Sprouting Seeds for Live Food

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“Sprouting seeds for live food is a wonderful source of vitamins and minerals: they have been described as the most living pure food imaginable”.

They are cheap and easy to grow even if you don’t own so much as a window box, and if you buy them ready sprouted then you can be sure that they are organic, produced without trace of fertilizer or pesticide.

When you sprout beans or seeds, what you produce is an enormously enhanced package of nutrients already present in the original seed. This can include the full range of vitamins and minerals, plus a powerhouse of plant enzymes, which are at their most abundant in the early sprouting stage, truthfully, what, could be easier than sprouting seeds for live food

Plant enzymes are thought to activate the body’s own enzyme systems and boost the ability to metabolize fats and oils.

Source: sprouts and chickpea salad

One researcher found when sprouting seeds for live food vitamin levels of B2 in Oats rose by 1,300% almost as soon as they began sprouting, and by the time green leaves formed, the increase was 2000%.
Also, B6 was up 500% and Folic acid 600%. In one study, only small amounts of vitamin C was found in unsprouted wheat grains, and this increased by 600% while sprouting over the next few days.

Their wealth of 100% super nutrition, free of chemical pollutions, sprouts make an obvious choice for the unwell and cancer patients. Sprouting seeds for live food are used extensively at many clinics practicing the natural approach to cancer, and are valuable for anyone anxious to boost their immune defences and for all conditions needing first class nutrition.

Sprouts are cheap, easily accessible and an unpolluted source of vitamin C, a little protein, trace elements and B group vitamins. They are also a true organic food, since they are grown on your very own windowsill, without chemicals.

Freshly home grown sprouts haven’t been processed stored or packaged, you can grow them any day of the year- whatever the weather, and can harvest them fresh to eat just days later.
They don’t need cooking, cleaning or preparing, just the daily rinse cycle.
Live sprouts are perfect for the sandwich bag, toss them in a salad or eat them as a vegetable. Mung Beans are the classic Chinese bean sprout; children love growing Mustard and cress; you can experiment with all the others.

Caution: When sprouting seeds for live food buy your seed and grains for sprouting from a reliable source which can guarantee them free from Fungicides.

"Which seeds should I sprout when sprouting seeds for live food"?

Sprouting seeds for live food can be produced and grown in a variety of ways. Seeds and beans which can be successfully sprouted are.

Aduki beanMung beansSoya beansAlfalfaSesameFenugreekBarleyWheat grainsChick PeasLentils

Purchase these from a health food shop preferably organic.  You can purchase special kits for sprouting or large jam jars with some type of cloth that allows the water to drain and the sprouts to drain freely.  Secure the cloth with a rubber band to hold in place.

Pick over seeds to remove damaged ones when sprouting seeds for live food then put to soak in tepid water for up to twelve hours.  Then drain and wash the seed 2 to 3 times a day, and stand in a warm place away from direct sunlight.

Most sprouts will be ready in two to six days; they should still be green, young and tender when you harvest them.

Source: Salad Sandwich and Alfalfa Sprouts

More and more supermarkets are now selling sprouted seeds with Mung Beans and Alfalfa being the most popular. If your local supermarket does not supply fresh sprouted seeds write a letter to the manager asking if they could extend their range.

The Sprouting Mung Beans is easy, tasty and Mung Bean sprouts are packed full of vitamins, minerals and protein.

The Mung Bean is used throughout most of Asia, Including India, Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh to name a few.
Actually Mung Bean is so popular now that it is eaten all around the world and this is due to its great taste and healthy characteristics.

Sprouting the Mung bean at home or purchasing Mung beans already pre-sprouted is a fantastic way to receive the vitamin intake below. One of the main reasons the Mung Bean sprout is becoming so popular is because it is possibly the closest way to consume live fresh food when sprouting seeds for live food.

Living food provides optimum nutrition because the vitamin content hasn’t been lost from sitting on the kitchen shelf.

