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This comprehensive microgreen handbook will be a revelation for everyone who enjoys cooking with fresh ingredients. (Donna Seaman Booklist 20101006)
It's a wonder that this is one of the first books about microgreens. (Dean Tudor Food and Drink Books in Review, Gothic Epicures 20101231)
Along with instructions on how to grow microgreens in the garden or containers, she provides a list of seed resources. (National Garden Clubs 20110113)
Well-produced, richly illustrated. (William Scheick, University of Texas at Austin Texas Gardener's Seeds 201104)
Microgreens just might be the ticket for garden fans longing for spring. (Grand Magazine 20110401)
Along with instructions on how to grow microgreens in the garden or containers, she provides a list of seed resources. (Marilyn K. Alaimo Chicago Botanic Garden 20110122)
It's rare that such a great food-gardening idea comes along for urbanites. (Maureen Gilmer Scripps Howard News Service )
Fresh food fanatics will delight in this easy-to-use guide to growing micro greens -- the first leaves of herbs and veggies. (Lisa Fabian and Emily Bragoner Taste for Life )
Offers instructions for beginners who want to go "micro" in the comfort of their own homes. (Nara Schoenberg Villages Daily Sun (Orlando) )
It's a wonder that this is one of the first books about microgreens. (Dean Tudor Food and Drink Books in Review, Gothic Epicures 20101231)
Along with instructions on how to grow microgreens in the garden or containers, she provides a list of seed resources. (National Garden Clubs 20110113)
Well-produced, richly illustrated. (William Scheick, University of Texas at Austin Texas Gardener's Seeds 201104)
Microgreens just might be the ticket for garden fans longing for spring. (Grand Magazine 20110401)
Along with instructions on how to grow microgreens in the garden or containers, she provides a list of seed resources. (Marilyn K. Alaimo Chicago Botanic Garden 20110122)
It's rare that such a great food-gardening idea comes along for urbanites. (Maureen Gilmer Scripps Howard News Service )
Fresh food fanatics will delight in this easy-to-use guide to growing micro greens -- the first leaves of herbs and veggies. (Lisa Fabian and Emily Bragoner Taste for Life )
Offers instructions for beginners who want to go "micro" in the comfort of their own homes. (Nara Schoenberg Villages Daily Sun (Orlando) )
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Microgreens are the first true leaves of herbs and vegetables -- and today's hottest gourmet garnish.
Microgreens is a practical guide to growing arugula and other popular mini-greens that offer a multitude of colors, textures and distinct flavors, as well as high levels of concentrated active compounds. Microgreens pack a powerful nutritional punch, are easily grown in containers as small as a bowl and can be ready to harvest in a week, giving quick rewards for the effort.
Fionna Hill offers expert guidance on successfully growing, harvesting and preparing the 20 most popular microgreens, including arugula, beet, kale, radish, wheatgrass and basil. Her comprehensive instructions explain which containers and growing media to use, how to prepare and sow the seeds, when and how to harvest and how best to store the bounty.
The book also includes 15 easy recipes that make the most of microgreens, including:
- Raw energy salad
- Spicy Asian salad
- Stuffed mushrooms
- Curry vinaigrette
- Frittata
Microgreens brings fresh, nutritional gourmet produce to the dinner table and is as an ideal choice for health-conscious home cooks and those following a 50-mile diet.
(20101101)
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Microgreens: How to Grow Natures Own Superfood, Sep 2 2010
By Jill Dickie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Microgreens: How to Grow Nature's Own Superfood (Paperback)
I Brought this book for guidence on how to grow microgreens and for some inspiration on how to use them. Three weeks later I have microgreens flourishing on my window ledges and the recipes I have tried so far have been simple to prepare and delicious.If you are looking to set up a commercial growing operation this book may not be for you. But it is bright and colorful, the text is understandable and it is full of helpful tips on growing microgreens for home use. I am now supplementing my family's diet with produce that we have grown together and that I know is chemical free.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Excedingly practical - inspirational, Sep 4 2010
By Eddy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Microgreens: How to Grow Nature's Own Superfood (Paperback)
I have just finished reading "Micrgreens: How to Grow Nature's Own Superfood" from cover to cover. What a brilliant little book. My research shows that there is a dearth of books on this subject and I think the author has done a great job of demystifying this new food fad. For some time now, I have seen microgreens used in restaurants as decoration and wondered what those little `green bits' were. Now I know. But better still, I now have a practical explanation of how to go about growing them and some recipes for their use. The author has done a wonderful job of sharing her pioneering journey, failures as well as success in a really straightforward, honest and endearing way. Thank you.This book has inspired me to start looking at what I have around the house to grow microgreens in, acquiring seeds and buying some of the ingredients referred to in the recipes. I am very excited about my new found food options. We hear so often that green vegetables are good for us, that we need the fibre they contain and regardless of proven scientific evidence of the health benefits (or not) of microgreens, there has to be goodness in them and I'm going to give them a go. I find it amusing, that another reviewer slams this author regarding the nutritional information provided, and yet says he is the largest grower in the USA. I wonder why he grows them at all, surely not just for decorative purposes! Who cares whether the information is scientifically proven or not. I don't.
I highly recommend this book to all who are emotionally and spiritually nourished by producing their own food.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Encouragement to Get Growing, May 3 2011
By av71 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Microgreens: How to Grow Nature's Own Superfood (Paperback)
I'm definitely going to grow some microgreens indoors-- maybe even today. I think the author makes the process more complicated than it is. Seeds germinate-- it's what they do. Water is essential & some sunlight after they sprout. (I start herbs indoors for my own garden, so I already know that it is easy to do.)She does provide some recipes that look good though: rice paper rolls, corn fritters (with feta!), stuffed mushrooms...
The information on individual "crop" types is also helpful, but I have a feeling it won't take long to discover these things on my own.
It's not a particularly expensive book so is worth buying, but I think 5 stars would be overrating what one will find in this offering.
The "growing with kids" section is nice, but I did stuff like that in Girl Scouts as a child-- not exactly original or novel-- even though it is handily collected here.
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