Just finished reading getting started /prepping feel so much better, am more prepared than I thought. Thank you so much. Hope you do a more in depth on micro greens . Unless you already have and I missed it.
@@cecyperez5116 Don't waste time with freeze drying. OK, so you buy one of these for over $3000.00, the unit takes-up space in your house, so that you can preserve food for... 30+ years from now. That's great, but we don't know if we'll be alive 10 years from now. Besides, food-date rotation is the priority of any prepper/Survivalist, anyway. If you really want a supply of food meant to last that long, just buy the #10 cans of Augason Farms stuff at Walmart. A lot of your own canned and dehydrated stuff will last that long, anyway, depending on storage conditions.
WARNING, I don't think it was mentioned in the video that all varieties of plant seeds CAN NOT be Safely eaten. For instance, the tomato plant CAN NOT be eaten as a sprout or microgreen because we eat the fruit but can Not eat the TOXIC stem, etc. but broccolli, kale, spinach, sunflower, pea shoots, cabbage, radish, etc. can be eaten as a sprout and microgreen because the the WHOLE plant, stem leaves, and all, are edible. Sorry, for mentioning this, if it was in the video and I missed it. If it was, well then this is an extra safety reminder. There are books on growing microgreens/sprouts and going online to the Seed company that was advertised in this video or any other seed sprouting company will give you ideas on all the varieties that are safe to grow as sprouts or microgreens. Just make sure you are viewing the sprouting section on the website because they also sell seeds that are suitable for growing in the garden but not safe for eating as sprouts. Again like the tomato plant. This was a very nice and detailed video. Well done, and so glad that you provided this really important information to people. Not many people have heard of or thought much about sprouts/microgreens. The information in this video could improve a person's health and even save lives.
I am glad you brought this up. Kidney beans must be thoroughly cooked. There might be others as well? It would be good to have a list of those seeds/beans/etc. That are not safe to consume this way.
She sounds like she'd really enjoy pickled okra and garlic. Okra is so prolific in the hotter months during garlic harvest time that pickling is something that the grandchildren can help with.
It's astonishing that you get less views and less likes than Canadian pepper. Canadian pepper doesn't even actually teach you how to do things like the olden days. Thank you for the great content !! keep it up!! Canadian prepper should learn from you!!!!
My partner tries to sprout everything -- nuts, seeds, she doesn't care, she'll sprout it all. Highly recommend soaked/sprouted nuts, by the way, they're super tasty and the nutrients are more accessible. She got me into sprouting well before the pandemic. It's actually how we started talking about prepping, and when I realized that she was also a prepper at heart. This is the first time I've seen anyone talk about sprouting as preps. I'm glad to know we arent't the only ones doing this!
@@wmluna381 it probably destroys some vitamins and micronutrients but on the up side it conserves the buckwheat and makes it last for months. I like to caramelize it using some honey and add some cinammon
@@craigdavis9035 try using water, and keep replacing it, it shouldn't smell like that I don't think lol mine never did ... I know you can use the juice to make ferments, rejuvelac it's called.
This seems like a very reasonable and low cost entry ramp into gardening and protracted food security options after a SHTF event. I may have to do a Vlog on this for January 2022. 👍🏾
Sprouts are so great and so easy. We've been doing sprouts since I was 17 and I'm 62 now. Keep on teaching this good stuff Kris! We have to go beyond just collecting food and move to producing what we can ourselves.
I always say, if you can't grow a garden, EVERYONE can grow microgreens and sprouts! We need to grow and consume these (raw/uncooked); SHTF or not! You WILL feel the difference in your body within 4-7 days!
@@kevinfreeman3098 "Don't judge a troll by their comments. Judge them by where they enter them". In case that doesn't make sense to you either, it means you should troll on your own comment thread, not someone else's.
I thought it was the OBVIOUS thing to buy when everyone was panic buying & stocking up with covid, surprised how few people here bought them. I mean with a virus, that at the start was unknown as to how it was going to spread, obviously buying packets of seeds that you can stick in water for a few days & produce fresh, green veggies at home, with no potential for them being contaminated with a vrius in the growing process & no need to leave home to get those fresh greens, seemed incredibly obvious as a stock up purchase to me
@@mehere8038 I think it's obvious to the people that were already growing their own food. But, after all that has happened, most people in this country STILL do not have some type of food storage set up, let alone are growing any type food. We all just have to keep trying to get the word out. If it saves just one person, we've done our job and followed the 2nd most important commandment in the Bible.
@@mehere8038 Yep I did the same thing and everyone else in the family thought I was the crazy one. All they wanted to buy was canned food and meat. But I bought quail, rabbits, and seeds. Geuss what, all of their canned stuff was all gone in a few weeks but I planted a large garden and plenty of fresh veggies and one quail each, every week, one rabbit every week and plenty of quail eggs to spare for eating and cooking. I even grew fodder in the green house for the rabbits and quail to eat. It really showed me and them that you could survive on just some small animals that dont eat much and a good garden and I dont have to buy seeds ever again.
This year as an experiment we soaked some grocery store Pinto Beans overnight then sprouted and planted them in the garden, they grew nice green beans! Nice to know a basic common food storage item offers so many possibilities. I kept the rest of that bag of beans and plan to repeat the process each year to see how many years they would stay viable.
@@texmex8220 Let them dry on the vine. Wait until the plant is nearing the end, and let some dry out. When the plant is young, you want to pick/ harvest often. That way the plant continues to produce. Beans and peas are easy to save for next planting. I have done some videos of my garden if you are interested. Nothing fancy, but it works.
I have no success with Pinto beans sprouting, Kidney do good. I prefer Mung beans, Lentils, Pea, broccoli, radish, alfalfa, I try every seeds I can find, love the sprouts and microgreens.
I grow soil sprouts and find them a VERY easy way to get fresh greens in the middle of the winter. I also save my own seeds. When I save some seeds, i.e. radishes, kale, lettuce, I get an obscene amount of seeds. This makes soil sprouts make so much sense. Yes I still plant some seeds and grow them for the regular season outdoors, but I have such an amazing surplus that I have plenty to grow as soil sprouts.
Thanks for this comment! I'm wondering how to replenish your sprouting seeds without needing to buy them again... We have a new garden so I've never harvested seeds before....yet. Now I'll go look up how to harvest seeds from things that aren't so straight forward as squashes and such, like broccoli.
@@EmilyDawn6 It was my pleasure! That's one downside with microgreens and sprouts. There's no way to harvest seeds because they don't grow to maturity to produce seeds.
Broccoli sprouts are my favorite, and from the scientific tests, they contain a fantastic amount of sulforaphane that has amazing anti-cancer benefits. When sprouted properly, they should NOT have an overly noticeable sulfur smell. I live in south FL and struggled the first two attempts until I went on line and learned the trick is to rinse the seeds/sprouts 2x/day with COLD purified water. The sprouts generate heat, and the cold water cools them down, which eliminates the bacterial overgrowth. If you walk in the room where your sprouts jar is doing its thing and the smell is overwhelming, throw that batch out and start over. Also be sure to put 2-3 folded paper towels under the jar lid (inverted for draining), and change those each time you rinse the seeds. COLD water is the #1 trick to sprouting broccoli.
I had trouble understanding one of the seeds you were talking about, but then realized that you were referring to quinoa - it is pronounced like “Keenwah”. Quinoa is a little powerhouse of nutrition, with amaranth a close second. Happy sprouting!
Oh, it was that? Thank you! I was trying to look up wat he was talking about, and found nothing. Thought it might be quinoa, but such an odd pronunciation threw me ^^;
I'd seen green's like these at salad shops, but never realized how easy they were to grow. I can't wait to try my first batch. Thanks for such great content. 👊🏼🇺🇸
Soaking seeds in hydrogen peroxide greatly increases germination rates. Use 20 or 30% peroxide and soak seeds for about 15 minutes. It softens the shell or husk and provides high oxygen levels for the sprouting process. Peroxide also kills many if not most pathogens that may be present. Rinse the seed with potable water and continue as per the above video. If it doesn't help, your seeds were duds to start off with. Great video and keep up the good work. Regards from South Africa.
@@katlopez6555 he is speaking of hair color developer - Developer is, quite simply, hydrogen peroxide. Different companies will include different additives but at a base level the hydrogen peroxides job is to lift the cuticle layer of the hair enough for color to get in or out - 20 Volume Developer (20v) is 6% peroxide while 30 Volume Developer (30V) is 9% peroxide - available at any beauty shop that carries hair colrings - as many companies do put additional additives into their developers ask for one with the least amount of those if you choose to try this method -
@@katlopez6555 @battles146 (above) is right. South Africa we get 20 and 30 peroxide solution at pharmacies/chemists as a disinfectant and bleach. We use that just as it is for the seeds, we don't dilute any further. I looked up the 3% that you have, and it looks like they work by different formulae. You would use the 6 or 9 solution as it is, no further dilution.
All of the vegetarians are having their moment right now. 😊 I don't care how many 🐄 🐖 🐔 you have canned, dehydrated, freeze-dried, etc. ... you would be wise to LEARN how to grow and eat your greens. 🪴🌱🌿 ✋🏽🤚 High 5 City Prepping!
No Vegetarian here, but I DO understand the imperative. Still, tho- Greens, etc. ... ARE _CRUCIAL_ and it _wise_ to include both in your preps. Along with stored meats of various sorts by various means, we have an extensive reliance of freeze-dried and powdered Full-Meal Protein Powders in "storage" and a whole set of sproutables, etc. ... for completeness of a diet that will keep US viable well into any emergency, and with using Sprouting to fast (or quicker anyway ;=)) ! ) - plant edibles gardens, we EXPECT to be in fairly decent shape, should the need "arise" .
@A R Eating humans is one alternative your own home grown rotten crotch goblins will sure get annoying if they start whining. Eating your pet is much safer than contracting Kuru from the brain or Creutzfeldt-Jakobs disease from the meat and nervous system which can be transmitted through preparing the meat for consumption. There is no cure for either of those things and they are a horrible way to die because you refuse to eat a safer meat source.
@A R The majority of people will hunt and fish until it forces the animal populations to move away and go into hiding or their extinction. Others will eat roadkill and pet foods as in the great depression. The population of people was but a fraction of what it is now and with everyone using fishing and hunting as their go to, it will not sustain the population. Those in the cities will be forced into cannibalism and eating pets first as they lack the life skills to survive without depending on government help. If you plan on not eating pets you need to prepare yourself physically financially and mentally to survive.
Here's an awesome tip for some people with tiny space. You can just cut open a potting mix bag and sow lettuce, kale, spinach straight Into it. Once it's done. You can empty the soil into pots or onto a lawn
@@helenbrown6429 in my experience with indoor micros if you reuse and mix the root mass with new soil the chance of mold and fungus growing on your media and micros is very much higher. I put and use the used media and root mass in the garden with excellent results. The outside conditions @UV light, wind, soul biology keeps the fungus and mold from becoming an issue.
Quinoa is pronounced “keen-wah”. The “wah” is not like a baby crying, it’s like the “wa” beginning of “water” or if you’re from the Northeast US, “wa” like “watts”
I really encourage u to try. Super easy and a liitle fun. U get a sence of accomplishment knowing u can make the things we have all put away go even further. Another plus, u can do it inside without special equipment.
I bought a 100 foot roll of jute matt material to grow many trays of microgreens. I love it and I dont have to worry about all of the soil. Just soak it for a day
We use Mung Beans for cooking and for sprouting. They are easy to plant, grow and process. The beans have bean used for soups and stews. They can even be ground to paste and sweetened. When grown to sprouts, more cooking options become available. It's a staple in East Asia Cooking.
Thank you so much for this video! Can't wait to sprout lentils and also pinto beans. Making beans more digestible is a huge win if we end up having to pretty much live on them awhile. Very helpful. Also on the quinoa pronouncing issue.. that just shows you are a READER! I'm glad you called it what it looks like for those who are unfamiliar with it. Pronounced correctly they would have trouble finding it! Crazy name but a great seed
in many cases if you soak your beas long enough pre cooking, you are essentially "sprouting" them, even if you dont realize it. for many grains and some beans the sprout begins internally and can be the length of the grain before it cracks the grain open and "shows" we soak our pinto beans for two days before cooking in many cases, just form putting them in to soak and then getting busy- and yes, it makes the much more palatable AND lowers their blood sugar impact!
You can think of sprouting as "pre-digestion". The seed is reproducing and activating enzymes to break down its proteins to be made into other things like stems and leaves. Our bodies are not very good at digesting the storage proteins in the seed, but once the seed has all those enzymes, it's aids our digestion, thus, NO GAS!
Thank you very much for this video, Kris! I tried this with the lentils, and was surprised that the lentils sprouted within 24 hours! Now I got a reason to stock them, since I never would before due to GI issues. Especially with how easy it was.
Order all your spring 2022 seeds right now. There will be shortages and delivery issues. You will need supplemental proper wave length light in northern hemisphere in the off seasons. I had salad mix lettuce growing in my greenhouse on the high desert of Central Oregon until about two weeks ago when the temps hit the mid teens.
The white tray insert are only good for wheat grass. I use a simple screen in between a wood frame for radish and grow mats medium for broccoli, lettuce, etc. Sunflowers should be grown in dirt media, ie. coconut coir. Very hard to grow by hydroponics. I use GE BR5 grow lights or LED lights from my Aerogradens.
I was trying to Google "Kenyoyah seed" with one eye on the video, when I realized he was talking about QUINOA, pronounced KEEN'wah, in case anyone else was confused by that. Love that stuff. Also, my chia seeds sprout like crazy, so he must be right in guessing that his seeds had been irradiated. Very good info, all in all, but it would be good to add a text correction in the video for the proper pronunciation of Quinoa.
Phenomenal video! This is what prepping is all about. Skills, skills, skills!! I have so much lentil saved that I was beginning to worry about how much lentil I’ll be eating. Now I’ll sprout a few! Thank you
I've also experimented to grow sprouts and microgreens. My favourite is fenugreek sprouts. So easy. It takes only a few days and tastes great. It sprouts in a glass jar and leave it in a dark place. I normally stir fry with tofu.
similar but bigger and more practical is old carpet tiles, they have a nice rubber backing making them easy to handle, if you are short on space they work well on shelving
I'll have to watch this again and take notes. I have amaranth and lentils in my deep storage, so I'll buy some now to try to sprout so I'll know how to do it if we get to a point that I have to bust into the reserves.. always helpful Chris
Cantaloupe seeds make great micro greens too tasting just like cantalooe. Try dikon radish , volcano radish, cilantro, mustard , broccoli, beet , swiss chard, sunflower , peas and many more! Amerath was fun to grow too and very pretty.
Just got into microgreens a few months ago. About 6 weeks in I noticed a marked improvement in my sleeping, apatite, and energy levels. And gentlemen, I have to do a handstand to take my morning bathroom break like I was a teen again. Most Americans are malnourished, microgreens can get you on track. Sunflower and broccoli are my favorite but I get a mix from my local grower.