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Sprouting Mung Beans

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The Mung Bean Sprout could possible be the most popular sprouts when sprouting seeds for live food!

The Mung bean is added to wide range recipes and even made into a flower, but sprouting the bean is probably the most common way to consume this nutritious food in the western world.

Many like to add sprouts to salads, sandwiches or even on top of certain meals, and the Mung Bean Sprout is no exception, and truthfully the whole Sprouting Mung Beans process is very simple, and take approximately 3-5 days!

There is a variety of ways to sprout the Mung Bean and this always involves a strainer and water. Did you know that all you need to sprout any seed is water and warmth?
Here is a general guide about growing and harvesting the Mung Bean Sprout
You will need

Sprouting kit or a jar with straining lid, any type of mesh held down with a rubber band will work.2. Mung Bean seeds

Nice warm position away from direct light.Preferably filtered water, but this is not always needed (up to you)Some patience as it takes 3-5 days for the sprouts to start producing.Fill the container or jar with one third of water and place in two large spoonfuls of Mung Bean seedsYou will need to wash and strain the beans well to remove all the dust.Soak the beans overnight, twelve hours and then rinse them really well by removing all the water.

Do this at least 3 times. Once the rinsing is complete turn the container upside down and let the beans sit in the jar. They would have already absorbed enough water overnight to start sprouting. You may also want to place a paper towel underneath to catch any drips.It is also best to turn the jar on an angle so the air can reach through the jar and sprouts; this will stop the beans from becoming sour.

Try to avoid the sprouts bunching up or compacting, this way more air can reach each individual Mung bean You will need to repeat this process twice a day, morning and evening until you feel that the Mung Bean sprouts are ready to eat. You will find by day 5 the sprouts have filled the whole jar and look super yummy!After sprouting Mung Beans store your Mung Bean Sprouts in the fridge for up to a week and start prepare for your next crop.

Who knows you may even want to try Alfalfa sprouts next?

Happy Sprouting

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Miniature Citrus Trees

Citrus Species

Origin: East Asia

Botany: All the Citrus species including the cultivator are evergreen and woody, with leathery leaves, yellow scented flowers and orange or yellow fruits.

There are many cultivars available and new ones coming into creation every year. Below I have provided a list of some of the more popular species available today.

Meyer lemon (C. Limon)

Mandarin (C.reticulata)

Tahitian Lime (C. Aurantifolia)

These are all grown on the dwarf root stock. The most popular of the rootstocks being (trifoliata)

Varieties of Miniature Citrus Trees

Most of the lemon varieties are too large except for the hardy “Meyer”. The Meyer is also one of the coldest tolerant of the species.

The “Lemonade Citrus Tree” style tree bears a very sweet lemon, thus giving it the name Lemonade tree! Other species available are!

Mandarin – imperial. Emperor, Ellendale and Kara. Please keep in mind all the new species coming into market. Enquire at the local nursery which miniature citrus trees would suit your garden.

West Indian and Mexican varieties are generally unsuitable for container plantings.

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Potted Vegetable Garden

Welcome to the Potted Vegetable Garden!

Container vegetable gardening is really starting to come into its own, as more people in with small space gardens coming on board wanting to grow their very own fruits, vegetable and herbs.

"If you are one of those people? Then good on you for making the first step towards creating a successful container garden that produces an abundance of healthy nutritious food."

You have come to the right place!

Creating a productive container food garden need not be back breaking work. When done correctly is simple, productive and darn right fun.

My four year old daughter loves it. (View photo below)

Yes, it can be for all the family who want to get involved and what better way to start than a Potted Vegetable Garden

The fantastic news is that most fruits, veggies and herbs can be grown in pots and containers; some can even be grown indoors or on a windowsill.

You can even grow varieties of fruit trees such as (miniature citrus trees)

In fact for vigorous growers such as Mints it’s practically a necessity to grow them in pots or containers.

