Sprouting Seeds!

Good morning! It's sunny and beautiful today so I thought we'd talk a little about sprouting seeds... that's logical, no? Here's a little bit of writing I got from the book 'When Technology Fails' by Matthew Stein:

"Seeds are one of nature's most perfect foods. They contain all the nutrients necessary to sustain the growth of budding seedlings until the seedling has developed a root system large enough to sustain growth from soil sources. One of the few foods more perfect than raw seeds are sprouted seeds. The sprouting process decreases the carbohydrate and increases the vitamin and protein content in these 'live' foods."

Matthew talks about sprouting in his book as an emergency preparedness tactic- incase food supplies fail in the future, having seeds on hand to be sprouted could actually save our lives. This may sound paranoid, but better safe than sorry right? We should all be stocking up on seeds because sprouting is the simplest and quickest way of insuring that we have the nutrients we need to think clearly in stressful situations. It requires only a container of some sort and water.

You just put a couple of spoons of seeds in a glass jar (I've done it in bowls and plastic containers too), cover them with water, leave them to soak for a few to several hours (depending on the type of seed-I'll post a chart later), and then rinse them using a sieve twice a day. In 3 to 5 days you will have sprouts! This can be done anywhere whether there is light or not. It's very satisfying and delicious. Seeds should be a part of everyone's survival pack.