Alfalfa Sprouts
This is my second batch of alfalfa sprouts using the Sproutmaster Sprouting Tray. It is turning out much better than the first. The difference is that I used too many seeds the first time around. I...
View ArticleMicrogreens Progress… and a Bit About Sprouts
I wrote on August 25, 2007 that I was going to try to grow microgreens. I royally messed up that first set of microgreens — buckwheat, sunflower and flax. According to Jeff, I sterilized them. 😀 That’s...
View ArticleSprouting Hulled Buckwheat for Breakfast
Sprouting Hulled Buckwheat A man at the Farmer’s Market yesterday told me about sprouting buckwheat. It sprouts quickly (1-2 days) and makes a great breakfast. We do eat buckwheat now and then,...
View ArticleSuccessful Sprouted Buckwheat Breakfast-
4 out 5 members of the family loved breakfast this morning! I’d say that is a success. The person who didn’t care for it reported a willingness to have it again, though. After rinsing the buckwheat...
View ArticleMore Sprouting
In my Azure order that came Monday, I received another set of 3 Sproutmaster trays. Now I have 7 trays. Plus I have one sprout screen that I interchange on about 3 different jars, using it to rinsing...
View ArticleSprouting v. Hydroponics and Other Questions
Update (4/17/09) — Please see my comment below for further clarification of my thoughts on hydroponics. The book I got yesterday is called “Sprouts: The Miracle Food” by Steve Meyerowitz. It is...
View ArticleSprout Log and Sprout Pricing
Many of you know that we have been growing and eating a significant amount of sprouts. Except for shredded carrots, shredded goat cheese, and rice cake crumbles (used as croutons), our salads for the...
View ArticleSprouting Beans: Lentils, Mung Beans, and Garbanzo Beans (Chickpeas)
Beans are among the easiest of foods to sprout, and doing so helps to pre-digest them. Some (like lentils) can be eaten raw, though most people will digest beans best they’re lightly steamed or...
View ArticleGoing Gluten-Free: Fad or Necessity?
I went gluten-free a little over a year ago. More than one person thought I was crazy, but since then I no longer have brain fog (that feeling of rusty steel wool scratching around my head while I’m...
View ArticleGoing Gluten-Free: Fad or Necessity?
I went gluten-free a little over a year ago. More than one person thought I was crazy, but since then I no longer have brain fog (that feeling of rusty steel wool scratching around my head while I'm...
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