Popular Veggies to Grow In Containers

Popular Herbs

Of course there are many more, but the list would go on forever.

You could also consider other plants in your potted vegetable garden such as Cucumber and Pumpkins but you would need to support them on a trellis or something similar.

As a rule of thumb, use plants that tolerate transplanting, especially those that you will be buying from nurseries or your local market. If the plants you want to grow do not transplant well, then direct seeding is your preferred method.

The type of soil for a potting mix is not soil at all.  Soil is too dense for containers and does not provide the correct drainage or aeration.

Growing mediums are generally organic mediums that can hold roots, retain moisture nutrients and drain well.  In general the mix contains no nutritional value in itself, but is added.

Top rated growing mediums contain a mixture of sawdust, wood chips, peat-moss and vermiculite. 

I would stay away from peat-moss as this is a non renewable recourse

Worms farms are great way to produce your own fertilizers for your Potted Vegetable Garden

You can make your very own organic potting mix using the materials as above, or if finding this material hard to come by, you can use a mixture of Vermiculite and well rotted compost.

Top it up with one third sand for drainage and one third composted bark and mix in well.

If you are making your own potting mix for your Potted Vegetable Garden then you may want to add water crystals for water storage.  Avoid the crystals with added nutrients as these are generally not organic.

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The Potted Vegetable Garden when it first started!

Anything that doesn’t rot and can have a few holes poked in the bottom will do fine for a container.  One great thing about a Potted Vegetable Garden is that you can get very creative with your choice of containers.

One of my favorites many years ago was old boot with Strawberries spilling out of it.  Eventually it just rotted away, but it served its purpose for many years and looked great.

I also use milk containers, ice cream containers, plastic bottles, plastic and metal buckets and even old wash tubs.  The variety definitely has added a lot of character over the times.

Terracotta Tubs or Plastic for a Potted Garden

Terracotta is best used for plants that require excellent drainage and prefer dry conditions.  Plastic, metal and other non perishable are great for plants that need to keep moist and hate drying out.

Always keep the bottoms of your pots raised so they can receive good airflow to the roots.  Remove water that becomes stagnant as this will not only attract mozzies, but also create disease and suffocate the roots.  Most self watering containers are okay; just remove old water if it sits too long.

Our winter Tomato Crop Source: http://pottedvegetablegarden.com

I hope you enjoyed this article the Potted Vegetable Garden then please share this amongst friends via Twitter or Facebook so your friends can benefit too!

If you want to learn more about productive food container growing please visit the authors website/blog at the Potted Vegetable Garden

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Happy Gardening

Marty

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Eco Urban Sustainability Video Newsletter Currumbin Valley Harvest Biodynamic Farm Visit!

As you may or may not know I started a newsletter recently called the Eco Urban Sustainability Video Newsletter.
This news letter is designed to be issued once a month to subscribers in their email in-box.
You not only get content from myself, but also get bonus content from guest writers.

Karin and I also travel around looking for unique characters and businesses that we can video and create stories about.
It really is great fun and there always a lot to learn.
You can view the videos here or also see them on my Facebook Fanpage Eco Urban Sustainability
I hope you enjoy this video of Marty and Karin's visit  to the Currumbin Valley Harvest in south east Queensland Australia hinterland (Gold Coast)
Happy Gardening
Marty

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Nutrients we miss when we don\'t eat fresh!

By Australian Guest writer &  Naturopath Tony Boutros

"Some of our major nutrients such as B/complex,B12,vitamin C,antioxidants,EFA’s,amino acids,zinc,copper selenium,magnesium and many other nutrients are missing from our major food suppliers"

"These nutrients are vital,not only for survival,but for DNA repair and restoration,the body was created to repair itself if we give it the right nutrients,the right environment, we can do this with fresh home grown food in mineral rich soil".

Note: -- this is not a diagnosis or prescription, just general information.

