How I Rinse and Store My Sprouts
When I have a batch of mature sprouts, I fill the kitchen sink with cool water and plunge as many as I can into it. The seeds tend to float to the top, although a gentle churning of the clumps of sprouts is necessary to free up many more seeds. I pull out all the [...]
How to Grow Microgreens
In part, this method comes from Ann Wigmore’s book “Sprouting.” I have added modifications of my own.
1. For each tray of microgreens, soak 1-1/2 cups seeds (sunflower or buckwheat) overnight in a 1/2 gallon mason jar. Use seeds still in their hulls. Drain and rinse fully after soaking. Add a stainless steel sprout screen and [...]
Sunflower Microgreens
Since late spring, we’ve had a constant supply of delicious buckwheat and sunflower microgreens growing on the back porch.
I’ve written about growing microgreens before, but am now following a slightly different growing method. Instead of planting dry seeds under a thin layer of soil, I now follow the soaking and sprouting method of Ann Wigmore’s [...]
Sprout 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 last three months have been exclusively composed of home-grown sprouts.
I have been growing these sprouts: lentil; mung bean; radish; and a [...]
Sprouting Mix: Alfalfa, Red Clover and Fenugreek
The following combination includes 45% of each of alfalfa and red clover seeds, and 10% of fenugreek seeds. I prefer and recommend choosing organic seeds.
To make 4 cups of the sprouting mix, combine 1-3/4 cups of alfalfa seeds, 1-3/4 cups of red clover seeds, and 1/2 cup of fenugreek seeds.
To make 3 cups of the [...]