Broccoli, radish, mung beans sprout well for me. I have also sprouted English peas successfully. I haven't tried wheat grass but it's on my list. Lately, I have been dehydrating, purchasing and using various nutritional powders such as citrus and others. I found that, overall, purchasing powders in bulk is more efficient and economical than doing it myself and has more consistent results. Lightweight, easy to store and nutrient dense.
I find my philosophy about food storage has changed quite a bit in the last 2 or 3 years. I now use dehydrated and powders for long term storage, canned for mid range and frozen for near term. I use sprouts and food I grow myself as quick as I can and try to plant successively outside or under lights.
Yesssss! I’ve been sprouting a ton over the last couple years! I put them in a wet paper towel in an OPEN gallon bag in the fridge and they last a really long time! Dehydrated is really handy too!
I stumbled onto a channel called On The Grow, as I'm looking at starting a hydroponic and micro green business, and they have a good amount of info all about micro greens. Not prepper oriented but informative.
Alfalfa sprouts always do well for me….though I’ve only every tried 6 or 8 (or so) other seeds/beans. I forget to start them. Ugh. Going to do that today after seeing this motivational video! Thank you!
Sprouts is one area I need to work on, and this video contained so much useful information. It is difficult to come up with original ideas and make pertinent videos, but you do it so well. Thank you. $25.25
I've grown sprouts for years and people need to know that growing sprouts requires large amounts of water. So if you're doing this for survival, you may not have enough water unless you live by a water source.
meat and potatoes are great BUT, YOUR bowell dosent work very well without bulk and the sprouted stuff and microgreens are the key...........also key to vitamines and if u sprout/microgreen in a product like AZOMITE ( volcano minerals) u pick up even more thenm what was contained in the seed alone. Barley is easy peasy for fodder in a 2 inch tall nursery tray in 7 days or so depending on temp.........then feed it to your chicken/ducks/cows/sheep ( not so much goats) and u got good stuff for them and that makes it good stuff for you.
I tried sprouting broccoli seeds but they kept getting rotten, which attracted flies, resulting in maggots and smelling line sewage water. I tried eating it and got a sinus infection. Good times lol. Sometimes when a plant doesn't have enough calcium the cell walls become weak and can rupture. I think this leads to the rotting. Next time I will try mixing a little bit of "micronized azomite" or eggshells to the sprouts to see if that prevents them from turning into sewage water.
Lynda Ereshan According to other commenters I’ve read, it’s “Quinoa.” I was trying to figure out what he meant also. Besides health food stores, it can be found usually in the isle with rice in most grocery stores.Sorry forgot to add, it’s pronounced “keen-wah.”
@@gailmiller6333 I was wondering what he was saying, too. I have quinoa seeds from the co-op and bake them into granola. But I wouldn't have guessed that's what he was saying. "KEEN- wah" I wonder where it's from or why it's such a strange word.
@@brendag2891 I was wondering about it’s origins also, maybe I’ll Google it one day, in no hurry however, lol. Oh, thank you for the correction in my writing of the word, I forgot to capitalize for the proper pronunciation, KEEN-wah. Thanks again. Take care.
Lentils are a particular fave of mine because they are a bean that cooks at the same rate as rice. I make what I call "poverty pilaf" which is 3 parts rice, 1 part lentils, sometimes some pearled barley too. 1/4 cup of that in 3/4 cup water, a pinch of salt or bullion and a dash of oil microwave on high for 3 minutes (or until it boils), then microwave at 40% for 14 minutes. Stir in an egg and zap another 30 sec, or top with kimchee or anything you'd eat with rice. Sriracha, hoisin and furikake work well, but any sauce will do. I make this in my office about 2x per week, varying the toppings.
@@midnull6009 today's poverty pilaf was beef bullion, leftover cubed ham and kimchee. My kimchee is basically every time I cut into a vegetable and don't use the whole thing, I chop up the remainder and put it in a 32oz pickle jar in the fridge instead of back in the vegetable crisper. Onions, carrots, cabbage, broccoli, peppers, garlic, etc: in the jar. Just make the pieces about the same size, I usually do matchsticks. When the new jar is full, and the last jar is empty, strain the liquid from the last jar into a cup, discard any sludge. Add a tbsp of sugar, and a healthy squeeze of sriracha, mix then pour this on top of the new batch, top with water if needed. Leave on the counter with the lid cracked until it bubbles (1-2 days, check flavor and adjust for salt). After the bubbles start it will be ready to eat in about 2-3 days if you leave it on the counter, or in about 2 weeks if you pop it back in the fridge. It will sour over time, but it's still good for about a month, arguably improving all the while. If you don't have a last batch, buy a commercial kimchee from your local asian market, eat it and use the leftover liquid, that is the easiest way I know to get a lacto culture started.
@@silentvoiceinthedark5665 Looks good, same basic idea, and obviously predates my method by a few centuries. I unabashedly admit that I got into lentils from the Indian dishes I had that featured them. Love me some dhal. I usually use sushi rice (my fam regularly makes sushi) and pink lentils (they are super small and don't require a soak). I almost always eat it with my bastardized version of kimchee, and always make it in the microwave, so it would seem pretty pretentious to give it an Indian name. I should probably not call my pickled veg kimchee either...
@@dexterne Have you ever had red cow peas? You must try them, I use them to break my 24 hour fast, just plain boiled or sprouts. TBH I have not had much luck in the microwave, do you use special cookware? It foams over when I do it
What an excellent video. I need growing info and here it is. I will say one thing I have added to my collection, (and I reccomend this to all preppers) is a large tin of certified organic real seeds of many vegetables, and some trees, and wild flower mixes for nature. I have also added this video to my food, prepper ,and gardening play lists. My area of strength is herbal natural medicines, and I am very good with them. Other areas I need to learn. 👍👌😎
Harvey, what would be your personal top 3 (or 5) most versatile medicinal perennial plants to grow in a garden (or guerrilla garden on accessible grounds, say, for those in apartments)? Of course this is all relative to your personal growing zone, but just curious.
One of cost savings and least messy for staring plants in home is to use old cardboard egg cartons . Placed on flat pan you can water each plant. If you just want for later growing indoor or outdoor Trans plant, use box opener to seperate, slice bottoms of each egg section to let roots grow and plant cardboard and all. Placing in new containers easy, selection of healthiest easier to see and any no growths can be thrown in garbage cardboard dirt and all
I learned the hard way.. The cardboard does provide an atmosphere for mold, be cautious when using it as your container. Always start with sterile containers and non chlorinated water. The chlorine can prevent germination.
A lot of what people throw away can be composted rather than put in the garbage, then used to grow food in the garden. Composting is a form of recycling. We (2 of us) only have a small garbage bag on trash day each week because we recycle everything else we can. All compostable materials go into one of our compost heaps.
Skip the dirt. The seeds contain all the nutrients they will use until they get well past the microgreen stage. In fact, the only reason to sprout them rather than just eat the seeds, is that some of the nutrients need sprouting enzymes to be bioavailable. I don't use any special container, just a plastic tray and spray bottle.
Once had chickens and one of the best food for building them was sprout of oats very high in protein. After spouting the oat increase in protein and digest improve.
After watching your video I used your link for Amazon and ordered sprouting lids and seeds to sprout. I had always been curious about trying this out so thank you for your video today. It encouraged me to finally pull the trigger and get sprouting!!
