MICROGREEN BUSINESS GUIDE · LANTANA, FL

Start a microgreen business in Lantana, FL.

Most Lantana residents do not realize how much coastal restaurant volume sits between Hypoluxo Island and the inlet, and how little of it is supplied by a local grower. The kitchens pay distributor prices for microgreens cut days before service. The Lantana grower who delivers truly fresh trays on the day of service walks into a wide open market.

Quick Answer

You can start a microgreen business in Lantana with under $400 in initial equipment and grow it into a $1,800 to $5,000 per month side income within 90 days. Here is the local demand picture, the unit economics, and the operating system used by working microgreen farms.

How often do the Lantana waterfront restaurants and neighborhood kitchens actually source garnish from a local Palm Beach County grower, versus the distributor truck that already runs the route?

What Lantana buys today

Lantana is a small coastal town with a quietly active restaurant base built around waterfront seafood, neighborhood Latin and Caribbean concepts, and a steady stream of weekend boat traffic that supports the dockside dining. Microgreens fit into that plating, and the supply has historically been distributor driven.

The juice bar and meal prep segment across Lantana, Lake Worth Beach, and Hypoluxo is steady, which gives a local grower a direct to business channel beyond restaurants. The proximity to the dense Palm Beach County wholesale base also expands delivery radius.

Humidity is handled with a small dehumidifier and disciplined airflow inside any garage or spare room. Once dialed, a Lantana grow space runs year round, and the short delivery radius into Lake Worth Beach, Boynton Beach, and Hypoluxo supports a thicker book.

Every month you wait, another Lantana waterfront restaurant signs a quiet annual supply agreement with a distributor. How much harder is it to win that account back once the invoice has been locked in for 12 months?

The math, in Lantana prices

Lantana restaurant wholesale prices sit at the standard tier for the metro, with steady volume across waterfront concepts and neighborhood kitchens. Here is what the math looks like at Lantana numbers.

Startup cost

$400

Trays, soil, seed, lights. Used gear cuts this in half.

Per-tray net

$20-$30

After seed, soil, packaging, delivery.

Trays per week

100

Target for $3K-$5K/mo at Lantana pricing.

Break-even week

Week 4

First positive cash week. Most growers hit it.

What that looks like in Lantana square footage

A 10 by 10 foot room with two vertical shelving units holds 60 to 80 active trays. That is enough to produce $3,000 to $5,000 per month in Lantana at standard wholesale prices. A two-car garage doubles it. A basement triples it.

Picture the week where Sunday is planting day, Tuesday is delivery along the coastal corridor, Saturday is the market, and the app tells you which trays to cut. What changes when nothing slips?

Three things every working microgreen farm in Lantana runs on

  1. A seed density and watering plan you trust. The number one cause of failed trays for new growers is over- or under-seeding. The cheat sheet inside Grown Like A Pro gives you grams per 10x20, soak hours, blackout days, harvest day, and watering for sixty-one varieties.
  2. A rotation tracker. Once you are running thirty-plus trays per week, you cannot remember what is in blackout, what is in light growth, what harvests Tuesday. A spreadsheet works for the first month. After that you need a system that pings you the day before each harvest and reorders seed before you run out.
  3. A customer + invoice layer. Restaurants in Lantana want predictable weekly invoices and net-15 terms. Farmers market customers want clamshell tracking. Both want consistency. The app handles both.

The IKEA test

If you can follow an IKEA instruction sheet without screaming at the family, you can grow microgreens at a commercial level in Lantana. The steps are about that difficulty: open the box, lay out the parts, follow the picture, repeat. Trays are the bookcase. Seed is the dowels.

If you ever did struggle with the IKEA bookshelf, that is exactly why Glappy lives inside the app. Glappy is the in-app coach that breaks every step down barney style, in your own language, from "how do I plant my first tray" to "why is this tray going leggy at day five and what do I do about it tonight." Type the question, get a step-by-step answer. There is no question too basic. The whole point is that a Lantana grower starting today is not on their own.

What you are not buying

You are not buying a course. You are not buying a hype product. You are not buying seed from us, and you are not buying trays from us. We do not sell either. Grown Like A Pro is the operating system you run your Lantana farm on. The growing happens in your basement.

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Lantana microgreen FAQ

How much can I make growing microgreens in Lantana?
A working microgreen farm in Lantana produces $3,000 to $8,000 per month within 90 days of starting. The math: 100 trays per week, $20 to $30 net revenue per tray, harvested in a basement, garage, or spare room. The ceiling is set by how many restaurants and farmers market customers you can serve, not by the growing setup.
Is it legal to sell microgreens in FL?
Yes. In most of Florida, microgreens fall under the state's cottage food law for direct-to-consumer retail at farmers markets and to private customers. Restaurant wholesale typically requires a basic food handler permit. Verify with the Florida Department of Agriculture before you sign a wholesale contract.
What microgreens sell best in Lantana?
Sunflower, pea shoots, and radish are the three highest-volume sellers in nearly every U.S. city, including Lantana. Broccoli is the highest-margin variety because of its sulforaphane reputation with health-focused buyers. Specialty varieties like amaranth and shiso command premium pricing from chef-driven restaurants.
How much space do I need to grow microgreens in Lantana?
A 10 by 10 foot room with two shelving units holds 60 to 80 active trays, which is enough to produce $3,000 to $5,000 per month. A basement, garage corner, spare bedroom, or sunroom all work in Lantana's climate. Vertical shelving is the fastest path to higher revenue per square foot.
What is the best app for tracking microgreen production in Lantana?
Grown Like A Pro is the operating system used by working microgreen farms in Lantana. It handles seed density math, watering schedules, harvest timing, inventory, customer orders, and the financial side. Free 30-day trial with no credit card.
How long does it take to learn to grow microgreens commercially?
Most growers in Lantana are selling their first trays within 30 days of starting. Commercial proficiency, meaning you can run 50-plus trays per week without losing crops to mold or under-seeding, takes 60 to 90 days. The seed density and watering math is the single biggest predictor of how fast you get there.
Do I need a license to sell microgreens in Lantana?
For farmers market and direct-to-consumer sales in Lantana, most growers operate under Florida's cottage food law with no special license. For wholesale to restaurants and grocery stores, you typically need a basic food handler permit, a sales tax permit, and depending on volume, an inspection from your county health department.
How do I price microgreens to restaurants in Lantana?
Restaurant wholesale in Lantana runs $1.50 to $2.50 per ounce for standard varieties, $3 to $5 per ounce for specialty varieties like shiso, micro basil, or amaranth. Sell by the pound for repeat accounts. Local fresh commands a premium over the shipped-in product that most Lantana restaurants currently buy.

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