By Jennifer Sestok, Tower Garden by Juice Plus+

If you’re anything like me, you probably work hard to feed your family well and you may get excited when you come across tools and products that make big impact while also making a positive one. Several years ago, a friend introduced me to a growing device that has changed our family’s life forever. These forward-thinking devices make growing fun, clean, better-tasting, and are easy to use for even the most challenged gardener. They have helped hundreds of families, schools, and businesses get growing and I’m excited to share some of the reasons why with you.

As people spend more time at home given the new norm of remote work, as well as those who are returning to offices, it is important to improve our environment, both physically and mentally. Plants are super influencers in this space. Aeroponic plant systems (AP) make growing plants indoors easier, with less work and less mess.

Here are 4 reasons to include such systems in your home or traditional office.

1. IT’S EASY AND FUN!! Indoor vertical gardening is easy, fun and engaging for all ages to enjoy. Since they are soilless, there are no weeds or dirt making it a much cleaner experience. Due to its vertical design, raised up off the ground, there is less physical requirement than traditional gardening. There is also much more mobility, due to the wheel design of the unit. AP systems are self-watering on a timer with little maintenance required. In a nutshell, they require less work of you and your office staff for them to flourish and water themselves when the office is closed.

2. BE MORE PRODUCTIVE!! Plants provide more oxygen for the indoor environment. In addition, these vertical plant systems are a great conversation piece, allowing staff to congregate and take needed breaks, which typically improves mood and productivity. The same goes for schools. AP systems are a wonderful educational tool for students. Schools across the globe have incorporated Tower Garden into their STEM curriculums. Kids love to be involved in the entire growing process. It’s important for them to know where their food comes from and how to grow it.

3. POSITIVE ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT!! Tower Garden is environmentally friendly, using 90% less water and 98% less space than traditional gardening. Due to its closed loop system, 1005 of the nutrients and water are recycled and leave a smaller carbon footprint than traditional gardening. There are no worries about herbicides, pesticides or other chemical dangers when you grow your own in this safe way. You know where your food is coming from and exactly what is on the food.

4. NUTRITIOUS, GREAT-TASTING FOOD!! These devices provide living food on site to create salads, snacks, or add to a healthy smoothie. The blend of natural earth minerals is designed to grow healthy produce which as been researched to be as nutrient dense as food grown in optimal organic soil. These systems grow produce 3x faster with 30% more yield than traditional gardening. This allows families, students or staff to start eating off their gardens about 6 weeks after seeds are planted. It’s easy to rotate crops and cycle through new seedlings, for more up time and food production.

I hope you can see why it’s easy to be excited about growing this way. The company I have partnered with developed this technology for NASA and now we are able to bring them home. For more information on how Tower Garden systems can benefit you or your company, please contact me directly at gardenwithjennifer@gmail.com or visit my website at www.jennifersestok.towergarden.com. I look forward to hearing from you. Happy Growing!