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Local startup Tech Genie showcases low-water aeroponics tower after winning Innovate Green pitch
Summary
Tech Genie, winner of Flagstaff's Innovate Green business pitch competition, presented the prototype "Genie Tree," a compact automated aeroponics tower the founder said uses far less water and speeds plant growth; commissioners asked about cost, durability and support plans.
Jay Jones, founder of Tech Genie, presented the company's prototype Genie Tree at the Flagstaff Sustainability Commission meeting as the winner of the city's Innovate Green business pitch competition. Jones said the Genie Tree is a vertical aeroponics tower intended for indoor or greenhouse use and described it as "an affordable automated aeroponics tower" designed for year-round growing.
The pitch emphasized water and space savings: Jones said the system uses "2 to 5% of the water that standard soil garden would use" and that plants grow "30 to 50% faster" than traditional methods. He described a compact…
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