GREAT SEEDS BACK IN-STOCK
Finally, after too many weeks of testing, purchasing, and trucking - we have new Wheat for Sprouts and Wheatgrass. The variety is Prowers 99. It was grown in Colorado. It is an absolute marvel! I (Gil) somehow didn’t take pictures of all the lots of Wheat I was testing. I would love to show you - visually - how dynamic this seed is - but as I must have dreamt taking pictures - so I have to tell you - - I tested 6 lots of Wheat at once. They all grew well - and we would have been proud to offer any of them to you - but the Prowers 99 sprouted faster and grew grass faster. It grew 50% taller than the best of the other lots - and it grew evenly! It was a heck of a picture - seeing them all together. This is truly Phenomenal Wheat!
We also brought in a new US grown (as usual) lot of Buckwheat Groats, which sprout evenly (all at the same time) and have an almost 100% germination rate - which is rare for Buckwheat Groats. Their texture and flavor are tops too. A perfect seed! Subsequently, you can once again purchase our very popular raw breakfast cereal mix - Oats and Groats.
Once more I must offer my apologies for having let our inventory lapse. Seeds are my responsibility, and running out of anything is bad - but running out of Wheat is downright unacceptable. I promise not to let this happen again.
LIVING CEREAL
Our recipe for the True Breakfast of Champions is super simple, adapts to your dietary needs - and is perfect with whatever fresh fruits are available. The perfect way to start your day.
INGREDIENTS
Sprouts (Any and All grain and seed sprouts including Amber Waves of Grain, Hulless Oats, Buckwheat Groats, Madison Market Mix - though our personal favorite is Oats + Groats with some Sunflower Sprouts.
Milk (almond, cow, goat, oat, soy, rice, etc.)
Maple Syrup, Honey, Agave…
Fruit (fresh, frozen, dried)
Nuts
Etc.
DIRECTIONS
Put some sprouts in a bowl.
Add some or all of these: fruit, nuts, milk and a sweetener.
Dig in.
Notes:
You may cook the sprouts by steaming - if you feel like hot cereal.
Cooking is better left to the denser grains (Wheat, Rye, Kamut, etc.) as the soft Grains and Pseudograins (Buckwheat Groats, Oats, Quinoa) will turn to mush quite quickly. Raw is of course always better - nutritionally speaking.
OUR FOUR LEGGED FAMILY MEMBERS
October is typically one of the nicest months - weather wise - in San Francisco. The boys are all enjoying it - though we didn’t get a photo of Gus this week.
We celebrate the 19th anniversary of our dear Chester’s birth next week. Though he is gone from this plane - he is never forgotten. Good dog, Chester. Good dog!
Essentials for those new to the world of Indoor Farming...
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPROUTS AND MICROGREENS
To us the difference is that with Sprouts we grow with nothing but water and we eat the entire crop (with the possible exception of hulls and roots that grow out the bottom of our Stainless Steel Sprouters) - and they are alive when we eat them. Microgreens are grown on a medium and we harvest them by cutting them just above that medium - at which point they move from alive to not. Raw, great, delicious - just not alive.
While I'm on this subject I need to explain why we have two different names for the same seed - like Broccoli Sprouts and Broccoli Microgreens. This is the same seed. The difference is that each crop has its own page - you go to the Broccoli Sprouts page to learn how to grow the seed into Sprouts and you go to the Broccoli Microgreens page to learn how to grow it into Micros.
This seed will also grow a full sized - which is like 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide - Broccoli plant in a garden - given the proper climate and encouragement.
SEED STORAGE
If you don't yet know how to get the longest life for your seeds - and prevent pests - visit our Seed Storage page. The best way to store seeds is in the freezer, but do not use the refrigerator as its humidity fluctuations can harm seeds. There's a bit more to it - so perhaps just visit the page =;-)
Grow to Live - Live to Grow.
Be well and happy.
Gil + Lori
Sproutpeople.org is an encyclopedic resource of our creation - for indoor farmers of Sprouts, Microgreens, and Grass. It is so enormous that it gives some the impression that we are a big business. The reality is that we are basically 2 people who eat and breath Sproutpeople - and 2 part-time helpers (one being our son). Our site has been online since 1996. It's the employee that allows us to serve all of you.
In addition to a section that teaches the Basics of Sprouting and Growing, a goodly section of Recipes, a bunch of Videos, and a whole lot more -
Every Seed and Mix we offer has a profoundly detailed page devoted to it. Those pages feature two sets of Growing Instructions (Brief for the experienced and Detailed for the not yet experienced), a Video, Photos of the crop growing day-by-day, Recipes, Crop Specific Notes, Nutrition Info, and quite a bit more. Each of our Supplies also has a detailed page.
Our vast content is organized with Tabs (on computer) and Pull-Down Menus (on mobile devices). Click/Choose, for example Detailed Instructions on the page you go to when you click any of the pictures surrounding this text - and you will be presented Seriously Detailed Instructions. Click around. Growing Photos. Notes. Recipes. Please let us share what we know.
We survive by selling on the internet, but we live to educate anyone who wants to learn about growing sprouts and microgreens. Learning is what the internet was actually built for, so we're really just doing our part.
Please enjoy sproutpeople.org
Oats and Groats are my new favorite! I love them!!! I eat them with yogurt and fruit or sprinkled in cottage cheese. They're so yummy and easy to sprout.