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 ♦ SPROUT GARDEN ♦  Indoor Grower's Guide to Gourmet Sprouts by Mark M. Braunstein

 ♦ First published 1993, Revised 1999, Updated 2007 ♦ 

◊ Sprout Garden is published by the fine folks at The Book Publishing Company (BPC), now called also Healthy Living Publications.

 

  • From the publisher's catalog:
  • "Now is in its sixth printing, Sprout Garden presents a comprehensive guide to the art and science of home sprouting. From aduki beans to wheat kernels, it explains the best methods and optimal conditions for growing and preparing the many varieties of fresh sprouts, and offers essential advice so that even beginners can succeed. 
  • With a generous helping of puns and subtle humor, the book entertains as it explains how to cultivate wholesome fresh food at home, shares the latest health research about broccoli sprouts and alfalfa, and lists mail order sources for sprouting equipment and seeds. The author also of Radical Vegetarianism, Mark offers a collection of radicle (look it up!) vegetarian recipes intended to tantalize the gourmet's palate not just with salads but also with entire dinners and delicious desserts. Sprout Garden provides an indispensable resource for every whole foods vegetarian kitchen." 

 

◊ You can read an extensive Preview on Google Book

 

 

 

  ♦ SPROUT CHART (free PDF download) ♦  

  • The how to Sprout Chart that appears on the back pages of Sprout Garden is adapted from Sprouting Publications' comprehensive SproutChart, which provides exact measurements, precise timetables and concise instructions for sprouting 42 varieties of sprouts. This double-sided chart is the compilation and culmination of extensive research conducted during the 20 year span of its five revisions. I can attest to the present 5th edition's accuracy because I contributed to some of its revisions. While its data is offered freely to all, its format has been plagiarized in some books, many pamphlets, and even a website or two. Such imitation provides a testament to the definitive nature of the SproutChart. The SproutChart is printed in color on heavy stock, and is available for $4 (and laminated for $7) from Sprouting Publications, POB 62, Ashland OR 97520
  • But wait! Courtesy of Sprouting Publications, you can download or printout the SproutChart for FREE right here. Thank you, Sprouting Publications!
  • SproutChart 
  • 2 page PDF, to download or printout for FREE

 

 

 

  ♦ SOURCES for SPROUT SEEDS & SPROUTING EQUIPMENT (free PDF download) ♦ 

UPDATES to the SOURCES chapter of the 6th printing of Sprout Garden, current for December 2009.

For every printing of Sprout Garden, this Sources chapter listing suppliers of sprouting seeds and sprouter equipment is researched and updated, else the listings quickly become obsolete. Readers of previous editions need not invest in the latest edition just for the Sources chapter, because here it is for free. Dear readers of SG and non-readers alike, may your future be filled with sprouts!

  


 ♦ How to Grow MICROGREENS at home ♦ 

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  ♦ BOOK REVIEWS (PDF reprints) ♦  

 

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  • Vegetarian Voice  (1 page PDF) 
  • in the Summer 1994 issue. Quote: “The definitive book on sprouting …. Sprout Garden gives us an intimate and detailed look into all aspects of sprouting.”
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  • Vegetarian Gourmet  (1 page PDF) 
  • in the Summer 1994 issue. Quote: “This lighthearted yet thorough handbook … provides all you need for a lively new way to sprout.”

 

 

  ♦ TABLE of CONTENTS ♦    

Foreword by Susan Smith Jones

 

A Sproutarian Seminarium

 

♦ SPROUTS INS and OUTS

The Container

Air and Water

Darkness and Warmth

Seeds, Grains, and Beans

 

♦ The SPROUT ROUTE: How to Sprout

The Jar Method

The Bag Method

The Tray/Plate Method

The Towel Method

The Saucer Method

The Soil Method

There’s Madness to the Methods

 

♦ ABOUT EACH SPROUT

Seeds

Grains

Beans

 

♦ RADICLE VEGETARIAN RECIPES

Choose, Cook, Chop, Cheer

Sprout Salads

Sprout Salad Dressings

Sprout Sandwiches

Sprout Suppers

Sprout Sweets

 

Safeguards against Food-Borne Illness

Germination Termination

 

♦ SPROUT SOURCES

 

♦ SPROUT CHART

 

 

  ♦ To ORDER ♦  

◊ You can order Sprout Garden from all online booksellers as well as from these sprouting suppliers (in case they revise the book's placement within their website, their full URL's are provided so that you can trace it from their homepage): 

 
 

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