Re: Market?

[Guest guest]

Hi Angie, welcome to the group.

You need to contact Gil at Sprout People directly to ask about bulk pricing and

wearing their shirt.

Before you start your business, you need to ask questions of your local health

dept. Most food producing business have to been inspected and certified before

their product can be offered for sale to the public.

Also, check with your County, they may require a business license.

ew

Market?

Hello everyone! I'm new here. I joined because I want to start selling sprouts

at my local market and possibly to some of the local restaurants. I love sprouts

and have looked high and low for a local place to buy a variety of seeds, but

have come up empty handed. I live in Cincinnati, OH.

So, I turned to the web and found SproutPeople. I want to try it all! I love

the site redesign. The graphics are awesome! The videos are great!

I would like to buy exclusively from SproutPeople. I don't know if they offer

wholesale pricing for businesses. I also wouldn't feel right about putting my

name on the market booth, if I'm selling their seeds and mixes. I'm thinking

about wearing a SproutPeople shirt.

Alas, I'm getting ahead of myself. I'm in the research phase, trying to

determine if it would be a worthwhile venture. The only sprouts I've found for

sale locally are alfalfa sprouts in the clam shell containers at Whole Foods or

Kroger.

Before I go any further, I should ask: Does anyone sell at their local market?

Care to offer any advice?

Angie

[Guest guest]

I found my seeds for sprouting at the Natural Grocery stores, used to be named

Vitamin Cottage. 

Subject: Market?

To: sproutpeople

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 10:46 AM

 

Hello everyone! I'm new here. I joined because I want to start selling sprouts

at my local market and possibly to some of the local restaurants. I love sprouts

and have looked high and low for a local place to buy a variety of seeds, but

have come up empty handed. I live in Cincinnati, OH.

So, I turned to the web and found SproutPeople. I want to try it all! I love the

site redesign. The graphics are awesome! The videos are great!

I would like to buy exclusively from SproutPeople. I don't know if they offer

wholesale pricing for businesses. I also wouldn't feel right about putting my

name on the market booth, if I'm selling their seeds and mixes. I'm thinking

about wearing a SproutPeople shirt.

Alas, I'm getting ahead of myself. I'm in the research phase, trying to

determine if it would be a worthwhile venture. The only sprouts I've found for

sale locally are alfalfa sprouts in the clam shell containers at Whole Foods or

Kroger.

Before I go any further, I should ask: Does anyone sell at their local market?

Care to offer any advice?

Angie

[Guest guest]

Ernest,

Thanks for the feedback. I planned on contacting Gil, but thought I should try

here first, since that's what he requests on the contact page. And, yes, I will

need to talk to the Health Dept and arrange for an inspection and get a vendor's

license from the county (I think). This is why I'm planning now, because there

is much to be done before spring.

Aside from all of that... does anyone else sell sprouts at the market? How much

do you charge? Do you sell them by the pound? How do you package them? I need to

work out these details before proceeding to get the licenses.

Thanks again! I'm glad to be here

________________________________

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 1:23 PM

Subject: Re: Market?

 

Hi Angie, welcome to the group.

You need to contact Gil at Sprout People directly to ask about bulk pricing and

wearing their shirt.

Before you start your business, you need to ask questions of your local health

dept. Most food producing business have to been inspected and certified before

their product can be offered for sale to the public.

Also, check with your County, they may require a business license.

ew

Market?

Hello everyone! I'm new here. I joined because I want to start selling sprouts

at my local market and possibly to some of the local restaurants. I love sprouts

and have looked high and low for a local place to buy a variety of seeds, but

have come up empty handed. I live in Cincinnati, OH.

So, I turned to the web and found SproutPeople. I want to try it all! I love the

site redesign. The graphics are awesome! The videos are great!

I would like to buy exclusively from SproutPeople. I don't know if they offer

wholesale pricing for businesses. I also wouldn't feel right about putting my

name on the market booth, if I'm selling their seeds and mixes. I'm thinking

about wearing a SproutPeople shirt.

Alas, I'm getting ahead of myself. I'm in the research phase, trying to

determine if it would be a worthwhile venture. The only sprouts I've found for

sale locally are alfalfa sprouts in the clam shell containers at Whole Foods or

Kroger.

Before I go any further, I should ask: Does anyone sell at their local market?

Care to offer any advice?

Angie

[Guest guest]

Good point. I should check the local health food stores. I only checked the

chains.

Thanks!

________________________________

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 9:45 PM

Subject: Re: Market?

 

I found my seeds for sprouting at the Natural Grocery stores, used to be named

Vitamin Cottage. 

Subject: Market?

To: sproutpeople

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 10:46 AM

 

Hello everyone! I'm new here. I joined because I want to start selling sprouts

at my local market and possibly to some of the local restaurants. I love sprouts

and have looked high and low for a local place to buy a variety of seeds, but

have come up empty handed. I live in Cincinnati, OH.

