Growing Microgreens Podcast

Keeping It Simple: Thriving By Streamlining Your Microgreens Crops

Market gardener and aggregator Max Becher joins hosts Diego and Chris to talk all about how he grows microgreens: he discusses the difference between growing microgreens

Building a Sustainable Microgreens Business for Retirement

Veteran microgreens grower Chris Thoreau is joined by entrepreneur Pierre Marlow to talk about starting a microgreens business after having the main business shut down du

From Farmers Markets to Grocery Stores and a Farm Stand: Scaling a Microgreens Business

Mother-son duo Robin and Kellen Kanzius of Fred's Urban Farm in San Diego California share their journey of journey of growing a successful microgreens operation in South

Growing Pains: The Real Talk on Launching a Microgreen Business

Michael Quinn of Mourne Microgreens joins host Chris Thoreau to talk about his journey of starting a microgreens business in Northern Ireland. He shares the challenges of

Mastering Microgreens: Essential Sanitation and Food Safety Considerations

Long-time microgreens grower Chris Thoreau joins co-host Diego to talk about the nitty-gritty details of sanitation when it comes to growing microgreens. Since microgreen

Insights and Innovations in Indoor Farming

Alex Dale of Hunters' Dale Microgreens in Chilliwack, BC joins host and veteran microgreens grower Chris Thoreau to share her story of how she started her farm with her m

Greens & Dreams: Building a Microgreen Empire

Lupe Smith, owner of Barons Microgreens in Los Angeles, California shares his startup journey. He talks about how he canvassed the LA area and ultimately ended up growing

The Seed Dilemma: Rethinking Farm Sustainability

In this episode, long-time microgreens grower Chris Thoreau joins host Diego to talk all about seeds, specifically, local seed production...or the lack thereof. He talks

The Power of Microgreens: Growing Big Profits Year-Round

Farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck of Roebuck Farms in Taranaki, New Zealand jumps on the show to discuss how they grow microgreens as part of their market garden operation

Building a Farm from the Ground Up: The All-In Entrepreneur's Journey

Lily Evans of Short Roots Farm in Kenosha, Wisconsin shares her entrepreneurial journey into microgreens starting from how she bootstrapped her business with minimal inve

Fresh Profits: How Two Friends Grew a Microgreen Empire

Blake Cowling and Austin Collins on Scintilla Farms in San Diego, California share their microgreens journey starting on a very small scale and expanding to growing in a

To Blackout or Not: What Our Microgreens Trials Revealed

In this episode, Chris and I discuss using the blackout stage in growing microgreens, particularly broccoli, and whether it's beneficial. The blackout stage involves keep

Microgreens and Montana Dreams: Joe Sessions on Building a Local Brand

Joe Naiman-Sessions of N Bar S Microgreens in Helena, Montana shares his microgreen growing journey, from reaching out to other microgreen growers in the area and selling

From One Rack to 2,000 Trays: How Jacob Goldfarb Grew Goldfarm Canada

Jacob Goldfarb of Goldfarm Canada shares his microgreens journey and how he moved his growing operation from his kitchen in his 1-bedroom apartment, to his 3-bedroom apar

Adapting and Expanding: Six Years of Lessons from a Microgreen Farmer

Catch returning guest microgreens grower Vincent Cuneo of Agrarian Feast to share how his business has fared since it began in 2018.  Vincent details his strategy of pa

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 https://microgreens.te

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 Microgreens Business

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 move on.  Find out wh

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 placement, packaging,

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 unrealistic dream?