The Future is Growing
SproutsIO, a Revolutionary Smart Microgarden, Makes Growing Produce Indoors Year-Round Possible for Everyone, Everywhere.
Cambridge, MA, October 06, 2016 --(PR.com)-- SproutsIO(TM) currently running on Kickstarter, offering the world a revolutionary high-performance, soil-free system that will grow Personal Produce(TM) indoors, whether in the kitchen, living room or office, no matter your experience in the garden.
About the SproutsIO launch, founder and CEO Jennifer Broutin Farah says, “I am so excited to finally realize my dream of creating a new future for local produce at a personal level. The SproutsIO high-performance growing system simplifies the process, allowing anyone to grow their own produce anywhere, anytime, and with a fraction of the resources used by standard practices.”
Born in the MIT Media Lab in 2013 through original research initiated by Broutin Farah, SproutsIO was developed with a prestigious award grant in the inaugural class of Founder.org. Three years of intense research and development has culminated in the world’s first-ever, connected, plug and play, hybrid hydroculture system, a proprietary technology with patents pending.
SproutsIO Lifestyle
SproutsIO fuses new technologies to produce a system that is easy and fun to use. The SproutsIO system includes the design-forward device, sIO subscription-based seed discs and SproutsIOGrow, automated growth software services (patent pending) that monitor and maintain optimal growing conditions and integrate seamlessly with a user-friendly app.
The SproutsIO proprietary hybrid hydroculture system is a soil-free growing environment that uses both hydroponics and aeroponics to varying degrees, to optimize growth for different types and stages of growth for plants. It is supported by automated growth management technologies that self-adjust. A new SproutsIO grower will learn from the app, but as the grower becomes more experienced the app begins to learn, too, allowing the grower to take an active role.
SproutsIO Device
The SproutsIO device is a model of intuitive and thoughtful, minimalist design that solves for many issues associated with growing, and improving the experience for the grower. The dishwasher-safe device includes a basin, wavelength-tuned LED lighting, a camera for plant imaging and time-lapse growth photography, as well as a fog misting system.
sIO Subscription
The sIOs grow myriad produce from root vegetables to fruiting plants, from seed through harvest, without transplanting. A sIO includes a proprietary growing medium, natural nutrients, as well as responsibly-sourced seeds through partner seed banks. The sIO is designed to be fully home-compostable within three to six months and is derived wholly from plant-based materials.
SproutsIOGROW
SproutsIO is supported by automated and customizable growth management technologies that adjust for optimal plant growth. The mobile app is the all-in-one gardening tool that allows for on-the-go access and control with your mobile device from anywhere. Growth settings can automatically adjust to personal preferences in flavor, size, texture and color of the plant.
SproutsIOGrow reports real-time growing data and harvest cycles that will connect to personal activity trackers, meal planners and calendars so your produce harvest will integrate seamlessly into your daily routine.
The Personal Experience
Personal Produce is the heart of the SproutsIO system and delivers the satisfaction and pleasure of understanding how food is grown from seed to harvest. It establishes an intimate connection between people and the fresh fruits and vegetables they grow by making regional, seasonal, and heirloom varietals possible any time, any place from the most economical living spaces to the grandest offices and even professional restaurant kitchens.
Micro Footprint, Global Impact
The SproutsIO high-performance system simplifies the growth process and employs only a fraction of the resources used by standard growing practices. Consuming only one-half the power of a laptop, SproutsIO uses merely 2% of the water and only 40% of the nutrients needed to grow traditionally in soil. SproutsIO eliminates the need for refrigeration by increasing efficiency in growth speed and density, yielding produce at its peak ripeness. Plus, as there are never herbicides or pesticides used in SproutsIO, produce needs no washing.
A SproutsIO microgarden may appear small at first glance but when millions grow together dependence on industrial agriculture will be disrupted. SproutsIO will move growers from the end of the supply chain to the center of the food cycle making a deeper connection with food possible, fostering a new, healthier lifestyle through Personal Produce.
SproutsIO will be available exclusively on Kickstarter through October 19, 2016.
For more information, photos and interviews please contact:
SproutsIO Press Office: press@sprouts.io or
Kimberly Yorio, YC MEDIA, kim@ycmedia.com 212-609-5009
About SproutsIO
Founded in 2013, SproutsIO is a company whose mission is to connect people and their food sources more closely. By developing the world’s first-ever, revolutionary hybrid hydroculture technology, SproutsIO has made Personal Produce(TM) possible for everyone, everywhere with a fraction of the resources used by standard soil practices. The research behind the SproutsIO system began as founder and CEO Jennifer Broutin Farah’s thesis project at the MIT Media Lab.
