How He Turned $1k Into $12k/ Month from Microgreens (Local CEO Show Ep. 03 Donny Greens)

How He Turned $1k Into $12k/ Month from Microgreens (Local CEO Show Ep. 03 Donny Greens)

This is episode 3 of the Local CEO Show, where we find and highlight local entrepreneurs that are doing big things.

In today’s episode, we are highlighting a Microgreens business and interviewing @DonnyGreens. Donny Greens has scaled his own Microgreens business to over $150k per year and helped many others do the same.

We get into how to start a Microgreens business, how much time it takes to run one, how much money it can make, and more!

Resources mentioned in the video:

Donny’s channel: @DonnyGreens
Learn How To Grow Microgreens: onetrayaway.com?affiliate_id=4120449
Seeds: https://sunflowersuperseeds.com/seeds
Trays (Black): http://shrsl.com/1vc3b

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50 Comments

  1. @grumpyiwegianpodcast3505 on July 1, 2024 at 12:15 pm

    I totally disagree with his comment about paid adds is the best. I would say Word of Mouth is the Best advertising and as long as you provide Good service with Good Honest Product your customers will remain both happy and returning customers and they will tell all their friends and family members about you and your product.



  2. @PoliticalChaos on July 1, 2024 at 12:16 pm

    Marketing for income with food is the oldest scam. Why pay for something if its free to grow. I feed over 10000 people for free every year from my farm and its fully automated for harvest every 10 days.



  3. @andrijafilipivic4480 on July 1, 2024 at 12:17 pm

    So if I get it this guy is selling the plants in development of what I don’t get it 😭



  4. @user-nl9kv6up4v on July 1, 2024 at 12:18 pm

    Bro, your audio quality is terrible!!!



  5. @brokkenmask on July 1, 2024 at 12:18 pm

    Great interview! Learned a lot, thanks!



  6. @karlorusso991 on July 1, 2024 at 12:19 pm

    How about electric bill



  7. @Am.Erikas on July 1, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    What kind of cult is this? I’m getting douché vibes.



  8. @Mythix2 on July 1, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    12K revenue but how much is profit? soil and seed isnt your only cost, hwo do you get it to the customer? they come take it out of your hands at your door?
    you probably need FDA testing and stuff…



  9. @eeeeefffff on July 1, 2024 at 12:21 pm

    Sorry but don’t you pay taxes or must have licences for selling food in fkin’ Murrica? These are more important costs you’re not considering.
    Second, if that profits were real he would have much more racks, to make more money. Probably this dude sells microgreens seed and only wanted to make a fraudolent advertising for free



  10. @user-pl8pk4px4q on July 1, 2024 at 12:23 pm

    why the green screen ?



  11. @YouTubeAreCommunistScum on July 1, 2024 at 12:23 pm

    Garbage scam, buy my course



  12. @FreeBless on July 1, 2024 at 12:23 pm

    How to get buyers?



  13. @holyn8 on July 1, 2024 at 12:24 pm

    yeaaaa rich people will buy every kind of crap.



  14. @Crowley001 on July 1, 2024 at 12:24 pm

    How much does the electricity cost per month? Theres another $150 off your profit



  15. @nathansmalley8433 on July 1, 2024 at 12:25 pm

    Gotta setup shop at farmers
    market



  16. @papatofou on July 1, 2024 at 12:25 pm

    Quick answer : he multiplied the price by 12, I just saved you half an hour



  17. @maximilianfleischhauer1561 on July 1, 2024 at 12:26 pm

    who buys it?



  18. @user-tg3nd6me9l on July 1, 2024 at 12:28 pm

    @tylertumminelli I don’t believe any of this. I say your making more money on selling the idea than the business itself. I have a nice rack and we grow really nice microgreens but have never sold anything in a year. Prove me wrong! You are selling hype for a product most people do not want.



  19. @a.k.akingloose on July 1, 2024 at 12:28 pm

    ✊✊✊



  20. @minghuiyu2073 on July 1, 2024 at 12:29 pm

    It’s not about growing; it’s about selling.



  21. @murkypuddle33 on July 1, 2024 at 12:31 pm

    Something aint right about this. Dude’s just casually talking about how easy he can make 1k a week, and he only has 1 rack? He only has 1 rack because that’s all he can sell.



