IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN
The holiday season comes around faster and faster every year, it seems. Perhaps that’s just me (Gil) aging. Whatever it is - it’s back. Family time is great - and the food is exceptional. Gifts are fun too. The gift of Indoor Farming is hardly common - but it’s always special and we’re very happy to play our part in it.
After gifts we move into a new year - when many people choose to eat better and so come to us for seeds, supplies, and education (including epic videos). Winter also brings gardeners - who can’t grow outdoors due to seasonal realities and so have to grow indoors. Being similarly afflicted we understand the need to Always be Growing - and we’re very happy to play our part in this too.
We will be able to get every order placed by December 17 shipped in time for it to arrive prior to Christmas. If you or your recipient is west of the Rockies you have even more time. We’ll keep you posted as the weeks pass. There’s no rush at this point - unless you want crops for Thanksgiving.
If you will be giving gifts - please use our Gift Options button (in our shopping cart) to write a note for the receiver of your present.
We always remove prices from orders that are placed as gifts.
When providing addresses - we still need your Billing address - but do be sure to fill in the recipients full address as the Shipping address - with apartment/unit number, if there is one. AND - if you want us to mark the box “Don’t open ‘til Christmas” - just leave us a note on the last screen of checkout. We’ll write whatever you want - if it’ll fit on the box - and isn’t bad words =;-)
If you prefer we hold off on shipping until closer to the holiday(s) of your choosing - just tell us. We do love to be helpful.
Of course you can always leave the choosing to the person who will be doing the growing. Our Gift Certificates are good for that.
SHIPPING ADDRESSES
This is a terribly dull bit - but it’s become necessary to convey. A package MUST include Apartment/Unit number if there is one - AND it MUST contain a name of a person living at that address. If shipping to a person/dog/cat/bird/etc. who is not registered as living in a place - please add ‘In Care Of’ and the name of a known entity.
This is seemingly only a concern for condos and large apartment buildings, but perhaps it’s entirely dependent on your delivery person. We have had boxes returned to Sproutpeople recently, solely because a name was unknown - - and since none of us wants our gifts getting retuned before they are delivered - it’s best to provide all information possible.
SPROUTPEOPLE GIFTS & SALES
We have no plans to offer sales this holiday season. We may change our minds, but don’t count on it. We pride ourselves on our quality and our information packed website. We hope that’s enough for you, but we apologize for not making your money go further. We wish we were in a better position to do so. Alas, all we can offer is what we always offer - the best organic seeds available and far more how-to info than you can find anywhere else online.
We do have a few easy gift ideas for you though. Growing Kits are ideal. Build your own or choose from the several we offer - for Sprouts, Microgreens, Wheatgrass, or for your Cats, Dogs, Birds, or small critters.
Here are our most popular Kits. Click on one to see all about it…
BEGINNER’S SPROUT KIT - $47.74
BROCCOLI SPROUT KIT - $49.94
VERTICAL LEAFY SPROUT KIT - $69.96
WHEAT GRASS KIT - $75.57
MINI MICROGREENS KIT - $20.50
BIRD SEED SPROUTING KIT - $36.73
SEE ALL OF OUR KITS & SAMPLERS
OUR NOT HUMAN FAMILY & FRIENDS
The Holidays are always something special. Our daughter comes home - which is always a treat - and we get a lot of family time. This year we have an old friend staying over for Thanksgiving - Daphne, who Sam walked when he was a professional dog walker several years ago - and who has stayed with us many times - but who we haven’t seen since 2021. Ira is thrilled and Django and Gus don’t mind her at all - she’s such a sweetheart!
I also want to remind you of Dog City TV - an idea we had before You Tube existed - to share videos of dogs we met. Though it didn’t work out as a business - the videos are still available - - on the Dog City TV You Tube page =:-/
Essentials for those new to the world of Indoor Farming...
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPROUTS AND MICROGREENS
To us the difference is that with Sprouts we grow with nothing but water and we eat the entire crop (with the possible exception of hulls and roots that grow out the bottom of our Stainless Steel Sprouters) - and they are alive when we eat them. Microgreens are grown on a medium and we harvest them by cutting them just above that medium - at which point they move from alive to not. Raw, great, delicious - just not alive.
While I'm on this subject I need to explain why we have two different names for the same seed - like Broccoli Sprouts and Broccoli Microgreens. This is the same seed. The difference is that each crop has its own page - you go to the Broccoli Sprouts page to learn how to grow the seed into Sprouts and you go to the Broccoli Microgreens page to learn how to grow it into Micros.
This seed will also grow a full sized - which is like 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide - Broccoli plant in a garden - given the proper climate and encouragement.
SEED STORAGE
If you don't yet know how to get the longest life for your seeds - and prevent pests - visit our Seed Storage page. The best way to store seeds is in the freezer, but do not use the refrigerator as its humidity fluctuations can harm seeds. There's a bit more to it - so perhaps just visit the page =;-)
Grow to Live - Live to Grow.
Be well and happy.
Gil + Lori
Sproutpeople.org is an encyclopedic resource of our creation - for indoor farmers of Sprouts, Microgreens, and Grass. It is so enormous that it gives some the impression that we are a big business. The reality is that we are basically 2 people who eat and breath Sproutpeople - and 2 part-time helpers (one being our son). Our site has been online since 1996. It's the employee that allows us to serve all of you.
In addition to a section that teaches the Basics of Sprouting and Growing, a goodly section of Recipes, a bunch of Videos, and a whole lot more -
Every Seed and Mix we offer has a profoundly detailed page devoted to it. Those pages feature two sets of Growing Instructions (Brief for the experienced and Detailed for the not yet experienced), a Video, Photos of the crop growing day-by-day, Recipes, Crop Specific Notes, Nutrition Info, and quite a bit more. Each of our Supplies also has a detailed page.
Our vast content is organized with Tabs (on computer) and Pull-Down Menus (on mobile devices). Click/Choose, for example Detailed Instructions on the page you go to when you click any of the pictures surrounding this text - and you will be presented Seriously Detailed Instructions. Click around. Growing Photos. Notes. Recipes. Please let us share what we know.
We survive by selling on the internet, but we live to educate anyone who wants to learn about growing sprouts and microgreens. Learning is what the internet was actually built for, so we're really just doing our part.
Please enjoy sproutpeople.org