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What Organic Means to Us.

This page may in some future, be under construction.
It hasn't been updated substantially in ages, but we'll do just that - if time ever permits.

Who We Are & What We Want

A Brief History of The Sproutpeople

View our Scrap Book

Sprout School & Shop
Learn to grow & shop as you go

Sprouting Seed Info Center

Our Most Popular Items
All-Time Customer Favorites: Seeds, Sprouters, Kits & More!

Leafy Sprouts
Alfalfa, Clover & Sproutpeople's Famous Gourmet Blends!
Bean Sprouts
Mung, Lentils, Peas and many more!
Brassica Sprouts
Broccoli, Cabbage, Radish & lots more.
Grains
Wheat, Barley, Rye and much more!
Nuts/Seeds
Almond, Peanut, Pumpkin, Sunflower..
Alliums
Garlic & Onion
Exotic & Bizarre
Fenugreek and Our Strangest Mixes.

Grass
Wheat, Cat, Barley and more.
Greens
Sunflower, Buckwheat, Pea, etc.
Micro-Greens
Arugula, Cress, Flax and many more.

Sprouting Seeds for your Pets
Bird Blends, Kat Grass & more.
Birds & Sprouts
Birds Only.

Sprout Kits
Seeds, Sprouters & more for Newbies and Experienced Sproutpeople.
Sprouting Seed Samplers
Sample our VAST selection of Seeds to find those you like best!

Sprouting Devices
The Widest Selection of Sprouters on this Planet!

Juicers
Learn about the Extractors of Nectar.
Odds & Ends
Planting Mediums, Fertilizer & More....

Sprout Gift Shop
Great Gift Ideas for Sprout People whether novice or master.
Sprout Book & Music Shop
Learn while you play music for your sprouty friends.

Sprout Recipes & Cookery
Recipes both raw and cooked
Customer Opinions
What our customers think of us.

Sprouting Specifics
The ABCs of Sprouting

Help with Sprouts & Sprouting
A LOT of Answers & Education

How-To Grow
Sprouting: The Basics
Start Here
Seed Prep
Soaking
Rinsing
Draining
Greening
Planting
When Are Sprouts Done?
Hull Removal
Storing your Sprouts
Sprouting Device Care
Sprouting on the Road

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Kid's SproutZone
Grow some Knowledge
Food Safety Center
Sprouts ARE Safe!
Nutrition in Sprouts
Who We Are/What We Want
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Organic is the only sustainable agriculture.



When it comes to sprouts, organic is even a bigger deal. Sprouts have been blamed for several food-borne illness "outbreaks" (see our food safety page) over the past decade, and it has been true in EVERY case, that the seed used was NOT organic. When you eat a sprout you are eating the seed. It is for that reason that sprouts that do not use organic seed can not be certified organic. Beware the sprout grower/seller who claims that they are organic because they don't use fertilizer or pesticide. There are way too many sprout growers who label their product "organically grown" even though they have absolutely no connection to organics - except that they wish to derive extra profits by associating themselves. They care for money - not for the Earth or your health. We have been responsible for co-ops dropping such products - or at least altering the labeling to omit this lie.

By nature sprouts are grown with water only, there are some additives in commercial sprout growing - usually bleach and gasses - but no one uses fertilizers and pesticides (at least I don't think so, though I guess I wouldn't be surprised - people are usually more concerned with selling than quality) on sprouts. If you care about organic food you should either know the grower enough to know that they are indeed organic or you should only deal with certified organic growers/products.

The federal (USDA) standards that finally came into being in 2002 (after many years of work and perhaps too much compromise) are not, in our opinion enough to judge by. In 2003 for example there was a "coup" that resulted in hugely corrupt use of the word organic. It was reversed thanks to many letters and a huge public outcry, but the fact that we have to be so vigilant is an indication of how precarious federal standards are. As far as we're concerned we think it is still necessary to use our heart when we shop. We buy from farmers (at farmers markets) we trust, stores we trust and companies we trust.


SOS (Save Our Sprouts!)


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SPROUTPEOPLE®

170 Mendell St.
San Francisco, CA 94124

Toll Free:
877/777-6887
(877/SPROUTS)
We only use the phone for emergencies.
Back in 2001 we were still using the phone. One day I was talking to a long-time customer while pushing my daughter on the swing in our backyard (this is what a mom n' pop business is like on the internet). It dawned on me that my priorities were severely messed up, so I stopped using the phone. I love to talk and I love to help, but my family would never see me if I picked up the phone again.

The very best way to contact us is through E-mail =:-)
We are quite fast and VERY thorough. We love to help.

We have been an internet only business since 2001. We are not a big corporation. We are but 2 people, mom n' pop. We decided after years of juggling our family's (kids, dogs, cats and even our own) needs, and the needs of Sproutpeople, that we had to make more time for our kids, so we stopped talking on the phone. All calls go to voice mail and have since 2001.

We are very fast to fill orders and answer e-mail, and though we wish we could make the time to talk, we just can't seem to get more minutes into a each hour. We are many years older than when we started and our days are too short and made up of too few hours to do everything. This limitation in our business has not kept us from pleasing our customers, nor from growing (as we have every year since 1993). We do what we do as well as we can, and we think we do it very well indeed.

We appreciate your business more than we can say. We ask that you use the phone for emergencies only and that you search our site for answers before e-mailing us. This site is bigger than any 4 sprout books put together, it is always available and it is free, and we know that almost all questions are answered here.

Thanks again for your patronage and your many kind words.

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