Sprouting!

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

Here is chia seed sprouts grown to full leaf stage. Sprouting chia actually makes the omega 3 fatty acids 36 times more available to the body for use. So with all the omega 6 loads we are getting it does pay to get your 3's this way.

[Non]

Mr Raw, you might want to look up the Marche method of sprouting which saves time and water.

IMO one shouldn't pay 40 bucks for the info though so I'll tell you here.

It's basically germinating the seeds, and then sprouting them in a bag like muslin cloth bag. after drying with a cloth. Hang them. In a couple days it'll be sprouted beautifully. No rinsing needed. If there is mold then you'd just have to check the moisture in your area or temperature.

Only works for certain sprouts, like legumes and grains. As for the smaller seeds, it works to sprout them but not for greening.

[Non]

well that's not all of the method but it's based on using hung bags, made of cloth. It can also be used indoors, in any place that it can be hung, checking on the environmental factors. THe idea is that it can be hung and left alone after the germinated seeds are dried in a cloth.. and then you'll see sprouts in 2-3 days without mold. Of course I'd probably rinse them off before i eat it though.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

Some unusual sprouts
Tomatoe seed sprouts
Mango seed sprouts
Orange seed sprouts
Apple seed sprouts
Stinging nettle seed sprouts
Walnut sprouts (put in soil and the sprout growing out the top is cut off and eaten haha).
Sweet potatoe sprouts

[Non]

Thanks, I'm getting all those books. I myself want to focus on greens (for now) and microsprouts I just hate the fact that I have to use trays and soil and stuff, as I'm in an apartment also, with little space.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

Mr Raw, you might want to look up the Marche method of sprouting which saves time and water.

IMO one shouldn't pay 40 bucks for the info though so I'll tell you here.

It's basically germinating the seeds, and then sprouting them in a bag like muslin cloth bag. after drying with a cloth. Hang them. In a couple days it'll be sprouted beautifully. No rinsing needed. If there is mold then you'd just have to check the moisture in your area or temperature.

Only works for certain sprouts, like legumes and grains. As for the smaller seeds, it works to sprout them but not for greening.

As you have said, it only works for certain sprouts. l would never do beans and other legumes with bags and l would never do seeds or nuts either, but l would do grains and lentils. When l go away l will take sprout bags with me to save some room.

Another good method that is supposed to be excellent is to dig a big hole in the ground and hang big bags of sprouts on sticks and cover over with a wooden cover and water every 3 days. That is a good way to feed raw food communities and big groups of people for only a few minutes work. l have never tried it, but it is the ultimate way apparently.

Kulvinskas used to sprout in big 10 gallon buckets, in iron pans and anything he could find. No fancy stuff for him, he used to sprout in anything.

Folks like Ann Wigmore used to travel with sprouts growing and soaking in her coat even [if l remember correctly].

Me and a friend joked the other day that we can sprout anywhere; under the car, in the spare tyre, in a shoe, under your hat. Anywhere!

[Non]

Another good method that is supposed to be excellent is to dig a big hole in the ground and hang big bags of sprouts on sticks and cover over with a wooden cover and water every 3 days. That is a good way to feed raw food communities and big groups of people for only a few minutes work. l have never tried it, but it is the ultimate way apparently.

That's actually the full "MArche" method of sprouting.

[GeoffreyLevens]

Greetings. New here and found this thread. Bumping this up because I want to ask Mr Raw a question based on his comment above

l would never do beans and other legumes with bags and l would never do seeds or nuts either

Curious as to why this is?

Thank you, Mr.!

[ZombieDawn]

Lol, I just sent a message to someone asking for sprouting advice. Oops. What a wealth of info!

[Th3Boss]

Mr Raw, do you grow your own blue-green algae? Can you make a post about it and post pics please?

[Living Food]

Mr Raw, do you grow your own blue-green algae? Can you make a post about it and post pics please?

No, you don't grow algae yourself, you buy it from health-food stores or online...I have wondered about growing my own algae in a pond/lake eventually, but I don't know how that would turn out and few people have the space to do so anyway.

Some unusual sprouts
Tomatoe seed sprouts
Mango seed sprouts
Orange seed sprouts
Apple seed sprouts
Stinging nettle seed sprouts
Walnut sprouts (put in soil and the sprout growing out the top is cut off and eaten haha).
Sweet potatoe sprouts

As far as I know, tomato sprouts are poisonous because they are a member of the nightshade family; I have also heard that apple seeds contain cyanide and so should not be eaten, and am suspicious about mango and orange seed sprouts as well. Please post more information on this topic, as I would like to try these sprouts if I know that they are safe. Do any of them have unique nutritional properties other then vitamin B17 (watermelon sprouts are rumored to be great for removing heavy metals)?

