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Grain Basics
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Sprout School & Shop Sprouting Seed Info Center
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Grains are a quick sprout, taking as little as 24 hours and no more than 2 or 3 days to produce a finished sprout. If you let large grains (wheat, barley, rye,etc.) grow for several days they produce grass. Grains are all sweet, though some more than others. Kids love them because of their sweetness. They can be used in breads, as a cereal, in stir-frys or as a snack - or anything else you can imagine. Oats + Groats and Amber Waves make a fantastic super nutritious breakfast - top with some fruit, nuts, milk, maple syrup....anything - you won't believe how great grain sprouts can be! Sprouting Grains
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Amaranth |
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An ancient grain which is the smallest seed of all is also one that you do not even soak. They appear water repellant but just rinse and drain for a few days and these microscopic seeds sprout tiny sprouts. |
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An awesome combination of grains makes this mix a nutritional extravaganza and a sweet taste treat. Very easy and quick to grow. A great breakfast cereal - add some dried fruit and dig in! |
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Barley - Hulless
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A quick sprout which is a bit less sweet than other grain sprouts.This hulless grain is great for sprouting and can also be used to grow grass (though we recommend Whole Barley, found on our Grass page for that). |
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Buckwheat Groats |
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These are hulled Buckwheat (Groat actually means "a hulled seed"). They are one of the quickest sprouts around - soak 'em for 1/2 hour, rinse a few times and you have sprouts in about 24-48 hours. They are nutty, plump and extremely tender. A great snack! |
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CornBlue & Yellow Corn |
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We use Corn in our Bird Mixes, but we no longer sell it straight. We never eat it ourselves - it is tough and chewy. Corn can be steamed, but we didn't like that either. We offered Corn because we had it, and because it is written about in finer sprouting books - and the seed is Beautiful, but we no longer feel it a good offering. Corn will remain in Big Bird Mix. |
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Kamut® |
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Kamut is an ancient grain which is now a patented product. The story we have heard is this: A farmer from Montana, while serving in Northern Africa during WWII, found some grain seeds. He brought the seeds back to the family farm and after years of raising the crop, applied for and was given a patent. Whatever is the case, this is a truly awesome grain! It is bigger than wheat and slightly less sweet as well as more tender. |
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Millet |
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A small beautiful round shiny seed, Millet is great in breads, as a mildly crunchy addition to salads or anything else you can think of. |
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Oats - Hulless |
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These are hulless Oats - they are a very fast sprout and are a wonderfully tender grain with a mild sweetness. They ARE grown with NO hull. |
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Keep scrolling - there are more seeds and mixes down the page..........
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Breakfast Sprouts?! It's about time!!! Oats are in VERY short supply - so the price is very high. This has been the case with hulless oats for years now. |
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Quinoa |
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An ancient grain which has been cultivated for over 5000 years! It is the quickest of all sprouts, prefering to soak for only 30 minutes and showing 2 roots per seed within 24 hours. Pronounced "Keen Wa". This is the only sprout which contains every single amino-acid. It is very beautiful as well as delicious. |
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RiceWe offer 4 types of Rice: Short Grain Brown, Wehani - an absolutely gorgeous rice called for in raw food cookbooks, Red Thai and Wild. |
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Short Grain Brown produces only a bulging germ - as opposed to a sprout - after 2 or 3 days, but cooks up more quickly and has greater nutritional benefit (like all sprouts - yes, even when cooked sprouts are more nutritious). Short grain is the only way to go when sprouting brown rice as the seed is more likely to be intact (un-broken). Brown Rice must be cooked - it just is not tender enough to eat as a raw sprout (for most people). Wehani is a spectacular aromatic mahogany long grain rice with a savory, musky, nut-like flavor. Really gorgeous, Wehani is listed in several Raw Food cookbooks. Even if you just want a rice to cook, Wehani is a great new choice! Red Thai is perhaps the best sprouting rice we've ever seen. It has a wonderful flavor and is very similar to Wehani in appearance. Wild Rice is all together different. It is too long a grain to survive intact through all the shipping it encounters; between the farmer and you, but though it has a higher percentage of broken seeds than other seeds we sell, it soaks up water readily and - to us - is the most edible of raw sprouted rices. |
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Rye |
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Another sweet grain sprout. Easy to grow. Great in breads, as a snack or best of all as the basis of Rejuvelac. The lot of Rye we currently have in stock is by far the most vigorous we've ever seen! |
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Spelt - Hulled |
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This is one seed which we carry only occasionally. A great alternative for those allergic to Wheat. This is Hulled and so is inconsistent as a sprout since some lots have more damaged seeds than others. Like any seed, it can be eaten as soon as it is soaked (8-12 hours) - when it has become Alive. This years Spelt is great! It is the best we've had in many years. It won't last long, so get it while you can @:-) |
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Triticale |
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A grain developed not too many years ago, Triticale is a combination of Wheat and Rye, so it is sweet and easy to grow. It was originally thought to be a solution to world hunger as it is easy for farmers to grow in most parts of the world and it is - of course - very nutritious. |
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WheatHard (uusually Red) Winter |
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Amazingly sweet, Wheat is a quick and easy sprout favored by children and adults alike. Snack on it, grind it and throw a bunch into homemade breads, add to stir frys or salads. We carry Hard Red Winter Wheat as it has the longest shelf life. This is the same seed used to grow grass. |
Rejuvelac KitOne 2 Quart Wide-Mouth Mason Jar with a Screen Lid, 5 pounds of Rye and Sproutpeople's Rejuvelac Recipe/Instructions |
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The simplest super nutritious beverage you can make in less than a week. This kit contains all you need to start making and enjoying your own Rejuvelac! |
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Get to know Grain Sprouts with this sweet bunch of seeds and mixes! |
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Sprouting Devices |
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Easy Sprout |
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SproutMaster |
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Hemp Bag |
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Jar and Lid |
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Tube with Lids |
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Bio-Set |
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