning getting up. As amazing as they are. They seem very robotic in schedule.

Awesome video, Awesome insight. This is a very unique idea and all it needs is a basement.

So, you have to not only be the grower, but also be the guy that brings in contracts and customers, the delivery guy, the janitor, and running a family on top of all that. If you don't have a clean image then finding customers could be hard. And, you have the advantage of your restaurant experiences to help guide you and make you more comfortable dealing in this market. People have to consider all of these things before jumping into a big project like this. You make it seem easy. It's actually a lot of work and dedication. If you care a lot about your social life or have a short attention span then this is probably not for you. I would test to see if you can handle 1 tray first. Then, move up the size of the garden. Start small.

@jceezee1084

2 жыл бұрын

Someone with a handle MGTOW4Ever says something is too hard. I'm shocked. This is completely out of character.

Wow what a killer interview this guy really knows what he is doing here. Does he happen to have a KZread channel?

Thank you for sharing. I have a similar smaller setup as this. I don’t sell I just grow for myself and my family. 🇨🇦😎

@jacob106106

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Paul. I would like to do something similar to you. How do i get started. Any hints? Where do you get low cost high quality seeds? Thanks

@paullemay3218

5 жыл бұрын

jacob bedard In Canada I get my seeds from either Mums Sprouting or from Sproutmaster. Both places have great online sites. Mums has a little better pricing but Sproutmaster has a bit more variety. Hope this helps.

These husband and wife look so much like a brother and a sister, amazing!

This is an amazing set up.

Outstanding information. Would love a follow up video in terms of soil used, how they package the micro greens, and set backs that they had to overcome. This is a very resourceful and motivated couple. My only concern is that their children may feel neglected. If they are also able to have enough time for their family, I am really impressed.

@TheBushdoctor68

5 жыл бұрын

Curtis has some videos where he goes into much more detail about those type of questions..

@loumarlin1432

2 жыл бұрын

Well they said 40 hrs a week together there's lots of time for kids, that comes to 20 hrs ea for that kind of money

Great video Curtis. Videos like this have inspired me and I am doing my university thesis is on microgreens and assessing their antioxidant levels! Greeting from ireland :)

@latintrader

5 жыл бұрын

Kauri Maher really can you provide some references or links to educate myself ?

@funnyvideos-funnyoutloud2618

5 жыл бұрын

DO NOT forget to share the final thesis and results with us, I am honestly interested (I am a PhD in Biotech and Microbiology, MSc in Oncology).

@ecorevurbanfarms5366

5 жыл бұрын

@@latintrader do you have an email adress? send me a personal message or something and i can link you some articles

@EliMae

5 жыл бұрын

Kauri Maher I’d love to see that thesis! 😍 please, email me at emae0605@hotmail.com

@ecorevurbanfarms5366

5 жыл бұрын

@@EliMae will send it on, when i am finished

great video even tho i dont know anything about micro greens . the morale of this video is to capitalized on your field. he knew the landscape and thrived simple

You two are Amazing! Love the Video. Thank you!

Awesome, great set-up 👍

Thank you, Curtis for making that video! Very well done. My intuition tells me that they won't be able to burn the candle at both ends like this indefinitely. Having full time jobs and doing this much added work on the gardens and administration, plus deliveries plus being parents, I can only imagine that something will need to shift for there to be balance. Hopefully one or both of them can leave their full time jobs and keep growing. Perhaps they can build a passive solar greenhouse like you have in Kelowna.

@loumarlin1432

2 жыл бұрын

$10,000 a month why aren't they doing this only?

@angelamatlock6864

2 жыл бұрын

@@loumarlin1432 I'd guess they are growing the business. In many cities 10K a month doesn't equal 2 salaries.

@excelsior8682

Жыл бұрын

@@loumarlin1432 cuz then you're making more than $10,000 a month lol

@420funny6

Жыл бұрын

10g a month id quit my day job lol

@MsMelody

Жыл бұрын

They might have retirement goals. Rack in the $ while you're young, grow businesses and investments, pay off properties, retire young. ❤

Whoa this is incredible

Kinda like those memes where the wife says she works from home doing daycare and her husband breeds salamanders, and have 1.3 million budget for their home renovation.

@gabrielesposito2735

5 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA. "Breeds Salamanders"

@weareorigin

5 жыл бұрын

Still better than the episode about homemaker who needed a home with at least 2 washers and 2 dryers. Only had 2 or 4 kids total, I forget.