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

Greetings. New here and found this thread. Bumping this up because I want to ask Mr Raw a question based on his comment above

Curious as to why this is?

Thank you, Mr.!

Sprouting can be funny sometimes and appear to have a mind of it's own. Sometimes the climate is good in that you can grow all these things in bags and have no problems, but my experience has been that during cold weather the peas, beans, seeds and nuts can have real problems with bacteria growth. See, in Winter things grow much slower if you grow them in outdoor sheds, so bacteria seems to be a problem, especially when the seeds are always wet due to cold weather.

Now the real problem with bags is that the seeds are never washed properly and not as much air circulates inside the middle of the sprout bags, so the accumulated bacteria can cause them to rot. lt is always best to sprout them in trays and spray them with water pressure to remove all the gunk from the seeds. Even many automatic sprouters are not always sufficient because they don't clean the sprouts well enough, but some would be.

lf you are growing your sprouts in a really cold climate, another good way to eliminate bacteria growth is to speed up the germination process by putting sprout containers in cardboard boxes under lights. This gives the sprouts a good jolt and gets them on their growth path much better. Once that shoot comes through it is smooth sailing, but getting that initial shoot in cold weather [with no lights] can take time, and seeds which take time can rot because the seeds are always wet and not growing fast.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

Mr Raw, do you grow your own blue-green algae?

l wish. Even if l could, l wouldn't unless l was a properly qualified scientist or had the money to pay experts to let me know if it was safe to consume. Best to just buy it from the shops. l believe growing your own algae could be dangerous.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

As far as I know, tomato sprouts are poisonous because they are a member of the nightshade family; I have also heard that apple seeds contain cyanide and so should not be eaten, and am suspicious about mango and orange seed sprouts as well.

Lots of people say that various foods such as Apricot seeds, alfalfa, buckwheat, apple seeds etc shouldn't be eaten because they contain deadly poisons, but nothing could be further from the truth. These poisons are in the smallest trace amounts and are supposed to have a role in destroying various faulty cells in the body i.e, B17 and cancer cells. The key is not to have too much of these foods, but who is going to eat a 10 gallon drum of alfalfa each day or a big glass of apple seeds?? ln the amounts that normal people eat these foods, things like cyanide do not pose a problem because it is only a trace amount. l'd be much more concerned about the high levels of mercury and lead in various water supplies.

l am not up with all the reading on the nightshade family, but l know some of the worlds top clinical research experts like Dr Brain Clement laugh at many comments spoken about the nightshade family.

l ate apple seeds all winter, and l ate 3 big car loads of alfalfa over 8 months. NO PROBLEMS!!! There is alot of stuff about alfalfa, buckwheat and other toxicities written all over the internet, but there are alot of facts these websites ignore, some of which l have touched upon in previous posts. Many texts and websites don't acknowledge all the facts, so their opinions are only partial and non conclusive. They say that buckwheat is toxic, yet it is used as one of the top liver treatments. They say alfalfa has various toxins, but further research shows that the study was actually conducted wrong so the conclusions were wrong as well, and proven too. Now alfalfa can be toxic under certain conditions, but not the way it is written about all over the internet, the horror story has been blown right out.

Please post more information on this topic, as I would like to try these sprouts if I know that they are safe. Do any of them have unique nutritional properties other then vitamin B17 (watermelon sprouts are rumored to be great for removing heavy metals)?

Honestly though, apple seeds sprouts and watermellon seed sprouts etc are not the sprouts people should be focussing upon, these are only top up foods. The only reason l mentioned them was to show how wide varied sprouting can be.

Orange seed sprouts = provides powerful phytonutrients to combat viral and bacterial disease. lt also assists in neuronal functions of the brain.

Tomatoe seed sprouts = helps increase metabolism and reduces excess weight. Lots of phytonutrients that reduce cancers etc.

l could go on and on with these seeds, but the main thing to remember is that they contain the king of all the nutrients...the phytochemicals and enzymes and hormones that do most of the work. The various vitamins and minerals is only a small part of it, and certainly not the most important part of it. + these seeds have high vibration levels.

[MysticTree]

l wish. Even if l could, l wouldn't unless l was a properly qualified scientist or had the money to pay experts to let me know if it was safe to consume. Best to just buy it from the shops. l believe growing your own algae could be dangerous.

I agree with you. Even the so-called experts have product recall/health scares from time to time.