  22. @danielthompson3205 on July 1, 2024 at 12:33 pm

    :sad i wish i could get a trays worth of seeds for only a few bucks wven at american buxks standanda 🙁



  23. @user-od1fo3lj4q on July 1, 2024 at 12:35 pm

    Ya this is a total phuckin shill channel. Youtube should really have flags for stuff like this



  24. @TexRobNC on July 1, 2024 at 12:36 pm

    You talked about it, but I would imagine a huge benefit of microgreens compared to other crops is the fact that any "catastrophic crop loss" is usually only the result of a week or two of work. Growing stuff that takes months and requires a certain timeline (can’t be replanted) is stressful



  25. @creativeindianmonkey3016 on July 1, 2024 at 12:40 pm

    I am looking upto u guys just like u did and let’s meet after six months where u will interview me for being the best and doing amazing for the first time in micro greens in India



  26. @Spiceisnice13 on July 1, 2024 at 12:42 pm

    He said everyone wants to get in this business with the “fancy videos”..bahahaha



  27. @Terraria_Fymadi on July 1, 2024 at 12:45 pm

    great video but audio sucks



  28. @arupsaikia3650 on July 1, 2024 at 12:46 pm

    I am gaining nearby 128k thanksgiving suggestions n blessed by your vlog videos 🫡🙏🙏🙏💐🇮🇳



  29. @metalmulishaz123 on July 1, 2024 at 12:46 pm

    What’s best temperature run?



  30. @RedEyedJedi on July 1, 2024 at 12:46 pm

    I don’t understand how one rack can bring in $500. You could buy all the greens you can see in this video for under $500.



  31. @SmiteDoctor on July 1, 2024 at 12:50 pm

    Link to the lights used? Also do you use trays with or without holes in the bottom?



  32. @sulkoma on July 1, 2024 at 12:51 pm

    Nice video! I’ve thought to grow micro greens for quite a while & never have done anything about it
    It’s been a side thought for years
    Even now I’m still unfortunately doing nothing about it, but seeing this has got me motivated a lot more to try

    I have a small LED grow light so I’m thinking I might just finally get off my bum and get a single tray to just start out, like this guy recommends.

    I’m in Australia, so I think the opportunities to make money aren’t going to be anywhere near as great here as they would be in a country with several hundred million people as its population lol
    I imagine I’d just start out growing for myself & giving my friends and family some too if they wanted any

    I don’t know how i could go about finding people who would want to buy from me
    I only ever see 1 stall or so at farmers markets here with micro greens, so I think it’d be a challenge to try make money from it in that way sadly & they are only once a week or once a fortnight too those markets



  33. @IAm-fp7sr on July 1, 2024 at 12:52 pm

    7min16secs discloses 2 VEry Important things 2nd AnyOne can Be a business One and First This Business One being interviewed and the interviewer do not know basic multiplication 20 by 3 equal less than a 100. Which is true…. but not exact and or precise.



  34. @cultleader3572 on July 1, 2024 at 12:55 pm

    If i can only grow 1 microgreen would would be the best for newbies ???



  35. @adamwashington9565 on July 1, 2024 at 12:59 pm

    Use a lapel mic your piece to camera will come across much better and retain more viewers. Sound is the most important thing.



  36. @josephhornbostel9506 on July 1, 2024 at 1:02 pm

    The only issue i have is how to find customers.



  37. @rysrys5213 on July 1, 2024 at 1:03 pm

    ❤😊



  38. @DelaneyGilfillan on July 1, 2024 at 1:04 pm

    You work for 40yrs to have $1m in your retirement, Meanwhile some people are putting just $10k in a meme coin for just few months and now they are multi millionaires. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life



  39. @tylertumminelli on July 1, 2024 at 1:05 pm

    Join Donny’s Challenge here: onetrayaway.com?affiliate_id=4120449



  40. @kx250monster1023244 on July 1, 2024 at 1:05 pm

    bro you got 1 million views on this video, reinvest some of that youtube money to get a proper microphone wtf.. trash audio = less subscribers.



  41. @mikeryder7556 on July 1, 2024 at 1:05 pm

    i can grow them relatively easily…however my only challenge left is finding enough buyers that will buy out all my racks at $20 per tray…this is my biggest problem



  42. @hiter5032 on July 1, 2024 at 1:06 pm

    This is not a viable business It takes thousands of acres produce the seed



  43. @IAm-fp7sr on July 1, 2024 at 1:08 pm

    Probaly you can spend time with the crops learning multiplication!!!



  44. @mephisto7549 on July 1, 2024 at 1:08 pm

    bro fix your mic



  45. @wisconsinfarmer4742 on July 1, 2024 at 1:10 pm

    Will Allen of Growing Power. Recipient of the MacArthur Foundation’s genius grant.2008
    His vision and fortitude is legendary in the city of Milwaukee.
    It was inspiring to work there.



  46. @Loxsy1975 on July 1, 2024 at 1:10 pm

    Be handy if you actually show wtf he’s doing and set up! This is yet just another grifter coming in at a different angle! If he wasn’t selling courses I’d of gotten something from the video.



  47. @cultleader3572 on July 1, 2024 at 1:10 pm

    Link to the grow lights ????



  48. @kxngklizhy9185 on July 1, 2024 at 1:10 pm

    Where to get a license to sell it in EU – germany?



  49. @SlotGounies-gf2tw on July 1, 2024 at 1:11 pm

    De cuanto son esos Led?? Gracias 👍💪



  50. @miguelzuniga1825 on July 1, 2024 at 1:12 pm

    Bro. You were definitely growing some fire.