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Growing Sprouts for Health and Convenience…

Most people have had some sprouts at one point or another, whether it be some bean shoots on a salad or mung bean sprouts in a plate of Chinese Chow Mien. However, an increasing number of people are learning about the amazing power of these ‘superfoods’, not just as an addition to something else but as a nutritious meal in and of themselves. Growing sprouts yourself takes this to a whole other level, for the convenience (if you grow them the right way), low cost and availability of the freshest food grown right in your home.

Sprouts (seeds or grains that have been germinated and have started to grow) are considered by many to be ‘superfoods’, containing high levels of digestive enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids not present in the unsprouted seed.. The list of health benefits can go on for pages, but perhaps the most simple and important feature of these living superfoods is that the process of growing them allows you full control over how it is done and what is added No added pesticides, chemical fertilizers or any other nasties but the water from your own sink. Usually we never really know what has happened to our food before it reaches our table, so the importance of a process allowing you to be in full control cannot be overstated.

On top of this, growing sprouts can be done in many places where vegetables cannot be either grown or transported to, while still fresh enough to deliver health benefits. If the climate is too hot or cold or even if you lived on a boat, you can still have access to fresh, live, sprouted vegetables when you learn the basics of sprouting. Even if you live in a place where vegetables are accessible, sprouts are never out of season.

Sprouts offer health benefits that are too good to be dismissed. The human body thrives on living foods, particularly those that are rich in oxygen. As wonderful as these foods are, there are climates where it is unrealistic to expect people to be able to cultivate them. In extremely cold or hot climates, food often has to travel hundreds, if not thousands of miles to its destination, so one of the few available options is to create an indoor greenhouse. Extremely cold environments would require the use of an indoor heated greenhouse that is extremely expensive and complicated to build and maintain. At the other end of the scale, high desert environments are usually low on water, and to use hundreds of gallons of water over a growing season when most of it evaporates is unsustainable. Even in areas that are perfect for growing large amounts of fresh vegetables, growing a good variety of foods all year is not feasible.

To combat all of these roadblocks, the answer can lie in growing sprouts. You can create a mini greenhouse (or multiple greehouses), using a jar or similar sprouter, right on your kitchen counter or other convenient position. This basic set-up provides you and your family with an abundance of fresh, oxygen and enzyme rich foods all year round. There is also a basic yet revolutionary new method of growing sprouts known as the Marche Method. It offers an amazingly simple process that eliminates the need for daily rinsing and spoiled sprouts. The bonus is that it is cheap, fast and reliable and you can grow as little or as much as you like.

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