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Five steps from a nervous café conversation to a crop decision you can defend with data. Work them in order — the later steps fill themselves in from the earlier ones.
Hi, I'm Poonam — Goan by roots, but I've lived all over: Mumbai, Hyderabad, Udupi. Now I'm home to settle and build something here.
I'm starting a small fresh-greens farm — lettuce, microgreens, mushrooms — grown local and delivered same-day fresh.
I'm not selling anything yet, just talking to people in this space first. Could I borrow 10 minutes of your time?
Any trouble you face sourcing fresh greens — stuff that comes wilted, runs short, or you just can't get here?
You'd know better than anyone — if you were me, what would you grow first?
Are there dishes where you'd use more microgreens, mushrooms or salad if the supply were reliable?
Can I take your contact, and bring you a sample once my first batch is ready?
Who else should I talk to?
One entry per restaurant. Chapter one alone is a legitimate save — fill the rest from memory afterwards. Paste a voice-note straight into any box; nothing here has to be tidy.
Every conversation kept whole. The stamps, the tally, and the cards all read from the same records.
Walk in with dish ideas and you stop being a vendor and become someone who gets their kitchen. Use these to spark, not to teach — chefs know how to cook.
Try — “I've seen king oyster done like seared scallops — are you playing with anything like that, or would you if supply was steady?”
Lead — open the mushroom talk with the two starred dishes; most chefs haven't fully used them, so naming them signals you know the category.
Indian kitchens — pivot to mushroom xacuti · sukka · masala; it can unlock a “need” they didn't think they had.
Every item on the Bedroom 1 build list, with a live count of what already has a supplier link. Tap a row to edit it — paste a better source any time and it saves automatically.
Blank links are items with no confirmed online source yet — mostly local Margao buys (rack fabrication, tank, plumbing, electrical). Paste one any time; it saves automatically.
5 NFT racks · 6 tiers each · 2 channels per tier
| Item | Qty | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| NFT racks | 5 | Romaine, Iceberg, Leaf lettuce, Rocket, Basil |
| Channels per rack | 12 | 6 tiers × 2 channels |
| Total NFT channels | 60 | each 4 ft (~1.22 m) |
| NFT channel to buy | ~78–80 m | 60 × 1.22m + cutting waste buffer |
| Closed end caps (inlet) | 63 | 60 + 3 spare |
| Spouted end caps (drain) | 63 | 60 + 3 spare · spout height sets the 4–5mm film |
| 1" PVC elbows | 63 | 60 + 3 spare |
| LED strips — NFT racks | 60 | 2 per tier × 6 tiers × 5 racks · full spectrum |
| LED strips — microgreens tier | 2–4 | separate from the NFT count |
| Total LED strips | 62–64 | one combined supplier quote |
steady-state figures · only true after the first full crop cycle
| # | Crop | Per month | Per day | Optimistic ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romaine | 40 kg | ~1.3 kg | ~1.6 kg |
| 2 | Iceberg | 48 kg | ~1.6 kg | ~1.9 kg |
| 3 | Leaf lettuce | 38 kg | ~1.3 kg | ~1.5 kg |
| 4 | Rocket | 38 kg | ~1.3 kg | ~1.5 kg |
| 5 | Basil | 25 kg | ~0.8 kg | ~1.0 kg |
| 6 | Microgreens (¼ rack) | ~3.9 kg | ~0.13 kg | ~0.16 kg |
| All racks | ~193 kg | ~6.4 kg/day | ~7.8 kg/day |
head weights are estimates — weigh your first real harvest and adjust
| # | Crop | Per day | Weight/head | Units/day | Sow/week | Seeds/month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romaine | 1.3 kg | ~250 g | ~5–6 | ~42 | ~180 |
| 2 | Iceberg | 1.6 kg | ~400 g | ~4 | ~32 | ~140 |
| 3 | Leaf lettuce | 1.3 kg | ~200 g | ~6–7 | ~52 | ~220 |
| 4 | Rocket | 1.3 kg | cut-and-come-again · 3–4 seeds per net pot | ~400 (resow 4 wks) | ||
| 5 | Basil | 0.8 kg | cut-and-come-again · 2–3 seeds per site | ~250 (resow 6–8 wks) | ||
bought by seed weight, not seed count
| # | Variety | Share | Yield/month | Seed per tray | Seed/month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pea shoots | 25% | ~0.96 kg | ~120 g | ~480 g |
| 2 | Sunflower | 25% | ~0.96 kg | ~70 g | ~280 g |
| 3 | Radish | ~19% | ~0.72 kg | ~30 g | ~120 g |
| 4 | Rocket (micro) | ~19% | ~0.72 kg | ~25 g | ~100 g |
| 5 | Red amaranth | 12.5% | ~0.48 kg | ~15 g | ~60 g |
| Total | 100% | ~3.85 kg | ~1 kg |
a sample crop for the fine-dining tier, not a revenue line
| # | Variety | Yield/month | Plants | Seeds/month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nasturtium | ~0.2 kg | ~30 | ~35 (resow ~10 wks) |
| 2 | Viola / pansy | ~0.1 kg | ~30 | ~35 (resow ~10 wks) |
microgreens vs flowers — same medium, different tray and rhythm
| Microgreens | Flowers | |
|---|---|---|
| Tray type | Flat (1020-size) | Plug/cell (~40 cells) |
| Number of trays | ~12–15 | 2 |
| Cocopeat — first fill | ~2–3 bricks | ~½ brick |
| Cocopeat — ongoing | ~2–3 bricks/month | ~½ brick / 2–3 months |
| Cycle length | 7–14 days | 6–10 weeks |
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 20 × 10 × 5 cm |
| Weight (compressed, dry) | 650 g (±20 g) |
| Compression ratio | 8:1 |
| Expanded volume (hydrated) | 9–10 litres |
| pH | 5.7–6.7 |
| Fills roughly | 6–9 flat trays |
| Parameter | Target | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Humidity | 60–70% | ideal for leafy greens |
| Temperature | 25–28°C | what the AC should hold |
| NFT water film | 4–5 mm | thin film leaves an air gap for root oxygen |
| pH (nutrient solution) | 5.5–6.5 | outside this, nutrients lock out chemically |
| Tank top-up | ~10%/day | ~40 L/day on a 400 L tank |
| Light cycle | 14–16 hr/day | on a timer, full spectrum |
| Channel slope | ~1:30–1:40 | ~1 inch drop over a 4 ft channel |