MICROGREEN BUSINESS GUIDE · PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA

Start a microgreen business in Peachtree Corners, GA.

Most Peachtree Corners residents do not realize that their tech-driven city, Gwinnett's largest, sits inside one of the densest and most diverse restaurant markets in Georgia. The corridor linking Peachtree Corners with Norcross, Dunwoody, and Chamblee is packed with independent and international kitchens. Those kitchens buy specialty produce every week. Almost none of the microgreens come from a local grower.

Quick Answer

You can start a microgreen business in Peachtree Corners with under $400 in initial equipment and grow it into a $1,500 to $4,500 per month side income within 90 days. Here is the local demand picture, the unit economics at Peachtree Corners wholesale prices, and the operating system used by working microgreen farms.

*When you think about the restaurants between Peachtree Corners and Dunwoody, where do you imagine all those microgreens are actually grown today?*

What Peachtree Corners buys today

Peachtree Corners anchors one of Georgia's richest restaurant markets, a corridor of independent and international kitchens that prize fresh, local specialty produce. A single recurring account becomes steady weekly revenue, and the density of restaurants from Peachtree Corners through Norcross and Chamblee gives you nearly endless room to grow.

Farmers markets across Gwinnett and the affluent neighborhoods near Peachtree Corners let you sell direct at full retail, where a clamshell that costs under a dollar to grow moves for four or five. The strong year-round market culture turns first-time shoppers into weekly regulars who expect your table.

Because microgreens grow entirely indoors under lights, your Peachtree Corners operation never depends on Georgia's heat, humidity, or a late frost. You harvest the same volume in January as in July, which is exactly why a climate-controlled grow beats the seasonal swings every outdoor farm around Gwinnett has to absorb.

*If a chef in Norcross or Chamblee could call one local grower for same-day delivery, how hard do you think it would be for a distributor to win that account back?*

The math, in Peachtree Corners prices

Restaurants across Gwinnett near Peachtree Corners typically pay wholesale between $25 and $45 per pound for specialty microgreens like pea, radish, and sunflower.

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 Peachtree Corners pricing.

Break-even week

Week 4

First positive cash week. Most growers hit it.

What that looks like in Peachtree Corners square footage

A 10 by 10 foot room in Peachtree Corners holds enough vertical space to supply multiple Gwinnett restaurants and a weekend market booth without any outdoor acreage.

*Given how unpredictable Gwinnett's summer heat and spring frosts can be, what would it mean to grow a crop indoors that never notices the weather at all?*

Three things every working microgreen farm in Peachtree Corners 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 Peachtree Corners 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 Peachtree Corners. 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 Peachtree Corners 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 Peachtree Corners farm on. The growing happens in your basement.

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Peachtree Corners microgreen FAQ

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

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