The UK Microgreens Business Course
The Complete Guide to Running a Successful Microgreens Business in the UK
This step-by-step course will take you from a keen beginner, to a successful and professionally set up microgreens farmer who makes weekly recurring revenue from selling your microgreens to your local community.
Hello! I'm Amy Wright and I run a successful microgreens farm business from my garden in Leeds, UK. When I first started my business in 2017, there was no UK-specific information out there on how to do it in this country, so it was a slow start for me to say the least. Seven years of trials, experience and honing my skills later though, and my business is thriving!
Is it worth it? Yes, it absolutely is!
THE UK MICROGREENS MARKET IS THRIVING! Microgreens are continuing to grow in popularity in the UK. People are also increasingly valuing their health and wanting to buy their food from local suppliers. This means you'll have lots of potential customers for your microgreens! I'll teach you how to properly price your microgreens for UK markets and exactly how to sell them to a range of different customer streams.
YOU'LL BE PROVIDING FRESH, NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY! This is not only great for their health, it's also incredibly rewarding for you as the grower and can give you a sense of purpose in your work. Socially it's a great way of connecting with your community too! I'll teach you exactly how to grow this food efficiently, using basic equipment, via detailed video tutorials.
IT'S AN INEXPENSIVE BUSINESS TO SET UP AND RUN! Which means you'll be making a profit quickly. A microgreens business can be started with simple, inexpensive equipment, most of which you'll probably already have at home. I'll show you exactly what kit to use and will provide you with a comprehensive and up to date resource pack of my tried and tested equipment that is currently available in the UK.
MICROGREENS ARE SMALL AND HIGHLY PROFITABLE CROPS! This means you can make a great living using just a small amount of space at home. I'll teach you exactly how to set up your grow room and keep it working efficiently all year round, as well as showing you how to work out exactly how much money you can expect to make from weekly sales in the space that you have.
A MICROGREENS BUSINESS CAN FIT NEATLY AROUND YOUR LIFE! You can run your business from home and design your weekly tasks to fit in with other aspects of your life. You can also do as much or as little as you like, depending on how much time you have and want to spend on your business. In the course you get to see the detailed timetable of exactly how I run and manage my business time efficiently.
A MICROGREENS BUSINESS IS EASY TO SCALE UP QUICKLY. I will teach you in detail how to make revenue from your microgreens using the 'Single Rack System'. Then it's up to you how many racks you'd like to farm on and how much money you'd like to make!
IT'S FUN, ENJOYABLE AND EXTREMELY SATISFYING WORK TO DO! If you enjoy growing plants, managing your own schedule, and connecting with your community, then this is a brilliant business option for you!
YOU DON'T NEED ANY EXPERIENCE IN GROWING MICROGREENS TO MAKE A SUCCESS OF A MICROGREENS BUSINESS! Microgreens grow cycles are short, meaning there are lots of opportunities to practice and improve your skills quickly. You don't need to wait a whole season to tweak your technique for these crops! I'll take you through day by day grow cycles of some of the most popular and saleable crops in the UK and show you exactly how to grow, harvest and package these in step-by-step video guides.
As soon as you enrol, you'll receive your own personal log in details and have instant access to all the course content at once. A huge bonus if you want to fit in your learning at a time to suit you and fast-track to your first sales.
Over 11 Modules, you'll be taught all the key elements needed to make your new business idea a reality. Content is delivered as easy to follow pre-recorded video tutorials, written text with images and downloadable PDFs and templates.
WELCOME & HOW TO USE THE COURSE
SETTING UP YOUR GROW ROOM
CREATING A THRIVING MICROGREENS GROWING ENVIRONMENT
A VIDEO TOUR OF MY GROW ROOM
GROW ROOM - UK-SPECIFIC KIT LIST
LIGHTING FOR MICROGREENS
UK EQUIPMENT KIT LIST
UK SEED COMPANIES AND SEED BUYING TIPS
RECOMMENDED UK MICROGREENS GROW TRAYS
CALCULATING GROW SPACE
INTRODUCTION TO GROWING YOUR MICROGREENS
GROW MEDIUMS & TRAY FILLING
SEED SANITISING AND SOAKING
SEED SOWING AND GERMINATING
GROWING - DAY 3 - 7 - RADISH, PEA, SUNFLOWER, RED CABBAGE & CORIANDER
WATERING YOUR MICROGREENS
BLACKOUT - AN OPTIONAL TECHNIQUE
HARVESTING MICROGREENS - SUNFLOWER & RADISH
HARVESTING MICROGREENS - RED CABBAGE
HARVESTING MICROGREENS - CORIANDER
GROWING & HARVESTING SUMMARY
COMPOSTING & TRAY CLEANING
As quickly or slowly as you like! I've specifically designed the course so you can go through it at your own pace and so as soon as you enrol, you have access to all the content at once. No having to be available at certain times to make live calls and lessons. I know everyone's schedule is different! I do recommend you go through it methodically though from start to finish, no matter what stage of your business you're at. This way you don't miss any of the content and value.
It won't. But you will! Like with all training, it's only as valuable as the amount of action you're willing to take on it. Everything is in there to enable you to set up from scratch, successfully run and successfully scale up your microgreens business to whatever size you like, but you need to put in the work and take the action on your learning to achieve this.
You don't! And this is something I stress regularly throughout the course! I teach a low tech, inexpensive system so you can get up and running quickly on a shoestring budget. Once you make your first sales, then you can invest in more equipment and supplies as you go. No huge upfront costs and that's one of the many beauties of a microgreens business that you run from home.
You absolutely will (and then some!). If you follow the course to a T and implement your learning, you'll be able to make money selling microgreens in at least 2 months (and that's a conservative estimate for a first timer). Once you learn and experience the process of growing and selling, you can then quickly start scaling up. As soon as you're selling 15 - 20 trays worth of microgreens a week (1 rack), then you'll have already made the price of the course back in profit! And that's just in one week, growing on one rack.
The course content is detailed and is designed to teach you everything you need to set up and run your microgreens business successfully. However, if you have any additional questions, panics (!) etc, then I'll be available to answer you personally via email. As part of your course package, you'll also get access to our course's online community group, which is exclusive to course members, where you can also ask questions and support each other along the way. In other words, you won't be on your own on this journey! I know how daunting it can be doing this alone and therefore how invaluable a support network around you is.