Excellent! Since your last video (Witch was a total WOW moment for me TY) I have prepped some recycled class bottles with plastic lids by cutting a hole in the top and adding netting. My son asked if the monkeys would be a problem in this en devour and I of course answered "no", as this is 100% indoors. Meat prices are becoming a problem, so this is going to be a supplement for the protein they needs. Teens need A LOT more good calories than adults, especially if their into sports. If it feels like they are eating you out of house and home, they probably are lol. Now to find a decent source of seeds and experiment for what works here. My hunt for decent Amaranth also continues.
Hemp seed is incredibly nutritious. Also, Ezekiel bread mentioned in the Bible is sprouted grains and just happens to taste better than other breads imo.
Recently tried sprouting. U will be amazed how easy it is. If u don’t have or want to purchase a screen just use the mesh bag from any produce like lemons or onions.
Some are an acquired taste. I've been growing them for many years. Mung beans are my fave with larger leaves. I've found lentils good too. Sunflower seeds go moldy fast if over watered. It's all an ongoing learning curve.
@@wendykraf8348 oh, I didnt know that. Mine were only in water which drains out. A rota stack system. Uses no soil. I think the seeds were possibly treated at factory to not germinate, even though it said organic. Factories now do this so they can store seeds longer n stop them germinating in warm/moist conditions. My lentils are growing well. Just trim the tops n they regrow. Had 2 months worth n still going.
whole dried peas sprout and are very tasty. Amaranth can be popped like popcorn.. I like to sprout Ming beans and make Chinese chop suey, I pour over rice. Yummy.
Quinoa - pronounced keen-waa. Great video and very informative! Quinoa and Lentils have a near perfect 1:1 ratio of proteins to carbohydrates. Sprouting makes both more bioavailable to your body.
Excellent video. I am sprouting flaxseeds. They turn out great, but chia seeds only give a small yield. I have done lots of microgreens like peas and various lettuces.
I downloaded this video for future use, thank you sir. I even have marajuana seeds strictly for bug out/in. I consider it a medical plant. No I do not smoke because of my career. But will if a bug out/in situation comes up and is needed. The medical use listing is quite long.
You have such wonderful info. I have down loaded your guide but I really would like a book that I can read and be able to refer to. Do have one or can you list good books I can buy. I tried to print it out (for reference material) but it would not print out☹️
Probably not practical, but I've actually seen someone do this to a *_coconut_* - you could probably eat the stalk/sprout, but the main thing was that the coconut meat expanded to fill the hollow usually in the center of the nut - and apparently had a very light texture. It was.... interesting, even if impractical.
@@utubeape I'd say it's more that "Nature is notorious for being able to turn its mistakes into useful features" - still, I hear it tastes _amazing_ - but you need to leave the coconut buried for several months before it germinates.
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Mung beans are my fave. Egg foo Yung for breakfast? Why yes, thank you.
Just finished reading getting started /prepping feel so much better, am more prepared than I thought. Thank you so much. Hope you do a more in depth on micro greens . Unless you already have and I missed it.
I was looking at the freezer dryer and, is impossible for me right now. Is dehydration the next best thing?. I dehydrator I could afford.
I don't use soil or medium. I use a non bleached paper towel and spray it 3 to 4 times a day for aprox 6 to 7 days and had excellent results.
@@cecyperez5116 Don't waste time with freeze drying. OK, so you buy one of these for over $3000.00, the unit takes-up space in your house, so that you can preserve food for... 30+ years from now.
That's great, but we don't know if we'll be alive 10 years from now. Besides, food-date rotation is the priority of any prepper/Survivalist, anyway. If you really want a supply of food meant to last that long, just buy the #10 cans of Augason Farms stuff at Walmart. A lot of your own canned and dehydrated stuff will last that long, anyway, depending on storage conditions.
WARNING, I don't think it was mentioned in the video that all varieties of plant seeds CAN NOT be Safely eaten. For instance, the tomato plant CAN NOT be eaten as a sprout or microgreen because we eat the fruit but can Not eat the TOXIC stem, etc. but broccolli, kale, spinach, sunflower, pea shoots, cabbage, radish, etc. can be eaten as a sprout and microgreen because the the WHOLE plant, stem leaves, and all, are edible. Sorry, for mentioning this, if it was in the video and I missed it. If it was, well then this is an extra safety reminder. There are books on growing microgreens/sprouts and going online to the Seed company that was advertised in this video or any other seed sprouting company will give you ideas on all the varieties that are safe to grow as sprouts or microgreens. Just make sure you are viewing the sprouting section on the website because they also sell seeds that are suitable for growing in the garden but not safe for eating as sprouts. Again like the tomato plant. This was a very nice and detailed video. Well done, and so glad that you provided this really important information to people. Not many people have heard of or thought much about sprouts/microgreens. The information in this video could improve a person's health and even save lives.
I am glad you brought this up. Kidney beans must be thoroughly cooked. There might be others as well? It would be good to have a list of those seeds/beans/etc. That are not safe to consume this way.
So true and yes I don't believe to much of what this channel talks about.
@@janp7660 Yes! Kidney bean sprouts could make you really, really sick! But sprouted kidney or cannellini cook up really nice for bean salads.
Correct. Tomatoes are part of the nightshade family. I'm pretty sure applies to all in that family.
Kidney beans are poisonous to eat as sprouted. Must cook before eating.
My 5 year old granddaughter eats them faster than I can produce them. Broccoli and onion are her favourite. Crazy little hippy.
Ah yes, we love a veggie goblin 😂
Teach her to do this for herself too.
@@DMAneoth she planted her own little garden but ate the sprouts. 😣 so next year we are adding about 800 square feet to grow more seeds to sprout.
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That is simply awesome!
She sounds like she'd really enjoy pickled okra and garlic. Okra is so prolific in the hotter months during garlic harvest time that pickling is something that the grandchildren can help with.
It's astonishing that you get less views and less likes than Canadian pepper. Canadian pepper doesn't even actually teach you how to do things like the olden days. Thank you for the great content !! keep it up!! Canadian prepper should learn from you!!!!
I agree 😀
My partner tries to sprout everything -- nuts, seeds, she doesn't care, she'll sprout it all. Highly recommend soaked/sprouted nuts, by the way, they're super tasty and the nutrients are more accessible. She got me into sprouting well before the pandemic. It's actually how we started talking about prepping, and when I realized that she was also a prepper at heart. This is the first time I've seen anyone talk about sprouting as preps. I'm glad to know we arent't the only ones doing this!
We're sprouting over here in germany so you're surely not alone ;) my favorite is roasted sprouted buckwheat on just about everything :p
if you think about it, its the purpose of every nut and seed to sprout, so there are no limits
@@ferris3758 Does roasting the sprouted buckwheat affect their nutritional value in any way?
@@wmluna381 it probably destroys some vitamins and micronutrients but on the up side it conserves the buckwheat and makes it last for months. I like to caramelize it using some honey and add some cinammon
@@ferris3758 Nice! Thanks so much for the details 😊
We usually do mung bean this a traditional Chinese food. Sailors used to grow these during the ZhengHe expeditions to not get scurvy. Pretty epic
I've been sprouting mung beans and I'm always amazed at how few beans it takes to fill my sprouting pot.
"I know exactly what he's talking about. I sprout mung beans on a damp paper towel in my desk drawer. Very nutritious, but they smell like death."
@@craigdavis9035 try using water, and keep replacing it, it shouldn't smell like that I don't think lol mine never did ... I know you can use the juice to make ferments, rejuvelac it's called.
This seems like a very reasonable and low cost entry ramp into gardening and protracted food security options after a SHTF event. I may have to do a Vlog on this for January 2022. 👍🏾
If you do a vlog on it, please let me know...would love to check that out.
