Traceability software for microgreens and salad growers
Seed lots and growing media in, trays and punnets out to restaurants and shops. SmartTrace follows each tray from sowing to harvest to the kitchen that bought it.
The days it's built for
- A seed supplier issues a recall and you need to know which trays were sown from that lot.
- Trays at different stages across a dozen racks, and no quick way to see what's ready when.
- A chef asks when a punnet was harvested and from which sowing.
Set up for how you work
Production stages: Sown, Germinating, Growing, Ready to harvest, with automatic advancement after set days. Units, recipes, suppliers and customers are all yours to define, and SmartTrace prompts you with them from then on.
- Time based stages that move on their own
- Pipeline view of varieties by stage and quantity
- Mixed boxes assembled from several varieties
- Built with a working microgreens producer from day one
A week in SmartTrace for a grower
- Pea seed arrives; you record the supplier's lot number and the quantity.
- You sow 20 trays of pea shoots. SmartTrace records the seed lot and growing medium used, sets the expected ready date from the variety's timings and prints tray labels.
- Trays advance through stages automatically on their days. The pipeline view shows what's ready this week.
- Harvested punnets go out to three restaurants, each dispatch linked to the tray batch, each tray batch linked to the seed lot.
Names and numbers are from our demo bakery account, which you're welcome to see in a call.
Questions from microgreens, salad leaf and herb growers
Is SmartTrace suitable for microgreens, salad leaf and herb growers?
Yes. SmartTrace is traceability software for small food producers of all kinds, and the production stages, units, recipes and products are set up to match how microgreens, salad leaf and herb growers work. Sown, Germinating, Growing, Ready to harvest, with automatic advancement after set days are typical stages for this kind of production, and you can change them.
What does it cost for a grower?
€25 a month, everything included, unlimited batches and users, no contract. We set it up with you on a call for free, you get 7 days to try it with no card, and there's a 30 day money back guarantee after you subscribe.
Do I need a computer, or will a phone do?
Day to day recording is done on a phone or tablet. Setup and reports are easier on a laptop, but everything works on either. It's one account; the right version appears for the screen you open it on.
Can I keep using my current labels and lot numbers?
Yes. You record your suppliers' lot numbers exactly as printed, by camera or by typing. SmartTrace generates batch codes for your own output, and you can print them on QR labels or write them on your existing labels.
Other kinds of producer
Try SmartTrace with your own recipes.
We set them up with you on a call, free. 7 days to try it, then €25 a month, no contract, 30 day money back guarantee.