Delicious, succulent sunflower shoots. Get them on your crop list, if you haven't already! They're a brilliant microgreen to grow and sell at your microgreens farm and I show you exactly how to do it in this engaging & highly practical video masterclass!
If you want to consistently grow amazing quality sunflower shoots every single week at your farm, and make profitable sales from them, then this is your go-to resource!
And if you need convincing on the benefits of including sunflower shoots on your farm's crop list, here are a few to get you started:
They're massive on nutrient content, making them a great seller to your health conscious home customers. They taste amazing and really fresh. They're unique from all the other microgreens, notably their larger size and crunchy bite. They're a perfect ingredient to include in your salad mixes - they add weight, texture and complement pea shoots and the smaller micros varieties really well. They can withstand some heat too on hot meals and last for ages in the fridge. They tick all the boxes for a crop staple!
BUT sunflower shoots can be tricky to grow. Ever had patchy germination? Mouldy seed? Dying off in the middle as they're growing?? Going to true leaf stage really quickly? Shoots hanging onto their seed hulls until harvest day? Uneven growth? Poor yields? I've had ALL of these issues with my grows over the years...... That's why I've created this masterclass! To give you a fool-proof, step by step guide to being able to confidently grow them, to a commercial standard, every single week.
And without sales, you don't have a business, so I also teach you exactly how to harvest & pack them for selling and my suggested UK customer streams to sell them to. You'll also learn how to price them for selling specifically to UK markets and, from that, we work out your exact profit margins you can expect from each tray of delicious shoots.
Here's what's included:
Introduction:
Welcome, Course Overview & Why Grow Sunflower Shoots to Sell?
Your first welcome video from me introducing the course and looking at all the great reasons to add sunflower shoots as one of your staple crops at your microgreens farm. This will get you excited and motivated for what's to come!
Module 1 - Preparing to Grow
Three highly relevant lessons to get you prepped for your growing:
1. Sourcing the Best Quality Seed in the UK
2. Getting your Grow Room Conditions Right for Sunflowers
3. Which Grow Medium to Use
Module 2 - Sunflower Shoots Grow Cycle
1. Seed Sowing & Germination Technique X 4 trays of sunflower shoots
2. Daily Grow Cycle from Day 1 to Harvest Day
Follow along growing with me and see exactly what your shoots should be looking like every day of their grow cycle. Including trouble-shooting any issues.
Module 3 - Harvesting & Packing
The exciting day! I'll teach you exactly how to harvest your shoots properly. We'll then pack them into my recommended sized packaging.
Module 4 - Selling Your Sunflower Shoots
Now you've grown and packaged your amazing sunflower shoots, you'll now learn which UK customer streams to target to sell them to, as well as my recommended pricing to sell them for. We'll then calculate the most important figure - the exact profit margins you can expect to make from each tray of shoots.
Masterclass Summary
An overview of what you've learnt in the course, important aspects to remember and the inspiration to start NOW!
SOME EXTRA, USEFUL BITS OF INFO:
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Who is this course for?
You! Whether you're a complete beginner or a seasoned microgreens farmer who wants to learn and fine tune your sunflower shoots growing as part of your commercial operation.
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What's not included in the course that you need to know about?
This course doesn't cover setting up your business for trading, nor does it go into detail about the health & safety procedures you need to have in place to operate a microgreens farm in the UK. You'll either have this knowledge already, or you can learn it all in detail in my UK Microgreens Business Course.
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Will I get a return on investment on the course price?
Absolutely! You'll earn the whole course fee back as soon as you sell just 4 trays worth of sunflower shoots! And that's the full business profit figure - not just tray profit. I've specifically priced this course so you can earn the cost back quickly and have the knowledge & skills forever :)
Hello! I'm Amy Wright and I teach people how to set up and successfully run their own microgreens business, specifically in the UK. I teach a simple, low tech approach that can be run from your house or garden.
