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Excerpt from Sprouts the Miracle Food

Not all of us can be gardeners. But we all eat. Fact is, if you don't grow your own, someone has to do it for you. Not a bad concept, but in reality, we're on the losing end. A trip to the supermarket proves it. The lettuce is lifeless; the spinach is wilting and dark around the edges. You don't dare eat the fruit for fear of fumigants, fertilizers, pesticides and the like. As a nation, we're eating less and less of the healthiest foods on the planet--fresh fruit and vegetables. Where are the fruits and vegetables- For the most part, you'll find them in the canned food aisle. No wonder kids grow up never liking their vegetables! Of course, you could shop at the health food store. But organic produce some-times cost more than you want to spend--if you can find it at all. Unfortunately, we don't all live in southern California and we don't all have the time or means to garden.

Here's where apartment gardening comes in. Every week a new harvest of fresh baby greens matures right in your own kitchen. No tools to buy, no big investment in garden equipment, no bugs or weather to worry about and no dirt. One pound of indoor lettuce takes up just 9 inches of counter-top space and one actual minute of care per day. Just dip and set. Light is no problem--normal daylight is all you need. For such little effort, the possibilities are magnificent-30 delicious varieties of fresh, nutritious indoor greens and baby vegetables, enough to feed the whole family!

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INTRODUCTION

    Regaining My Health
    My Apartment Garden Fed Hundreds
    World's Most Economical & Nutritious Food
    Small Investment
    The Agriculture of Tomorrow is Here Today

SPROUT IT!

    Vertical Germination Of Seeds
    Multiple Generations
    Why Not A Jar
    Advantages Of A Vertical Sprouter

THE TECHNIQUE

    Create Your Own Sprouter
    5 Easy Steps to Health!
    Wash Seeds and Baskets
    Soaking Seed
    How To Rinse
    Three Methods of Rinsing
    How to Drain
    How to Harvest
    When to Harvest
    Number of Days To Maturity
    Harvest Times For Chlorophyll Sprouts
    Which Seeds To Sprout?
    How To Set Up Your Kitchen
    Hydroponic Vs. Soil Grown

GROWING GRAINS & BEANS

    How to Use A Sprout Bag
    The Jar vs. The Sprout Bag
    The Sprout Bag for Gelatinous Seeds
    Other Uses For Your Sprout Bag

AFTER THEY'VE GROWN

    Life Expectancy
    Refrigeration
    About Light
    Cleaning Seed Hulls
    Cleaning Sick Sprouts
    Fear of Mold
    Hydrogen Peroxide For Prevention of Mold

SEEDS

    Over 30 Varieties---Their Tastes and Growing Times
    Wheatgrass
    Gelatinous Seeds
    On Growing Garlic & Onion
    Getting Organic Seeds
    Characteristics of Good Sprouting Seed
    Storage of Seeds

NUTRITION

    The Miracle of Germination
    Protein Content of Sprouts + Other Vegetarian Foods
    Protein Comparison Of Lettuce & Sprouts
    Trace Mineral Content of Sprouts and Seeds
    Mineral Content of Fresh Sprouted Beans Vs. Other Vegetarian Foods
    Vitamin Content of Sprouts
    Sprouts Are More Than Nutrients!
    Energy Content of Sprouts vs. Other Vegetarian Foods
    Radish Sprouts vs. Mature Radish Vegetable
    Digesting Sprouted Beans

NATURAL TOXINS IN BEANS

    Do Natural Toxins in Beans Help or Hurt?
    Anti-Oxidants & Anti-Carcinogens

EARTH & WATER

    Pesticides
    The 12 Most Infamous Agricultural Chemicals
    Foods Containing The Highest Pesticide Residues
    Using Pure Water for You and Sprouts
    How To Choose A Water Purifying Device
    Mechanical Purifiers & Filters
    Distillers

COMPOSTING

    Building A Composter
    Growing Soil-Free Buckwheat, Sunflower, Wheatgrass
    How To Use Wheatgrass

MIXING N' MATCHING SEEDS

    Liquid Kelp---Nature's Finest Fertilizer
    Sprouting Gelatinous Seeds
    Commercial Sprouters
    Automatic Sprouters
    Questions & Answers with Sproutman
    Review of Technique

SPROUTING SEED CHART
RESOURCES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX