MICROGREEN BUSINESS GUIDE · NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV

Start a microgreen business in North Las Vegas, NV.

Most North Las Vegas growers do not realize how thin the local supply chain to the resort corridor and the Aliante and Centennial Hills restaurant base actually is. The Aliante and Centennial restaurants, the Strip-adjacent hotel kitchens reachable from the north valley, and the casino independents all want hyperlocal microgreens, and almost none of them have a real local source. The North Las Vegas grower who builds that route owns access no out-of-state shipper can match.

Quick Answer

You can start a microgreen business in North Las Vegas with under $400 in initial equipment and grow it into a $2,500 to $7,000 per month side income within 90 days. Below is the local demand picture, the unit economics at North Las Vegas wholesale prices, and the operating system used by working microgreen farms.

If you walked the kitchens in Aliante and Centennial Hills on a Tuesday and asked where their microgreens were cut, how many would actually point to a grower inside Clark County?

What North Las Vegas buys today

North Las Vegas sits at an unusual intersection in the metro economy. The Aliante and Centennial Hills master-planned communities anchor a growing independent restaurant base, and the proximity to the Strip and Downtown puts hundreds of high-end hotel kitchens, steakhouses, and chef-driven concepts within a short drive. All of those plate microgreens, and the bulk of the product currently rolls in from California greenhouses.

The direct-to-consumer side is real. The Downtown Las Vegas farmers market, the Tivoli Village market, and the Henderson and Summerlin weekly markets all pull steady demand. The demographic mix across Aliante, Eldorado, and the newer master-planned communities matches the microgreen buyer profile, and the wellness, gym, and juice bar culture across the metro is unusually dense.

The desert climate is the indoor grower's hidden weapon. Outdoor growing is impossible, but a climate-controlled spare bedroom or garage with mini-split holds steady year round. Humidity is naturally low, mild winters mean almost zero heating cost, and a 5 by 10 foot footprint in an Aliante or Centennial Hills home can outproduce most outdoor operations by revenue per square foot.

Every week you delay, another Aliante or Strip-adjacent chef commits to a distributor truck rolling in from Southern California. What does it cost you when the kitchens you wanted to serve are already on someone else's standing order?

The math, in North Las Vegas prices

Las Vegas metro restaurant wholesale prices for microgreens sit in the mid to upper national range, with Strip-adjacent and chef-driven accounts paying meaningfully above standard wholesale because of the freshness gap. Here is what the unit economics look like at conservative North Las Vegas 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 North Las Vegas pricing.

Break-even week

Week 4

First positive cash week. Most growers hit it.

What that looks like in North Las Vegas 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 North Las Vegas at standard wholesale prices. A two-car garage doubles it. A basement triples it.

Picture the version of your week where Sunday is the planting day, Tuesday is restaurant delivery across Aliante and Centennial Hills, Saturday is the Downtown market, and the system tells you exactly which trays to cut. What changes about your week when the income side is on autopilot?

Three things every working microgreen farm in North Las Vegas 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 North Las Vegas 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 North Las Vegas. 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 North Las Vegas 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 North Las Vegas farm on. The growing happens in your basement.

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North Las Vegas microgreen FAQ

How much can I make growing microgreens in North Las Vegas?
A working microgreen farm in North Las Vegas 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 NV?
Yes. In most of Nevada, 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 Nevada Department of Agriculture before you sign a wholesale contract.
What microgreens sell best in North Las Vegas?
Sunflower, pea shoots, and radish are the three highest-volume sellers in nearly every U.S. city, including North Las Vegas. 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 North Las Vegas?
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 North Las Vegas's climate. Vertical shelving is the fastest path to higher revenue per square foot.
What is the best app for tracking microgreen production in North Las Vegas?
Grown Like A Pro is the operating system used by working microgreen farms in North Las Vegas. 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 North Las Vegas 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 North Las Vegas?
For farmers market and direct-to-consumer sales in North Las Vegas, most growers operate under Nevada'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 North Las Vegas?
Restaurant wholesale in North Las Vegas 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 North Las Vegas restaurants currently buy.

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Once you have the North Las Vegas math in your head, the next read is the density chart that drives every tray you plant.

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