So, I turned to the web and found SproutPeople. I want to try it all! I love the

site redesign. The graphics are awesome! The videos are great!

I would like to buy exclusively from SproutPeople. I don't know if they offer

wholesale pricing for businesses. I also wouldn't feel right about putting my

name on the market booth, if I'm selling their seeds and mixes. I'm thinking

about wearing a SproutPeople shirt.

Alas, I'm getting ahead of myself. I'm in the research phase, trying to

determine if it would be a worthwhile venture. The only sprouts I've found for

sale locally are alfalfa sprouts in the clam shell containers at Whole Foods or

Kroger.

Before I go any further, I should ask: Does anyone sell at their local market?

Care to offer any advice?

Angie

[Guest guest]

Here in Michigan they just started allowing a person to sell a cake they baked

at home or sprouts they made at home at a farmers market; before this, one would

have had to make this cake or grow the sprouts in a commercial zone.... you

couldn't do it out of your house; although now you can; but still, if you

wanted to sell to resturants you'd have to be out of a commercial zone, a place

that could be inspected.... to sell to distributors, who would in turn sell to

the public, you'd also have to have proper packaging following the guidlines of

your state.. in terms of the nutritional information blah blah... .but if you

could get all that stuff together plus find a bunch of people to buy your

sprouts... you'd be on your way

To: " sproutpeople " <sproutpeople >

Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 11:25 PM

Subject: Re: Market?

 

Ernest,

Thanks for the feedback. I planned on contacting Gil, but thought I should try

here first, since that's what he requests on the contact page. And, yes, I will

need to talk to the Health Dept and arrange for an inspection and get a vendor's

license from the county (I think). This is why I'm planning now, because there

is much to be done before spring.

Aside from all of that... does anyone else sell sprouts at the market? How much

do you charge? Do you sell them by the pound? How do you package them? I need to

work out these details before proceeding to get the licenses.

Thanks again! I'm glad to be here

________________________________

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 1:23 PM

Subject: Re: Market?

 

Hi Angie, welcome to the group.

You need to contact Gil at Sprout People directly to ask about bulk pricing and

wearing their shirt.

Before you start your business, you need to ask questions of your local health

dept. Most food producing business have to been inspected and certified before

their product can be offered for sale to the public.

Also, check with your County, they may require a business license.

ew

Market?

Hello everyone! I'm new here. I joined because I want to start selling sprouts

at my local market and possibly to some of the local restaurants. I love sprouts

and have looked high and low for a local place to buy a variety of seeds, but

have come up empty handed. I live in Cincinnati, OH.

So, I turned to the web and found SproutPeople. I want to try it all! I love the

site redesign. The graphics are awesome! The videos are great!

I would like to buy exclusively from SproutPeople. I don't know if they offer

wholesale pricing for businesses. I also wouldn't feel right about putting my

name on the market booth, if I'm selling their seeds and mixes. I'm thinking

about wearing a SproutPeople shirt.

Alas, I'm getting ahead of myself. I'm in the research phase, trying to

determine if it would be a worthwhile venture. The only sprouts I've found for

sale locally are alfalfa sprouts in the clam shell containers at Whole Foods or

Kroger.

Before I go any further, I should ask: Does anyone sell at their local market?

Care to offer any advice?

Angie

[Guest guest]

> Before I go any further, I should ask: Does anyone sell at their local market?

Care to offer any advice?

I also have been trying to start a sprout business. It turns out that they are

not regulated by individual states' agriculture, they are regulated by the FDA.

Found the following:

" Government regulations that apply to production processes and facilities are

being examined and may become more stringent. Growing sprouts has been defined

by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a food processing activity, not an

agricultural one. As a result, FDA (not USDA) regulates the production process

and the facilities in which sprouts are grown. "

I was told that on a small operation level, they must be GROWN in a commercial

kitchen environment (with all the inspections and license that entails). Larger

operations of course will have commercial barns with a larger operation

environment.

I am hesitant to run afoul of the FDA and their mighty large fine system. I am

still forging ahead to get a growing room that will appease the FDA. It's not

inexpensive.

I did try to argue with them that sprouts are GROWING plants (not just a

processed food). sprouts are cleaner when they are ready to eat than potatoes

and carrots I have seen for sale at farmer's markets and other produce that is

quiet dirty. The sprout grower has cleaner produce than so many of those farmers

that we all know of that just pull stuff out of the ground, throw it in the back

of their pickup and drive to market and sell (though that certainly is a small

percent. Most farmer's market vendors are fastidious about their products).

But talking to them was like pushing water with my hands: they would have none

of it.

Just wanted to share what I have found.

M. White

[Guest guest]

no i do not only sprout for myself

 

Patti 

________________________________

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 8:30 AM

Subject: Re: Market?

 

> Before I go any further, I should ask: Does anyone sell at their local market?

Care to offer any advice?

I also have been trying to start a sprout business. It turns out that they are

not regulated by individual states' agriculture, they are regulated by the FDA.

