Microgreens: A Guide To Growing Nutrient-Packed Greens - Softcover

Franks, Eric; Richardson, Jasmine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1423603648 ISBN 13: 9781423603641

Publisher: Gibbs Smith, 2009

Synopsis

With simple instructions, Microgreens: A Guide to Growing Nutrient-Packed Greens by Eric Franks and Jasmine Richardson, shows readers how to grow their own little greens of arugula, basil, purple cabbage, chard, radishes, broccoli, cilantro, and more.

Microgreens teaches the easy process of how to plant and grow, as well as how to harvest little greens, which on average is about 2 weeks after sowing. Eaten alone, as a salad, or added to soups, entrees, sandwiches, burgers, or anything else, these tiny greens of nutrition will enhance everyday food and life!

Only a small amount of space is needed to grow microgreens—a porch, patio, deck, or balcony, indoors or outdoors, will do. This allows anyone to easily incorporate microgreens into their daily meals, and the greens' nutritional potency make them a must-eat in a healthy diet, any time of the year!

Microgreens features instructions on how to grow all sorts of microgreens, including:

• Amaranth
• Arugula
• Basil
• Beet
• Broccoli
• Celery
• Chard
• Cilantro
• Cress
• Endive
• Mustard
• Pac Choi
• Pea
• Purple Cabbage
• Radish
• Tokyo Bekana

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

MICROGREENS
A GUIDE TO GROWING NUTRIENT-PACKED GREENS
Recognized as some of the most nutrient-dense greens available, those tiny leaves known as ≈microgreens² are packed with big flavor. And now, with simple instructions, you can grow your own little greens of arugula, basil, purple cabbage, chard, radishes, broccoli, cilantro, and more.
Microgreens teaches the easy process of how to plant and grow the little greens, as well as how to harvest‹which on average is about 2 weeks after sowing. And the small amount of space needed to grow microgreens‹a porch, patio, deck, windowsill, or balcony‹allows them to be easily incorporated into daily meals. The greensˇ nutritional potency make them a must-eat in a healthy diet.
Eaten alone as a salad or added to soups, entrees, sandwiches, burgers, or anything else imaginable‹these tiny greens will enhance everyday food and life.
Eric Franksˇ interest in agriculture began after meeting and apprenticing under farmers Tim and Fabienne Rapsey on their Biodynamic Farm in Kimberton, Pennsylvania.
Jasmine Richardson grew up bi-coastally, spending winters in Pennsylvania and summers in California. Raised by gardeners, she has always loved plants.
Eric and Jasmine currently reside on the Oregon coast, where they own a small microgreens business, True Leaf Microgreens.
Cover photography © 2009 Margaux Gibbons
Back cover (top, center) © 2009 Sara Remington

From the Back Cover:

Learn how to plant, grow, and harvest the most nutrient-dense greens available in pots or trays on your porch, patio, deck, balcony, or windowsill.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1423603648
• ISBN 13: 9781423603641
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192