Sprouts are so great and so easy. We've been doing sprouts since I was 17 and I'm 62 now. Keep on teaching this good stuff Kris! We have to go beyond just collecting food and move to producing what we can ourselves.
You didn’t mention: Sprouting increases nutrition but decreases calorie content.
Yes, I DID hear him say that.
Maybe you just missed it, but most are highly nutritive with less caloric content! 👍
I always say, if you can't grow a garden, EVERYONE can grow microgreens and sprouts! We need to grow and consume these (raw/uncooked); SHTF or not! You WILL feel the difference in your body within 4-7 days!
You need to work on the intro, bout as sensible as a screen door on a submarine... 🤤
@@kevinfreeman3098 "Don't judge a troll by their comments. Judge them by where they enter them".
In case that doesn't make sense to you either, it means you should troll on your own comment thread, not someone else's.
I thought it was the OBVIOUS thing to buy when everyone was panic buying & stocking up with covid, surprised how few people here bought them. I mean with a virus, that at the start was unknown as to how it was going to spread, obviously buying packets of seeds that you can stick in water for a few days & produce fresh, green veggies at home, with no potential for them being contaminated with a vrius in the growing process & no need to leave home to get those fresh greens, seemed incredibly obvious as a stock up purchase to me
@@mehere8038 I think it's obvious to the people that were already growing their own food. But, after all that has happened, most people in this country STILL do not have some type of food storage set up, let alone are growing any type food. We all just have to keep trying to get the word out. If it saves just one person, we've done our job and followed the 2nd most important commandment in the Bible.
@@mehere8038 Yep I did the same thing and everyone else in the family thought I was the crazy one. All they wanted to buy was canned food and meat. But I bought quail, rabbits, and seeds. Geuss what, all of their canned stuff was all gone in a few weeks but I planted a large garden and plenty of fresh veggies and one quail each, every week, one rabbit every week and plenty of quail eggs to spare for eating and cooking. I even grew fodder in the green house for the rabbits and quail to eat. It really showed me and them that you could survive on just some small animals that dont eat much and a good garden and I dont have to buy seeds ever again.
This year as an experiment we soaked some grocery store Pinto Beans overnight then sprouted and planted them in the garden, they grew nice green beans! Nice to know a basic common food storage item offers so many possibilities. I kept the rest of that bag of beans and plan to repeat the process each year to see how many years they would stay viable.
Beans are great to grow. Let some dry out on the plant, and you have seeds for next time. Never run out.
@@kevinbossick8374 Im trying to get into gardening is it okay to pick them then dry them or is drying on the vine better,
@@texmex8220 Let them dry on the vine. Wait until the plant is nearing the end, and let some dry out. When the plant is young, you want to pick/ harvest often. That way the plant continues to produce. Beans and peas are easy to save for next planting. I have done some videos of my garden if you are interested. Nothing fancy, but it works.
I have no success with Pinto beans sprouting, Kidney do good. I prefer Mung beans, Lentils, Pea, broccoli, radish, alfalfa, I try every seeds I can find, love the sprouts and microgreens.
That is a good experiment. I treat all my gardening as an ongoing experiment so there is no failures but lessons on how not to do it next time.
I grow soil sprouts and find them a VERY easy way to get fresh greens in the middle of the winter. I also save my own seeds. When I save some seeds, i.e. radishes, kale, lettuce, I get an obscene amount of seeds. This makes soil sprouts make so much sense. Yes I still plant some seeds and grow them for the regular season outdoors, but I have such an amazing surplus that I have plenty to grow as soil sprouts.
This what I call a testimony!
Great idea, I save seeds but never thought of sprouting them
Thanks for this comment! I'm wondering how to replenish your sprouting seeds without needing to buy them again... We have a new garden so I've never harvested seeds before....yet. Now I'll go look up how to harvest seeds from things that aren't so straight forward as squashes and such, like broccoli.
@@EmilyDawn6 It was my pleasure! That's one downside with microgreens and sprouts. There's no way to harvest seeds because they don't grow to maturity to produce seeds.
Broccoli sprouts are my favorite, and from the scientific tests, they contain a fantastic amount of sulforaphane that has amazing anti-cancer benefits. When sprouted properly, they should NOT have an overly noticeable sulfur smell. I live in south FL and struggled the first two attempts until I went on line and learned the trick is to rinse the seeds/sprouts 2x/day with COLD purified water. The sprouts generate heat, and the cold water cools them down, which eliminates the bacterial overgrowth. If you walk in the room where your sprouts jar is doing its thing and the smell is overwhelming, throw that batch out and start over. Also be sure to put 2-3 folded paper towels under the jar lid (inverted for draining), and change those each time you rinse the seeds. COLD water is the #1 trick to sprouting broccoli.
I didn't hear it, and didn't notice in a scan of the comments, but a mention that kidney beans uncooked are toxic, both red and white (cannellini).
All beans are actually, but kidney beans have particularly high levels. 15min of boiling makes them safe.
I had trouble understanding one of the seeds you were talking about, but then realized that you were referring to quinoa - it is pronounced like “Keenwah”. Quinoa is a little powerhouse of nutrition, with amaranth a close second. Happy sprouting!
Yes, I caught that. too.
I cringed. 😂
Oh, it was that? Thank you!
I was trying to look up wat he was talking about, and found nothing. Thought it might be quinoa, but such an odd pronunciation threw me ^^;
And lambs quarters on their tails
Quinoa is a no go for diabetics. It raises the blood sugar.
I'd seen green's like these at salad shops, but never realized how easy they were to grow. I can't wait to try my first batch. Thanks for such great content. 👊🏼🇺🇸
we used to make sprout hamburger patties!! mix sprouts with seasoning and one egg a bit of parmesan cheese and pan fry them.
Soaking seeds in hydrogen peroxide greatly increases germination rates. Use 20 or 30% peroxide and soak seeds for about 15 minutes. It softens the shell or husk and provides high oxygen levels for the sprouting process. Peroxide also kills many if not most pathogens that may be present. Rinse the seed with potable water and continue as per the above video. If it doesn't help, your seeds were duds to start off with. Great video and keep up the good work. Regards from South Africa.
Do you mean a 20-30% solution of standard 3% Peroxide to water?
@@katlopez6555 he is speaking of hair color developer - Developer is, quite simply, hydrogen peroxide. Different companies will include different additives but at a base level the hydrogen peroxides job is to lift the cuticle layer of the hair enough for color to get in or out -
20 Volume Developer (20v) is 6% peroxide while 30 Volume Developer (30V) is 9% peroxide - available at any beauty shop that carries hair colrings - as many companies do put additional additives into their developers ask for one with the least amount of those if you choose to try this method -
@@katlopez6555 @battles146 (above) is right. South Africa we get 20 and 30 peroxide solution at pharmacies/chemists as a disinfectant and bleach. We use that just as it is for the seeds, we don't dilute any further. I looked up the 3% that you have, and it looks like they work by different formulae. You would use the 6 or 9 solution as it is, no further dilution.
Following what the other responses said, you can buy bulk food grade peroxide at 30%. I would never use our 3% first aid peroxide on an edible.
I have never heard this before! Wow. Thank you so much for sharing this gold nugget tip!!
All of the vegetarians are having their moment right now. 😊
I don't care how many 🐄 🐖 🐔 you have canned, dehydrated, freeze-dried, etc. ... you would be wise to LEARN how to grow and eat your greens. 🪴🌱🌿
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Until you run out of seeds to sprout because you ate them all 😂 then your pets will look pretty yummy at that point
No Vegetarian here, but I DO understand the imperative.