About the SproutsIO launch, founder and CEO Jennifer Broutin Farah says, “I am so excited to finally realize my dream of creating a new future for local produce at a personal level. The SproutsIO high-performance growing system simplifies the process, allowing anyone to grow their own produce anywhere, anytime, and with a fraction of the resources used by standard practices.”
Born in the MIT Media Lab in 2013 through original research initiated by Broutin Farah, SproutsIO was developed with a prestigious award grant in the inaugural class of Founder.org. Three years of intense research and development has culminated in the world’s first-ever, connected, plug and play, hybrid hydroculture system, a proprietary technology with patents pending.
SproutsIO Lifestyle
SproutsIO fuses new technologies to produce a system that is easy and fun to use. The SproutsIO system includes the design-forward device, sIO subscription-based seed discs and SproutsIOGrow, automated growth software services (patent pending) that monitor and maintain optimal growing conditions and integrate seamlessly with a user-friendly app.
The SproutsIO proprietary hybrid hydroculture system is a soil-free growing environment that uses both hydroponics and aeroponics to varying degrees, to optimize growth for different types and stages of growth for plants. It is supported by automated growth management technologies that self-adjust. A new SproutsIO grower will learn from the app, but as the grower becomes more experienced the app begins to learn, too, allowing the grower to take an active role.
SproutsIO Device
The SproutsIO device is a model of intuitive and thoughtful, minimalist design that solves for many issues associated with growing, and improving the experience for the grower. The dishwasher-safe device includes a basin, wavelength-tuned LED lighting, a camera for plant imaging and time-lapse growth photography, as well as a fog misting system.
sIO Subscription
The sIOs grow myriad produce from root vegetables to fruiting plants, from seed through harvest, without transplanting. A sIO includes a proprietary growing medium, natural nutrients, as well as responsibly-sourced seeds through partner seed banks. The sIO is designed to be fully home-compostable within three to six months and is derived wholly from plant-based materials.
SproutsIOGROW
SproutsIO is supported by automated and customizable growth management technologies that adjust for optimal plant growth. The mobile app is the all-in-one gardening tool that allows for on-the-go access and control with your mobile device from anywhere. Growth settings can automatically adjust to personal preferences in flavor, size, texture and color of the plant.
SproutsIOGrow reports real-time growing data and harvest cycles that will connect to personal activity trackers, meal planners and calendars so your produce harvest will integrate seamlessly into your daily routine.
The Personal Experience
Personal Produce is the heart of the SproutsIO system and delivers the satisfaction and pleasure of understanding how food is grown from seed to harvest. It establishes an intimate connection between people and the fresh fruits and vegetables they grow by making regional, seasonal, and heirloom varietals possible any time, any place from the most economical living spaces to the grandest offices and even professional restaurant kitchens.
Micro Footprint, Global Impact
The SproutsIO high-performance system simplifies the growth process and employs only a fraction of the resources used by standard growing practices. Consuming only one-half the power of a laptop, SproutsIO uses merely 2% of the water and only 40% of the nutrients needed to grow traditionally in soil. SproutsIO eliminates the need for refrigeration by increasing efficiency in growth speed and density, yielding produce at its peak ripeness. Plus, as there are never herbicides or pesticides used in SproutsIO, produce needs no washing.
A SproutsIO microgarden may appear small at first glance but when millions grow together dependence on industrial agriculture will be disrupted. SproutsIO will move growers from the end of the supply chain to the center of the food cycle making a deeper connection with food possible, fostering a new, healthier lifestyle through Personal Produce.
SproutsIO will be available exclusively on Kickstarter through October 19, 2016.
For more information, photos and interviews please contact:
SproutsIO Press Office: press@sprouts.io or
Kimberly Yorio, YC MEDIA, kim@ycmedia.com 212-609-5009
About SproutsIO
Founded in 2013, SproutsIO is a company whose mission is to connect people and their food sources more closely. By developing the world’s first-ever, revolutionary hybrid hydroculture technology, SproutsIO has made Personal Produce(TM) possible for everyone, everywhere with a fraction of the resources used by standard soil practices. The research behind the SproutsIO system began as founder and CEO Jennifer Broutin Farah’s thesis project at the MIT Media Lab.
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212-609-5009
http://sprouts.io/team/
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