At the recent Taipei Hardware and Home Appliances show (THHAS), Open Power Store, a Taiwan maker of gardening products, introduced its newly patented Automatic Vegetable Sprout Cultivating System to international buyers. According to a company spokesperson, the system was just completed a week prior to the show, and thus the Taipei event was the first time it was shown on the market. THHAS took place May 3-5 in Hall 2 of the Taipei World Trade Center.

The cultivating system only requires seeds and water to grow fresh and healthy sprouts. No soil, paper, fabrics, sponges, fertilizers, pesticides or chemicals are involved. The company has already obtained patents for the system in Taiwan, the U.S., Japan, Korea and China. In addition to the regular version, it is also available in a DIY series in either green or transparent varieties.

Established in 1986, Open Power Store is a gardening products manufacturer that maintains facilities in Taichung county, central Taiwan. The company's other main products include bean sprout brooders, a DIY sprout juicer, an electric wheat sprout juicer and a cultivating plate.

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