Delicious, fresh, nutritious sprouts are the best addition to almost any meal. The uses are endless, but they are often expensive in the stores and can be an E. Coli risk if they are not handled properly. The best way to enjoy sprouts is to grow them at home. They are so easy and once you have the tools to grow them they become a very inexpensive source of jam packed nutrition. So lets get into what you need to buy to get started and how to grow them.

Items Needed (these are the products I use to grow my own sprouts)

• Nature Jim’s Sprouts Organic Salad Mix Seeds
• Seed Sprouting Kit
• Organic Apple Cider Vinegar
• Glass Storage Containers

Steps to Grow Your Own Sprouts

• First sanitize your equipment, making sure it is clean and ready to go
• Next Sanitize your sprout seeds (to prevent E. Coli). To do so follow these easy steps:
  • In a clean jar put one tablespoon of seeds
  • Fill the jar with one cup of water
  • Add 2 Tbsp of Apple Cider Vinegar
  • Leave to soak for 10-15 mins
  • Put Strainer cap on the jar and strain out the liquid
  • Thoroughly rinse the seeds with clean water and strain remaining liquid off the seeds

Apple Cider Vinegar and Water Soak

Draining Apple Cider Vinegar/Water soak and rinsing seeds with clean water and draining.

• To Sprout:

• Fill jars with Warm Water Covering the seeds with 2″ of water

• Put blackout covers on jars and let them sit on the counter and soak for 6-8 hours

• After soaking 6-8 hours take off the blackout cover and drain the liquid.
• Next rinse the seeds with cool water and swish around water drain completely once again

• Put jars upside down on the draining rack. Put jars and draining rack in a place out of direct sunlight.
• Repeat the rinse with cold water, drain, place upside down in draining rack process twice a day. Once in the morning and once in the evening in order to ensure the seed are moist at all times.
• I find that this repeated rinse process takes around 5-7 days before the sprouts are ready to be harvested. You want to harvest when they are fairly small and just starting to get green.

Harvesting the Sprouts:

• First take off the strainer caps and fill the jars up with water and try to drain off most of the seed hauls (the brown pieces floating around) by using your hands to push down the sprouts as the hauls get washed away.

• Then dump out the sprouts into a bowl and fill with water, as you push down the sprouts with your hands drain off as many seed hauls as you can.

• When you are satisfied that you have gotten most of the hauls, then line a glass food container with a paper towel to absorb any extra moisture. Place your drained sprouts inside and place in the fridge. They should be good for a week in the fridge.