Sunday, March 1, 2009

Getting into the Wheatgrass Craze

I've been looking for wheatgrass for a very long time now. Finally, I got hold of it at the EDSA Garden House inside the Manila Seedling Bank.

This grass could be a potential business venture. Check out the math:

a shot of wheat juice is sold for 75 pesos.

If you start to plant your own, you can buy an 800 gram bag for 240 php. this bag can yield of about 36 to 50 oz in just 10 days. but, you would need at least 6 trays to plant the grains in. and some soil.

To summarize:


returns in 7 to 10 days (35 oz x 75/oz) 2625.00
Less:
1 bag of grains (800 g) 240.00
6 trays 420.00
soil 100.00
water 100.00
labor 300.00

total initial cost (1110.00)

Total profit from first harvest (conservative) PHP 1515.00



Assumptions:
Wheatgrass will be sold from the home of entrepreneur.

From the figures, it looks like wheatgrass is a lucrative business. But of course, further study should be made to prove it.