Sprouting
Regardless of what a fascinating subject sprouting is, there are very few books that cover sprouting alone, usually the stuff on sprouting is part of a larger work, so i have included a few of those that are worth following up.
Fresh food From Small Spaces – R. J. Ruppenthal – Chelsea Green Publishing Company (US) 2008 ISBN 978 1 60358 028 1 – Chapter 7 (pp79-95) covers sprouting pretty well, talking about a number of techniques including wheatgrass and even provides some recipes.
Making Your Own Home Proteins – Evelyn Findlater – Century Publishing (UK) 1985 ISBN 0 7126 0817 6 – Chapter 4 (pp113-134) covers sprouting of beans, grains and seeds, talking about the types of seeds to sprout, using a commercial sprouter or the jar method and even provides some recipes for the finished product. Actually the whole book is a gem if you can find it.
Sailing the Farm (a survival guide for homesteading on the ocean) – Ken Neumeyer – Ten Speed Press (US)1981 ISBN 0 89815 051 5 – (pp85-102) this one is for those of you who thought my library was anything less than comprehensive. The book covers sprouting using a tray or jar, tray an towel, it covers a number of seeds that can be used for sprouting including some unusual ones. This is an interesting book!
How Can I be Prepared with Self-sufficiency and survival Foods? – Isabel Shipard – David Steward (AUS) 2008 ISBN 978 0 9758252 3 5 – (pp92-97) The book covers sprouting using the jar method with some discussion of the types of seeds to use. There are also a series of good colour photos to illustrate the process.
Escarole in the Bedroom (Growing Food plants Indoors) – Jack Kramer – Little, Brown and Co. (US) 1977 ISBN 0 316 50314 2 – (pp52 -58) This is an old book but worth getting if you can find it second hand, it covers the types of seeds used for sprouting and how to grow them with a couple of innovative techniques. A good book if you want to grow any of your food indoors.
Microgreens
Microgreens are a comparatively new idea but even so books are starting to appear about how you can build and operate your own microgreen production set up.
Microgreens – Eric Franks and Jasmine Richardson – Gibbs Smith (US) 2009 ISBN978 1 4236 0364 8 – This is a good all-round book on microgreens covering the how and the why with a detailed 10 point description of the process. There is a very detailed section on the types of plants suitable for raising as microgreen and recipes at the end of the book. Commercial production is covered as well as home production.
How to Grow Microgreens – Fionna Hill – David Bateman (NZ) 2010 ISBN 978 186953 765 4 – Another good microgreens book from a bit closer to home it covers the subject more from a home growers perspective and covers a number of techniques for growing microgreens. The author covers a wide range of plants suitable along with growing instructions and information on troubleshooting in the event of problems and she also includes some recipes at the end of the book.