Found the following:

" Government regulations that apply to production processes and facilities are

being examined and may become more stringent. Growing sprouts has been defined

by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a food processing activity, not an

agricultural one. As a result, FDA (not USDA) regulates the production process

and the facilities in which sprouts are grown. "

I was told that on a small operation level, they must be GROWN in a commercial

kitchen environment (with all the inspections and license that entails). Larger

operations of course will have commercial barns with a larger operation

environment.

I am hesitant to run afoul of the FDA and their mighty large fine system. I am

still forging ahead to get a growing room that will appease the FDA. It's not

inexpensive.

I did try to argue with them that sprouts are GROWING plants (not just a

processed food). sprouts are cleaner when they are ready to eat than potatoes

and carrots I have seen for sale at farmer's markets and other produce that is

quiet dirty. The sprout grower has cleaner produce than so many of those farmers

that we all know of that just pull stuff out of the ground, throw it in the back

of their pickup and drive to market and sell (though that certainly is a small

percent. Most farmer's market vendors are fastidious about their products).

But talking to them was like pushing water with my hands: they would have none

of it.

Just wanted to share what I have found.

M. White

[Guest guest]

M.

Only once have I seen someone selling sprouts at a Farmer's Market. He told me

that he had a green house and that nothing else grew in it. I did not ask about

permits, etc.

ew

Re: Market?

> Before I go any further, I should ask: Does anyone sell at their local

market? Care to offer any advice?

I also have been trying to start a sprout business. It turns out that they are

not regulated by individual states' agriculture, they are regulated by the FDA.

Found the following:

" Government regulations that apply to production processes and facilities are

being examined and may become more stringent. Growing sprouts has been defined

by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a food processing activity, not an

agricultural one. As a result, FDA (not USDA) regulates the production process

and the facilities in which sprouts are grown. "

I was told that on a small operation level, they must be GROWN in a commercial

kitchen environment (with all the inspections and license that entails). Larger

operations of course will have commercial barns with a larger operation

environment.

I am hesitant to run afoul of the FDA and their mighty large fine system. I am

still forging ahead to get a growing room that will appease the FDA. It's not

inexpensive.

I did try to argue with them that sprouts are GROWING plants (not just a

processed food). sprouts are cleaner when they are ready to eat than potatoes

and carrots I have seen for sale at farmer's markets and other produce that is

quiet dirty. The sprout grower has cleaner produce than so many of those farmers

that we all know of that just pull stuff out of the ground, throw it in the back

of their pickup and drive to market and sell (though that certainly is a small

percent. Most farmer's market vendors are fastidious about their products). But

talking to them was like pushing water with my hands: they would have none of

it.

Just wanted to share what I have found.

M. White

[Guest guest]

A sprout seller at my local market in southern California got me started in home

sprouting and as of Saturday was still selling lots of sprouts.  I will ask

them next time about their system.

    

          

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Subject: Re: Market?

To: sproutpeople

Date: Thursday, December 22, 2011, 9:55 AM

 

M.

Only once have I seen someone selling sprouts at a Farmer's Market. He told me

that he had a green house and that nothing else grew in it. I did not ask about

permits, etc.

ew

Re: Market?

> Before I go any further, I should ask: Does anyone sell at their local market?

Care to offer any advice?

I also have been trying to start a sprout business. It turns out that they are

not regulated by individual states' agriculture, they are regulated by the FDA.

Found the following:

" Government regulations that apply to production processes and facilities are

being examined and may become more stringent. Growing sprouts has been defined

by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a food processing activity, not an

agricultural one. As a result, FDA (not USDA) regulates the production process

and the facilities in which sprouts are grown. "

I was told that on a small operation level, they must be GROWN in a commercial

kitchen environment (with all the inspections and license that entails). Larger

operations of course will have commercial barns with a larger operation

environment.

I am hesitant to run afoul of the FDA and their mighty large fine system. I am

still forging ahead to get a growing room that will appease the FDA. It's not

inexpensive.

I did try to argue with them that sprouts are GROWING plants (not just a

processed food). sprouts are cleaner when they are ready to eat than potatoes

and carrots I have seen for sale at farmer's markets and other produce that is

quiet dirty. The sprout grower has cleaner produce than so many of those farmers

that we all know of that just pull stuff out of the ground, throw it in the back

of their pickup and drive to market and sell (though that certainly is a small

percent. Most farmer's market vendors are fastidious about their products). But

talking to them was like pushing water with my hands: they would have none of

it.

Just wanted to share what I have found.

M. White

[Guest guest]

Would like to hear what he says. What market is it? Where located/

ew

Re: Market?

To: sproutpeople%40yahoogroups.com

Date: Thursday, December 22, 2011, 9:55 AM

M.

Only once have I seen someone selling sprouts at a Farmer's Market. He told me

that he had a green house and that nothing else grew in it. I did not ask about

permits, etc.

ew