Still, tho- Greens, etc. ... ARE _CRUCIAL_ and it _wise_ to include both in your preps. Along with stored meats of various sorts by various means, we have an extensive reliance of freeze-dried and powdered Full-Meal Protein Powders in "storage" and a whole set of sproutables, etc. ... for completeness of a diet that will keep US viable well into any emergency, and with using Sprouting to fast (or quicker anyway ;=)) ! ) - plant edibles gardens, we EXPECT to be in fairly decent shape, should the need "arise" .
@A R Eating humans is one alternative your own home grown rotten crotch goblins will sure get annoying if they start whining. Eating your pet is much safer than contracting Kuru from the brain or Creutzfeldt-Jakobs disease from the meat and nervous system which can be transmitted through preparing the meat for consumption. There is no cure for either of those things and they are a horrible way to die because you refuse to eat a safer meat source.
@A R The majority of people will hunt and fish until it forces the animal populations to move away and go into hiding or their extinction. Others will eat roadkill and pet foods as in the great depression. The population of people was but a fraction of what it is now and with everyone using fishing and hunting as their go to, it will not sustain the population. Those in the cities will be forced into cannibalism and eating pets first as they lack the life skills to survive without depending on government help. If you plan on not eating pets you need to prepare yourself physically financially and mentally to survive.
@A R Well that is a bit dramatic you could just start by getting survival books growing and storing beans and rice.
Here's an awesome tip for some people with tiny space. You can just cut open a potting mix bag and sow lettuce, kale, spinach straight Into it. Once it's done. You can empty the soil into pots or onto a lawn
Can you reuse the soil for another round of micro greens as well ?
@@helenbrown6429 Definitely.
Thank you for that idea!
@@helenbrown6429 I always reuse container/raised bed soil. Just mix in some new soil and or home made compost, and some granular organic fertilizer.
@@helenbrown6429 in my experience with indoor micros if you reuse and mix the root mass with new soil the chance of mold and fungus growing on your media and micros is very much higher. I put and use the used media and root mass in the garden with excellent results. The outside conditions @UV light, wind, soul biology keeps the fungus and mold from becoming an issue.
Quinoa is pronounced “keen-wah”. The “wah” is not like a baby crying, it’s like the “wa” beginning of “water” or if you’re from the Northeast US, “wa” like “watts”
Heard that too. Had no idea what he was talking about. 😜
I would better try by KEEN ( or kin) and after it : oooh + aaah
The Peruvian native pronunciation is a little more like keen-oh-ahh, slurring the last two syllables slightly, first syllable accented.
I’m from Arkansas. We call it “kin-wah” y’all!
Keen-oh-a makes more sense
Quinoa is pronounced "keen-wah" not "kinoya" otherwise helpful material.
I've been wanting to try sprouting and microgreens for years. You've inspired me to get it done!
I really encourage u to try. Super easy and a liitle fun. U get a sence of accomplishment knowing u can make the things we have all put away go even further. Another plus, u can do it inside without special equipment.
Lentils make very tasty sprouts too. And they’re one of the more nutrient rich legumes.
I bought a 100 foot roll of jute matt material to grow many trays of microgreens. I love it and I dont have to worry about all of the soil. Just soak it for a day
We use Mung Beans for cooking and for sprouting. They are easy to plant, grow and process. The beans have bean used for soups and stews. They can even be ground to paste and sweetened. When grown to sprouts, more cooking options become available. It's a staple in East Asia Cooking.
Everytime I get pho I will eat the bean sprouts by themselves. My fave lol
best egg rolls I have ever had were stuffed with mung sprouts and cabbage
Quinoa is pronounced keen-wa...just so you know.
Thank you so much for this video! Can't wait to sprout lentils and also pinto beans.
Making beans more digestible is a huge win if we end up having to pretty much live on them awhile. Very helpful.
Also on the quinoa pronouncing issue.. that just shows you are a READER! I'm glad you called it what it looks like for those who are unfamiliar with it. Pronounced correctly they would have trouble finding it!
Crazy name but a great seed
Brother I am really digging your channel! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
If it sprouts, it grows. Remember that this is also a good way to prepare sets for planting your garden.
in many cases if you soak your beas long enough pre cooking, you are essentially "sprouting" them, even if you dont realize it. for many grains and some beans the sprout begins internally and can be the length of the grain before it cracks the grain open and "shows"
we soak our pinto beans for two days before cooking in many cases, just form putting them in to soak and then getting busy- and yes, it makes the much more palatable AND lowers their blood sugar impact!
What result does it have for the gas effect?
@@fenrirgg well hubby usually gets very gassy after beans, and since we started cooking from dry (and over soaking) no gas at all!
@@fabricdragon good, thanks
You can think of sprouting as "pre-digestion". The seed is reproducing and activating enzymes to break down its proteins to be made into other things like stems and leaves. Our bodies are not very good at digesting the storage proteins in the seed, but once the seed has all those enzymes, it's aids our digestion, thus, NO GAS!
Does it change the texture? I hate the texture of most beans.
Thank you very much for this video, Kris! I tried this with the lentils, and was surprised that the lentils sprouted within 24 hours! Now I got a reason to stock them, since I never would before due to GI issues. Especially with how easy it was.
I have done well with lentils too. You inspired me to try more and different seeds and beans.
Order all your spring 2022 seeds right now. There will be shortages and delivery issues. You will need supplemental proper wave length light in northern hemisphere in the off seasons. I had salad mix lettuce growing in my greenhouse on the high desert of Central Oregon until about two weeks ago when the temps hit the mid teens.
Wow! Seed o’rama. Learned a lot from this one. Thanks!
The white tray insert are only good for wheat grass. I use a simple screen in between a wood frame for radish and grow mats medium for broccoli, lettuce, etc. Sunflowers should be grown in dirt media, ie. coconut coir. Very hard to grow by hydroponics. I use GE BR5 grow lights or LED lights from my Aerogradens.
I’ve done this before using foraged dock seeds
Loved the video. I've been doing microgreens for a while now and they're great! Quinoa is pronounced keen-waa by the way 😀
Omg!!!! Thank u for spelling it out. I alyway get it wrong:)
Yes! 😁
Omg is that what he was referring to? 😆 I was excited there was a new plant to try growing, but google wasn't helping me find it 😂 love it!
@@nikkisigmon8090 me toooo lmao!!
I was thinking... I'm pretty sure he's talking about "Keen-wah"
Thank you for sharing this valuable and vital information ! Have a great and Happy New Year in 2022 !
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I was trying to Google "Kenyoyah seed" with one eye on the video, when I realized he was talking about QUINOA, pronounced KEEN'wah, in case anyone else was confused by that. Love that stuff.
Also, my chia seeds sprout like crazy, so he must be right in guessing that his seeds had been irradiated.
Very good info, all in all, but it would be good to add a text correction in the video for the proper pronunciation of Quinoa.
Don't need the fancy sprouting lids- boil a piece of old tshirt to be sure it's clean, then just that and a mason jar with a ring.
I guess a bit of cheese cloth would be suitable too with a jar ring. Thanks for the tip!
I have an unused sprouting device. I lost my mason jar sprouting lids years ago. Looking to buy some again. Best
Phenomenal video! This is what prepping is all about. Skills, skills, skills!! I have so much lentil saved that I was beginning to worry about how much lentil I’ll be eating. Now I’ll sprout a few! Thank you
I've also experimented to grow sprouts and microgreens. My favourite is fenugreek sprouts. So easy. It takes only a few days and tastes great. It sprouts in a glass jar and leave it in a dark place. I normally stir fry with tofu.