@JusBidniss

5 жыл бұрын

"Breeds salamanders." Now THAT'S the video I wanna see!

@russellgardner5485

5 жыл бұрын

Bahahaha that is hilarious! Good reference!

@goneviral6037

5 жыл бұрын

It’s actually very hard to breed salamanders

10,000? Man that is some grade-A prime click-bait!

@celyl

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I call bs what do you think...

@rustyshackleford4117

3 жыл бұрын

I mean if you watch the video it seems feasible. Micro greens really do demand a premium in the vegetable market because no one really produces them at a large scale, hence the high price. $25 a flat is actually relatively cheap as many growers charge closer to 40. They’ve got a very efficient system going though being able to do 1000 flats a month. If you were to try this yourself it’d take a lot more than 40 hours a week to hit those numbers until you gain experience and expertise and are able to get every single aspect of growing down to an exact science. They also have the business connections and brand value to actually be able to consistently sell that quantity, building up a good reputation and clientele like that can take many years. So yeah, it’s definitely feasible but it’s also a lot of work to get where they are, just as any small or side business is.

@elvisburgerking8675

2 жыл бұрын

they didn't show the plants that bring in 90% of that $10,000 ;-)

@josephjuliano7889

2 жыл бұрын

From what I watched it doesn’t help with cold sores/herpes.

@LizCalifia

2 жыл бұрын

@@josephjuliano7889 🤣

Great example of local microgreens optimization.

Very cool operation! I am not familiar with this industry but it looks very cool.

I like how he lets his wife talk, great to see an even balance of input into the interview.

@yaneponil1470

5 жыл бұрын

thebeeveekay, that guy is legit

@Autism_Forever

5 жыл бұрын

I would say he doesn't let his wife talk. Like at all. They might as well have just met with him alone :)

@RokiMowntinHi

5 жыл бұрын

...and i enjoy sarcasm. thank you.

@EliMae

5 жыл бұрын

Anna Gray so glad you caught the sarcasm 😑

@EliMae

5 жыл бұрын

thebeeveekay that’s what I was thinking!! Like, shut up dude! 😂

He didn't want his wife to talk because she would have talked about the plants that were making the $10,000 per month.

@offgridcurtisstone

5 жыл бұрын

It’s legal here dude.

@twerkchampions2612

5 жыл бұрын

LOL, but selling it never is outside of having licences. :)

@jondimuro88

5 жыл бұрын

🤣

@agravy7657

3 жыл бұрын

So there's chronic somewhere? I volunteer as a test monkey

@ligaskirbauska8652

3 жыл бұрын

@@twerkchampions2612 depends on country and state..In Russia you can have till 5 hectares of land(depending on state laws)and all you can produce on it and while selling to physical persons can be sold without paying any tax at all..good present USA and EU sanctions did to most tiny Russian farmers so Russia now is like off grid homestead-tiny farming paradise,can produce all veggies and grow all kinds of birds,bunnies,pigs and Cows,sell milk,cheese,butter,eggs,meat without paying ANY tax at all..other song starts when wanna turn into big farmer,sell to companies,supermarkets,contracts extra workers but while you’re family can manage it and you have enough with plot of land no need to even register as anything,just keep as common homestead in documents and thrive,work towards what side you want.for 15-20k £€$ can buy there home with 2 hectares of land and do what you want and that’s legal

great video and its a winning idea... great idea for the islands with solar as the power source

M main question is how do you go about finding your customers, especially the university? Was there some kind of community connectivity program for small businesses or what?

I’m pretty sure the wife started hallucinating from lack of sleep halfway through the video.

@LofromdaGo

5 жыл бұрын

No it was from that loud leek she smoked or the micro jazz cabbage 😂

@seancurran1938

5 жыл бұрын

She's kinda hot,

@sayedhusseinqubadi3166

5 жыл бұрын

@@seancurran1938 I agree, she is really hot.

@theguy3571

5 жыл бұрын

@@sayedhusseinqubadi3166 yo she got herpes all over her bottom lip that shits all yours buddy

@SubjectiveFunny

5 жыл бұрын

@@theguy3571 omg so rude bro xD

i had a idea like this a good 20 years ago instead of growing in rows grow upwards racking but the idea i had was a huge scale like sky scrappers each level had a different kind of foods with solar panels for windows small wind turbines to catch the smallest breazes all generating power to help run the building people thought i was an idiot they still do

Great, Inspiring!