Grow Your Own Sprouts for Nutrition and Fun!

At 4^th Generation Organic Market, we love sprouts so much we think they should have their own food group! Sprouts are like having a super-nutritious mini garden in your kitchen all year long. Growing your own sprouts is not only healthy and easy, it can also be a fun family project. Seeds, whole grains, legumes and even nuts can be sprouted at home to unlock more of the essential nutrients they contain and make them easier to digest.

Bringing Life to Food

Seeds, legumes and nuts are like little treasure chests, with everything needed to make a living plant locked up tight in a dormant little shell. Sprouting is like the “magic key” to unlock more of the nutrients and enzymes stored in these foods so your body can use them.

When you grow sprouts, you are basically taking a dormant seed and transforming it into a tiny plant – a living, raw food. Ounce for ounce, sprouts are one of the most nutritious foods we can eat. The average sprout contains:

Vitamins A, B, C, D, E, and K,
Calcium, Iron, Potassium, Zinc, Chlorophyll, Phosphorus, Niacin, Magnesium, Pantothenic Acid
Numerous Trace Elements
All the essential amino acids
Protein: up to 35%

Sprouting is Organic, Eco-friendly and Economical

When you grow your own sprouts from organic seeds, legumes and nuts, you can be sure that your sprouts are completely organic. You're also eliminating the fossil fuels that would otherwise be used to bring the sprouts to the store and ultimately to your table.

Sprouting at home is also very budget-friendly. The average store-bought package of sprouts costs several dollars. Most seeds, grains and legumes are relatively cheap by comparison, and you can easily make a large amount of sprouts at home with only a spoonful or two of seeds.

What to Sprout?

Mung bean sprouts and alfalfa sprouts are probably the most well known, but almost any seed, nut, grain or legume that you can eat can be sprouted. Other popular sprouts include almonds, buckwheat, red clover, sunflowers, barley, lentils and green peas. We carry a wide selection of sprouting seeds and supplies at 4^th Generation, and we would love to answer any questions you may have. Stop by or give us a call today to learn more about how easy, healthy and fun growing your own sprouts can be.