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Questions & answers

All about EASYGREEN (Sprouter) - BIOVIE.

The questions we get asked most often, and our straight answers.

🍀 How did our brand Easygreen come about? What types of sprouting devices do we offer you?

Easygreen is a brand created in 1996 with over 25 years of expertise and it has been sold for 20 years in 32 countries around the world, including in a scientific base located in Antarctica. The Easygreen Light was invented 30 years ago and improved by its American inventor, Sol Azulay, who had the genius to draw inspiration from his observation of nature to create a device that waters seeds with vortex-energized water.

The Easygreen Light is the origin of the creation of Biovie in 2007, and it is with emotion that we acquired the American company in 2020, simultaneously taking over a second automatic sprouter project created by Sol.

Thus, on our online store, we offer you:

🌱 On the one hand, the Easygreen Light, which is probably the best automatic sprouter in the world. By purchasing this device, you make an important gesture to improve the quality of your daily diet, consuming foods produced in your own kitchen, with unmatched freshness and vitality.

This automatic sprouter has indeed been designed to minimize the effort and attention required to produce high-quality sprouted seeds and young shoots directly at home.

🌱 On the other hand, the Easygreen Sol, an innovation in low tech, made from bio-sourced materials, is designed to facilitate access to healthy and regenerative food directly from everyone's kitchen. This sprouter, which allows everyone to easily grow sprouted seeds, is an entirely conceived and manufactured in Nîmes.

> Thanks to our crowdfunding campaign successfully completed at the end of August 2023, which represented our biggest project since the creation of Biovie, we are very happy and proud to offer you this device.

> It is also the culmination of the entire career and vision of Sol Azulay, American inventor of the Easygreen Light, with whom we worked together for 5 years on both sides of the Atlantic on refined and recalibrated prototypes until we arrived at the version we present to you today.

> This low tech device, which operates without electricity, allows everyone to easily grow sprouted seeds at home, these superfoods rich in vitamins, enzymes, phytonutrients, and antioxidants.

The Easygreen Sol sprouter uses the physical principle of the siphon effect to automatically water the seeds every 4 to 5 hours for 3 to 4 days, without any human intervention and without needing to add water thanks to its 5-liter reservoir.

> It is also a gem of simple and ecological technology, lightweight and entirely made from bio-sourced materials with the help of the French company FuturaMat, and MERIDIES Plasturgie, which was awarded the Ecovadis silver medal, recognizing their commitment to sustainable development and social responsibility. And who took on the challenge of manufacturing our sprouter in a new plant-based biopolymer that was unknown to them!


🍀 How does an automatic germination device work?

An automatic germination device takes over the manual care steps of the seeds until harvest. The germination device primarily enables regular watering of the germinating seeds during their growth through various technologies. The Easygreen Light germination device uses the principle of misting, while the Easygreen Sol germination device uses the principle of gravity rain and the siphon effect. The result is that the seeds are watered several times a day, allowing them to grow under good conditions.

🍀What are the advantages of an automatic sprouting device? Why is its use more practical than that of a manual sprouting device?

An automatic sprouting device, whether electric or autonomous (non-electric), allows you to successfully produce sprouts at home by facilitating the phases of soaking, rinsing, and watering. An automatic sprouting device works with all types of seeds such as alfalfa, fenugreek, clover, mung beans, radishes, broccoli, cabbage... and even with mucilaginous seeds.

🍀 What are the differences between our 2 germination devices? Which one should you buy?

🧚‍♂️ The choice of an automatic sprouting device depends on your budget and the available space.

- The Easygreen Light sprouting device has been sold in 32 countries for 27 years and allows for optimal watering of the seeds. However, it takes up a certain amount of space and may not be suitable for small kitchens.

- The Easygreen Sol sprouting device, which is the result of 5 years of research we conducted, is 100% local, manufactured in Nîmes in the Gard region, and is the only sprouting device made from a recyclable biomaterial without a drop of petroleum. It is more affordable and allows for the sprouting of a smaller quantity of seeds. It takes up less space and is very well suited for nomads.

🧚‍♂️ The two sprouting devices from the Easygreen brand have different applications but the same goal: to make it easier for you to produce sprouts at home (all types of seeds work: small seeds, larger seeds, grass cultivation, mucilaginous seeds, young green shoots). Here is a summary of the main differences:

The sprouting area of the Easygreen Light is twice as large compared to the Easygreen Sol. Therefore, for maximum use, we recommend the Light sprouting device for higher consumption (for example, a family) and the Sol sprouting device for more occasional consumption, for example, for a single person or a couple.

> With the Easygreen Light sprouting device, you have direct access to the seeds and easier handling thanks to the trays. With the Easygreen Sol, there is no direct access to the sprouted seeds; the water tank must be removed first.

🧚‍♂️ For more information, also read our blog article: Which is the best sprouting device?

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