One of my favorite sprouts!🌱
Thanks for the information!!
Do you know those green pads used for cleaning? You can grow micro greens on those. The generic type are cheap, roots attach easily.
@@LittlePieceOfHeaven.65 yep
similar but bigger and more practical is old carpet tiles, they have a nice rubber backing making them easy to handle, if you are short on space they work well on shelving
I'll have to watch this again and take notes. I have amaranth and lentils in my deep storage, so I'll buy some now to try to sprout so I'll know how to do it if we get to a point that I have to bust into the reserves.. always helpful Chris
Cantaloupe seeds make great micro greens too tasting just like cantalooe.
Try dikon radish , volcano radish, cilantro, mustard , broccoli, beet , swiss chard, sunflower , peas and many more!
Amerath was fun to grow too and very pretty.
I love the idea of trying cantaloupe seeds!
Oh, man! I can't wait try try sprouting cantaloupe seeds! Thanks!
Just got into microgreens a few months ago. About 6 weeks in I noticed a marked improvement in my sleeping, apatite, and energy levels. And gentlemen, I have to do a handstand to take my morning bathroom break like I was a teen again. Most Americans are malnourished, microgreens can get you on track. Sunflower and broccoli are my favorite but I get a mix from my local grower.
I am telling my husband about you when he tells me no thanks to microgreens. You are too funny.
Broccoli, radish, mung beans sprout well for me. I have also sprouted English peas successfully. I haven't tried wheat grass but it's on my list. Lately, I have been dehydrating, purchasing and using various nutritional powders such as citrus and others. I found that, overall, purchasing powders in bulk is more efficient and economical than doing it myself and has more consistent results. Lightweight, easy to store and nutrient dense.
I find my philosophy about food storage has changed quite a bit in the last 2 or 3 years. I now use dehydrated and powders for long term storage, canned for mid range and frozen for near term. I use sprouts and food I grow myself as quick as I can and try to plant successively outside or under lights.
Let me add, pea, lentils, alfalfa. Can't get chick pea to green,
Yesssss! I’ve been sprouting a ton over the last couple years! I put them in a wet paper towel in an OPEN gallon bag in the fridge and they last a really long time! Dehydrated is really handy too!
Great information!! Thanks!
Is the balloon bag you use paper or plastic?
Gallon not balloon
It’s silicone reusable. 🙌
@@suzannecornell2801 😂🤣😂🎈
Enjoyed the video! If you were referring to "Quinoa," it is pronounced "Keen-wah" :-)
i was wondering what he ment, thanks
I stumbled onto a channel called On The Grow, as I'm looking at starting a hydroponic and micro green business, and they have a good amount of info all about micro greens. Not prepper oriented but informative.
Alfalfa sprouts always do well for me….though I’ve only every tried 6 or 8 (or so) other seeds/beans. I forget to start them. Ugh. Going to do that today after seeing this motivational video! Thank you!
Sprouts is one area I need to work on, and this video contained so much useful information. It is difficult to come up with original ideas and make pertinent videos, but you do it so well. Thank you. $25.25
Glad it was helpful!
I did some sprouting a few years ago. Now I want to get back at it. Seems a good way to get fresh veggies during the winter.
My Mother used to grow her own sprouts when I was a hippy child in the 70s and 80s. I need to start doing that myself. Thank you for the info.
I've grown sprouts for years and people need to know that growing sprouts requires large amounts of water. So if you're doing this for survival, you may not have enough water unless you live by a water source.
Microgreens is a huge part of my preps! I have a ton of them, and coco loco dirt to use inside in my growing trays . Get some grow lights too.
meat and potatoes are great BUT, YOUR bowell dosent work very well without bulk and the sprouted stuff and microgreens are the key...........also key to vitamines and if u sprout/microgreen in a product like AZOMITE ( volcano minerals) u pick up even more thenm what was contained in the seed alone. Barley is easy peasy for fodder in a 2 inch tall nursery tray in 7 days or so depending on temp.........then feed it to your chicken/ducks/cows/sheep ( not so much goats) and u got good stuff for them and that makes it good stuff for you.
Good intro on the topic to encourage those of us who don't have a green thumb (or any experience gardening) to start a home survival garden.
I tried sprouting broccoli seeds but they kept getting rotten, which attracted flies, resulting in maggots and smelling line sewage water. I tried eating it and got a sinus infection. Good times lol. Sometimes when a plant doesn't have enough calcium the cell walls become weak and can rupture. I think this leads to the rotting. Next time I will try mixing a little bit of "micronized azomite" or eggshells to the sprouts to see if that prevents them from turning into sewage water.
How do you spell “canyoya”? Kanyoya? Canoia? 🤷🏻♀️ I’ve never heard of this seed!!!
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According to other commenters I’ve read, it’s “Quinoa.” I was trying to figure out what he meant also. Besides health food stores, it can be found usually in the isle with rice in most grocery stores.Sorry forgot to add, it’s pronounced “keen-wah.”
@@gailmiller6333 I was wondering what he was saying, too. I have quinoa seeds from the co-op and bake them into granola. But I wouldn't have guessed that's what he was saying. "KEEN- wah" I wonder where it's from or why it's such a strange word.
@@brendag2891
I was wondering about it’s origins also, maybe I’ll Google it one day, in no hurry however, lol. Oh, thank you for the correction in my writing of the word, I forgot to capitalize for the proper pronunciation, KEEN-wah. Thanks again. Take care.
Seen many small farmers make a ton doing micro greens. Not sure who around here would buy them but great for easy duck feed
This was the best sprouting video I've seen. I can definitely do this in my tiny apartment!
Lentils are a particular fave of mine because they are a bean that cooks at the same rate as rice. I make what I call "poverty pilaf" which is 3 parts rice, 1 part lentils, sometimes some pearled barley too. 1/4 cup of that in 3/4 cup water, a pinch of salt or bullion and a dash of oil microwave on high for 3 minutes (or until it boils), then microwave at 40% for 14 minutes. Stir in an egg and zap another 30 sec, or top with kimchee or anything you'd eat with rice. Sriracha, hoisin and furikake work well, but any sauce will do. I make this in my office about 2x per week, varying the toppings.
Annnnnnd recorded for future use.
@@midnull6009 today's poverty pilaf was beef bullion, leftover cubed ham and kimchee. My kimchee is basically every time I cut into a vegetable and don't use the whole thing, I chop up the remainder and put it in a 32oz pickle jar in the fridge instead of back in the vegetable crisper. Onions, carrots, cabbage, broccoli, peppers, garlic, etc: in the jar. Just make the pieces about the same size, I usually do matchsticks. When the new jar is full, and the last jar is empty, strain the liquid from the last jar into a cup, discard any sludge. Add a tbsp of sugar, and a healthy squeeze of sriracha, mix then pour this on top of the new batch, top with water if needed. Leave on the counter with the lid cracked until it bubbles (1-2 days, check flavor and adjust for salt). After the bubbles start it will be ready to eat in about 2-3 days if you leave it on the counter, or in about 2 weeks if you pop it back in the fridge. It will sour over time, but it's still good for about a month, arguably improving all the while. If you don't have a last batch, buy a commercial kimchee from your local asian market, eat it and use the leftover liquid, that is the easiest way I know to get a lacto culture started.
@Tim, look up lentil khichdi recipe
@@silentvoiceinthedark5665 Looks good, same basic idea, and obviously predates my method by a few centuries. I unabashedly admit that I got into lentils from the Indian dishes I had that featured them. Love me some dhal. I usually use sushi rice (my fam regularly makes sushi) and pink lentils (they are super small and don't require a soak). I almost always eat it with my bastardized version of kimchee, and always make it in the microwave, so it would seem pretty pretentious to give it an Indian name. I should probably not call my pickled veg kimchee either...
