Checking in to see how many others in our G&G Forum sprout seeds for a vegetable food source...?
If you do sprout seeds, what seeds do you sprout, what are your sources for buying sprouting seeds, what methods do you use to sprout, how do you store and use them in meals?
Some of the seeds my wife and I sprout are mung, alfalfa, radish, broccoli and clover seeds.
Because the price of seeds is so high where we live, we buy most of our seeds over the internet, from an eBay seller. We've recently learned about another affordable source for buying sprout seeds, through a company called Azure Standard out of Oregon.
We use a couple of different sprouting trays, the type you place the pre-soaked seeds into and then hydrate the seeds throughout the day. We've been looking into buying an automated seed sprouter but have not made the financial commitment yet, cause they're pricey.
When the seeds have been sprouted we rinse them off and store them in zip lock bags in the fridge. They stay fresh for 3-5 days, and are usually eaten before they expire.
Our main use of sprouts is in salads, or on sandwiches. I take a small sandwich bag of sprouts to work for a snack too. My wife adds sprouts to Mexican dishes, on top of scrambled eggs and omelets. The ways to use them is only limited by your culinary imagination.
Our research into how nutritious sprout seeds are has revealed amazing info. Per ounce, sprouted seeds have significantly more nutrition than their garden grown variations.
All you have to do is keep seeds in between a few layers of paper towels and keep them wet for about a week. Works great. If you want to, you can put the paper towel inside a ziploc bacg. But don't seal it all the way as you'll smother the seeds. Leave the bag open to breathe if you go that route. But just keeping the paper towels wet works just fine.
Never thought of or heard about the fridge thing to store them though. Hmm.
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We started growing sprouts last winter as a test basically, they worked out real well and I bought a years supply for 4 people.. I will find out the name of the company I dealt with and post it. They where first class.. Sprouts are good and easy !!
MH,
Yes, we've ordered from them as well. Their product selection is variety and quality is good...but, they're on the pricey side. We've been looking for other, more reasonably priced, suppliers.
IFL,
Here's a listing of the ones that are available, and several of them we use; especially the Mung beans, because of the varied nutrients they hold ([url]http://www.isga-sprouts.org/sprouts.htm and this info too http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/29536/mung_bean_sprouts_nutritional_value.html?cat=22) Sprouting Seed from Mumm's - Description of sprout characteristics, uses of our seed
...and, an additional supplier we've purchased from, that is equally as credible as the above noted ones, is Walton Feed: http://waltonfeed.com/
...sorry about all the edits...I couldn't get the links to load in properly.
Last edited by LiveToShoot; 07-13-2008 at 08:40 PM.
Another large bag of Mung bean seeds, for sprouting, arrived in the mail.
It's sure nice to have a back up way of getting the nutrition needed to sustain and promote good health; especially in an emergency situation when grocery stores and gardens may not be available as we know them today...
This past weekend my wife made a delicious breakfast for us, and she sprinkled a handful of freshly sprouted Mung beans on my plate. Wow! That's a delicious and nutritious addition to our meals.
Checking in to see how many others in our G&G Forum sprout seeds for a vegetable food source...?
If you do sprout seeds, what seeds do you sprout, what are your sources for buying sprouting seeds, what methods do you use to sprout, how do you store and use them in meals?
Some of the seeds my wife and I sprout are mung, alfalfa, radish, broccoli and clover seeds.
Because the price of seeds is so high where we live, we buy most of our seeds over the internet, from an eBay seller. We've recently learned about another affordable source for buying sprout seeds, through a company called Azure Standard out of Oregon.
We use a couple of different sprouting trays, the type you place the pre-soaked seeds into and then hydrate the seeds throughout the day. We've been looking into buying an automated seed sprouter but have not made the financial commitment yet, cause they're pricey.
When the seeds have been sprouted we rinse them off and store them in zip lock bags in the fridge. They stay fresh for 3-5 days, and are usually eaten before they expire.
Our main use of sprouts is in salads, or on sandwiches. I take a small sandwich bag of sprouts to work for a snack too. My wife adds sprouts to Mexican dishes, on top of scrambled eggs and omelets. The ways to use them is only limited by your culinary imagination.
Our research into how nutritious sprout seeds are has revealed amazing info. Per ounce, sprouted seeds have significantly more nutrition than their garden grown variations.
Sprouting Seeds - Our Year Round Indoor Gardening 
