SproutsIO is a terrific company all around! First and foremost, their staff and customer service is the best. From start ups to Fortune 500’s, this is often the most overlooked integral part of the business. At SproutsIO, they were and continue to be extremely friendly and always responsive with feedback/troubleshooting/advice/etc. They always follow up, and always assist to the best of their abilities. I believe a lot of companies could learn a thing or two from the Sprouts team. They even sent us a second set of basil immediately when we had some minor issues, just as a courtesy! So grateful and so nice of them.
Living in the Bay Area, I’ve often received a lot of questions surrounding… why? You have a lot of produce growing outside? This may be mainly true, but we still get frost in the winters! It’s so lovely to have some fresh herbs, tomatoes, etc. growing at all times. It’s also just nice to be able to simply remove this nice looking pot and bring it to the counter as you start prepping for your cooking. It’s a very aesthetically pleasing device, and just kind of fits in with our “bookshelf type knick knacks”. We have a lot of “weird, out there” decor in our home, but this is always the one that people want to ask about.
This will be amazing in our winters over here, but also all year round. We all know that weather is unpredictable for the most part. This will absolutely allow for more consistency with regards to yield and quality. No disrespect to the east coast, but considering the weather over there… I’m so confident that you’ll love this and utilize it even more than us. ;)
Lastly, it reminded me a lot of Iron Ox, which is a commercial grow operation with similar core competencies to SproutsIO over here in the bay. The difference being, SproutsIO can be for us as individuals, especially as this company continues to grow and scale! After learning of and seeing Iron Ox, and being from the robotics/sensor field myself, I really saw the merits of this type of cultivation. Less water? Controlled lighting for optimal grow results? Increase in consistency w/ regards to grow results? Check, check, and check! I was all about it when I learned of SproutsIO. There are many other wonderful aspects of SproutsIO that I did not touch on, but I’ll leave those for you to explore :)
Anyways my friends… so much more I could share with you, all of which are very positive! We truly support SproutsIO and hope that you all will join us in helping them grow and scale! With more support from prospective users such as yourselves, scale is absolutely achievable! Let’s help more people grow their own produce, but also change the way people view “traditional gardening / growing”. Big shouts to SproutsIO! We’re all with you 100%!