@@dexterne Have you ever had red cow peas? You must try them, I use them to break my 24 hour fast, just plain boiled or sprouts. TBH I have not had much luck in the microwave, do you use special cookware? It foams over when I do it
What an excellent video. I need growing info and here it is. I will say one thing I have added to my collection, (and I reccomend this to all preppers) is a large tin of certified organic real seeds of many vegetables, and some trees, and wild flower mixes for nature.
I have also added this video to my food, prepper ,and gardening play lists.
My area of strength is herbal natural medicines, and I am very good with them. Other areas I need to learn. 👍👌😎
People also need to remember to rotate those seeds, as the germination rate will drop every single year.
Harvey, what would be your personal top 3 (or 5) most versatile medicinal perennial plants to grow in a garden (or guerrilla garden on accessible grounds, say, for those in apartments)?
Of course this is all relative to your personal growing zone, but just curious.
I like the video .... "keen-wah" is the correct pronunciation of the mighty little grain.
When caught in an emergency situation you will need a food source while your main crops grow. You can grow a boat load in a closet without lights.
@Karalevsky Borzoi use chicken tractors. Feed them natrual.
@Karalevsky Borzoi raise enough to put away for winter. I raise 240 hens each year and freeze them. I grow veggies all year long
You'd better go find as many seeds as you can, right now.
Great video, thanks! 😊🌱
Just a heads up
These can transmit
Salmonella
Sprouts are the most likely the older the safer so I read
One of cost savings and least messy for staring plants in home is to use old cardboard egg cartons .
Placed on flat pan you can water each plant.
If you just want for later growing indoor or outdoor Trans plant, use box opener to seperate, slice bottoms of each egg section to let roots grow and plant cardboard and all.
Placing in new containers easy, selection of healthiest easier to see and any no growths can be thrown in garbage cardboard dirt and all
I learned the hard way.. The cardboard does provide an atmosphere for mold, be cautious when using it as your container. Always start with sterile containers and non chlorinated water. The chlorine can prevent germination.
@@justpatty7328 Thanks!
A lot of what people throw away can be composted rather than put in the garbage, then used to grow food in the garden. Composting is a form of recycling. We (2 of us) only have a small garbage bag on trash day each week because we recycle everything else we can. All compostable materials go into one of our compost heaps.
Great idea!
Skip the dirt. The seeds contain all the nutrients they will use until they get well past the microgreen stage. In fact, the only reason to sprout them rather than just eat the seeds, is that some of the nutrients need sprouting enzymes to be bioavailable. I don't use any special container, just a plastic tray and spray bottle.
Once had chickens and one of the best food for building them was sprout of oats very high in protein. After spouting the oat increase in protein and digest improve.
After watching your video I used your link for Amazon and ordered sprouting lids and seeds to sprout. I had always been curious about trying this out so thank you for your video today. It encouraged me to finally pull the trigger and get sprouting!!
Excellent! Since your last video (Witch was a total WOW moment for me TY) I have prepped some recycled class bottles with plastic lids by cutting a hole in the top and adding netting. My son asked if the monkeys would be a problem in this en devour and I of course answered "no", as this is 100% indoors. Meat prices are becoming a problem, so this is going to be a supplement for the protein they needs. Teens need A LOT more good calories than adults, especially if their into sports. If it feels like they are eating you out of house and home, they probably are lol. Now to find a decent source of seeds and experiment for what works here. My hunt for decent Amaranth also continues.
Thank you for sharing
Chickpeas always sprout good though they do smell a little odd while sprouting
Hemp seed is incredibly nutritious. Also, Ezekiel bread mentioned in the Bible is sprouted grains and just happens to taste better than other breads imo.
Recently tried sprouting. U will be amazed how easy it is. If u don’t have or want to purchase a screen just use the mesh bag from any produce like lemons or onions.
Great tip! Thanks!
Fantastic vid! You’ve just opened a new world of food for me. Thanks, Kris! Question: can do he soil be sterilized for reuse?
I would definitely reuse the soil. You can heat it in the oven to sterilize.
Mung beans are my favourite sprout and a easy grow high carb high protein high potassium high fibre not sure what you guys in the USA call them
Some are an acquired taste. I've been growing them for many years. Mung beans are my fave with larger leaves. I've found lentils good too. Sunflower seeds go moldy fast if over watered. It's all an ongoing learning curve.
I heard you have to put an anti fungle in the soil before planting sunflower seeds
@@wendykraf8348 oh, I didnt know that. Mine were only in water which drains out. A rota stack system. Uses no soil. I think the seeds were possibly treated at factory to not germinate, even though it said organic. Factories now do this so they can store seeds longer n stop them germinating in warm/moist conditions. My lentils are growing well. Just trim the tops n they regrow. Had 2 months worth n still going.
Quinoa is pronounced "keen·waa". Thanks for the sprouting info!
Food related videos may not be the most fun, but they're some of the most important!
whole dried peas sprout and are very tasty. Amaranth can be popped like popcorn.. I like to sprout Ming beans and make Chinese chop suey, I pour over rice. Yummy.
Quinoa - pronounced keen-waa. Great video and very informative! Quinoa and Lentils have a near perfect 1:1 ratio of proteins to carbohydrates. Sprouting makes both more bioavailable to your body.
Yeah... i searched all over the place before i figured out that he was saying quinoa. Came here to help others, but you already covered it. Thank you!
Key noy yah? Lol
I named one of my cats “Bean Sprout” because I love bean sprouts ❤️
Can use hydrogen peroxide, it helps to germinate faster and also has an antibacterial property.
Please advise how to use it for this purpose. Thank you!
Excellent video. I am sprouting flaxseeds. They turn out great, but chia seeds only give a small yield. I have done lots of microgreens like peas and various lettuces.
Kris, thanks so much for this. Very enlightening.
I've now been sprouting mung beans inside a milk-or-so carton, and it's so easy!!
Please share! Pic??
I downloaded this video for future use, thank you sir.
I even have marajuana seeds strictly for bug out/in. I consider it a medical plant. No I do not smoke because of my career. But will if a bug out/in situation comes up and is needed. The medical use listing is quite long.
Thank you for this info, I found this enlightening and helpful and it was encouraging. I will try this!
My favourites are shelled sunflowers micrograms, sprouted fenugreek and mung beans. The fenugreek is fantastic
You have such wonderful info. I have down loaded your guide but I really would like a book that I can read and be able to refer to. Do have one or can you list good books I can buy. I tried to print it out (for reference material) but it would not print out☹️
I sprout alfalfa primarily and use the sprouts in salads and on sandwiches. I will definitely try sprouting the amaranth.
Probably not practical, but I've actually seen someone do this to a *_coconut_* - you could probably eat the stalk/sprout, but the main thing was that the coconut meat expanded to fill the hollow usually in the center of the nut - and apparently had a very light texture. It was.... interesting, even if impractical.
yes, else why is the space there, and its got its own water resevoir. Nature doesnt make mistakes
@@utubeape I'd say it's more that "Nature is notorious for being able to turn its mistakes into useful features" - still, I hear it tastes _amazing_ - but you need to leave the coconut buried for several months before it germinates.
Thanks for the tip on pinto beans. Chick peas sprout well. Once sprouted, I have lightly cooked them then chilled them to eat as a snack
This is perfect for the grand solar minimum weather we will be getting