- If you wanna have a successful microgreens business,
you will have to be efficient so you can actually grow.
Efficiency is key for any business
and I'll lay out some specifics in this video
relative to microgreens farming.
By the end you will know some of my best tips
for improving the efficiency of your microgreens business.
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This is a super exciting video for me
because I've practically built my business on efficiency.
I realized that in order to grow this business by myself,
I was gonna have to be very thoughtful
about the way my business was going to operate.
Over time, I've improved my processes and figured out ways
to get things done quicker.
So I'm happy to share with you some of my best techniques
right here in this video.
If you're looking to improve the efficiency
of your microgreens business,
you are definitely in the right place
because these tips and techniques
are gonna save you a tremendous amount of time and money.
My first efficiency tip is to think about your farm layout.
As your business grows,
and maybe you're moving into different spaces,
you're gonna be thinking about where everything goes.
If you do this strategically,
you can create an environment that saves you time
and it's convenient to work within.
Think about where supplies comes into your grow room
and where it's gonna be used.
Think about your process of growing microgreens
and how your trays are going to move through your facility.
Think of an assembly line and mimic that.
Just remember that once your space is set up,
it could be hard to rearrange.
So always be thinking about efficiency
in your processes when setting up your growth spaces.
Tip number two is batching.
Batching is when you combine certain task types
so you don't lose time switching from task to task.
And you can focus on one specific procedure
that you're doing at a time.
For instance, when I'm making trays,
I put out six trays at a time and go through the process
for all six, rather than making them one by one.
This makes more sense because I don't have to go through
the whole process for each tray one by one
and I can kind of do it in chunks.
And not only do I use this technique when making trays
but I also use this technique when I'm harvesting.
You can batch by variety and getting all the harvesting done
variety by variety,
or maybe you like to harvest all the big bulk bags first.
Nevertheless doing tasks in groups will help you to
remain efficient and will keep your farm running smoothly.
The third efficiency tip is actually
something I came up with to make it easier
and quicker to move a lot of trays all at once.
I call it the super rack and basically what it is,
it's a rack on wheels that has all the shelf space
closer together so you can fit a lot of trays
all on one rack and then can reel it from place to place.
I use it for taking trays out of germination
to come out here under lights.
I use it for taking trays off these racks
and bringing it all right next to my harvesting station.
And I also use it for sanitizing trays
after the trays have been harvested.
So it's a great tool to use in your farm
and will save you a ton of time
and make your business more efficient.
Comment below and let me know some of the things
that you do in your farm to make it run more efficiently
so you can get more done.
Tip number four is dialing in procedures and seed rates.
If your procedures are efficient and focused
they will be easy to perform rapidly
without needing time to think about what the next step is.
Dialing in your seed rates will result in higher yields,
maximizing the use out of your supplies,
and also demanding less space within your grow room.
So efficiency isn't all about just making things go quicker
and using your time more efficiently,
it's also about using your supplies
and using your money more efficiently.
And also using the space that you have more efficiently.
Efficiency tip number five is planning ahead
and setting yourself up for the future.
If you know where you wanna get to,
it will make it more clear what steps you have to take
to actually get there.
Planning ahead also allows you to know
exactly what you have to do so you don't have to spend
as much time thinking about it
and you can actually spend more time doing the things
that need to get done.
A way you can kind of hack this is,
let's say you have extra energy one afternoon
and you're at your farm, just go around sweeping
and cleaning and that way that's done, you won't have to
do that in the future when you normally would.
And then that time in the future where you normally would,
you can focus on some other tasks,
maybe there's something that you've been procrastinating on
that you want to get done, or maybe something else pops up
and now you have that time to get that done.
So getting ahead of yourself
is always an amazing thing to do.
For instance, another example is, let's say at night
there's a bunch of trays that need to be sanitized.
You can say to yourself,
"Oh, I can just do that tomorrow."
But then the next day, you always regret that decision.
I always get it done right away.
So that way next day, it's like
"Oh, I'm so glad that I was able to get that done last night
"so I don't have to do it now."
Now you know some of the best ways to improve the efficiency
of your microgreens business.
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