Cancer rates in the western world are increasing out of control despite all this so called new  research they are doing,and we are spending millions donating to all these research companies,and really we have the very best in prevention of most or all disease—fresh,living food from your garden,its too simple,they think.

Main nutrients needed for cancer—high doses vit.C, B12/complex, magnesium, Ormus, minerals and all the other nutrients, all these are missing when we don’t eat fresh.

Diabetes is out of control also, main missing nutrients—B12/Complex, magnesium, all minerals, amino acids, EFA’s, Vit.C, antioxidants, celtic salt (minerals)

Arthritis—magnesium, silica, sunshine (vit.D), vit.C ormus, sea minerals, celtic salt

Mental disease—B12/Complex, mag, minerals

Basically any disease we mention is a breakdown of DNA, the only thing that will repair DNA is all the nutrients

Wholegrains such as millet, quinoa, brown rice, and oats contain b/vitamins as well as vit.E, amino acids and some fatty acids.

Fruits/leafy greens contain—vit.C, antioxidants and other nutrients, home grown aloe vera contains the polysaccharides essential for the double strands of DNA.

Legumes/wholegrains—contain sulphur amino acids, these are needed for liver detox, and other sulphur containing foods are— cruciferous veg, onions, garlic, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts etc.

Researchers have found that 90% of cancer recovery is related to diet,cancer patients who do everything to kill cancer,even natural herbs,without changing diet,don’t do that well.

The good news is, that we can all change the way we eat and save a whole lot of money in the process and be so much healthier, sounds good?? It is.just do it. See you in health heaven

Next session, our last one of this series/what else can we do to boost our health?? Until then

If you would like to learn more about Tony and get back into top health please visit his website here today!
http://www.lifestreamhealth.com.au/

If you would like to see more articles like this from Tony and all our guest writers? Plus the video Newsletter please subscribe to the Eco Urban Sustainability Newsletter for only $7 a month and see what everyone is talking about!

Nutrients we miss when we don't eat fresh

Common Ailment Prevention and Treatment for Kids!

"Welcome to Common Ailment Prevention and Treatment for Kids"

In todays world, kids are sick...very often too! But, parents see that as normal.

But think about it....if your dog or cat got sick every two weeks to where you had to take them to the vet and prescribe medications for them, you WOULD NOT think that is normal.

Why should it be any different for kids?

Now, I did one article about how to keep kids healthier and stronger on a long term basis with a healthy diet, but every now and then, kiddos just get the sniffles. So in order to avoid the expensive doctor visits and drugs to get them through, here are some nutritional home remedies to help get kids better faster and safer.

***In some cases you may need to use food supplementation for higher doses in case your child needs the extra boost.***

For common colds, sore throats, and congestion, Vitamin C in high doses is the trick. When giving your child orange juice, be sure to juice oranges yourself so that they are getting as much Vitamin C as possible since juice from the store loses much of it in production.

If their cold involves a fever, two of the best natural sources for fighting fever are oregano oil and garlic. Oregano oil is like a natural antibiotic and garlic is a good anti-viral, anti-fungal food. Garlic's nutrient content is the most powerful when it's the most stinky, unfortunately, and many kids can not stand the taste of it (I laugh as I write this because I remember my dad having the hardest time getting me to swallow garlic capsules when I was six years old). If your kids like garlic then you can put it on some toast or if they prefer take it in capsule form. In younger kids you could put it something they like, such as applesauce or cereal, just as long as you get it in them.

Pre and probiotics (good bacteria for the colon) are essential for keeping your child healthy and help control any type of allergies. Alfalfa as well, is an anti-bacterial, detox super food that not only helps control allergies but asthma as well!

Two non food remedies that boost recovery are sleeping and making sure they are having regular bowels. If the body is not eliminating toxins it takes much longer to recover. This is true no matter what your age is. If you child is experiencing some constipation, the easiest remedy is to give them a powder laxative with alfalfa and barley in some juice or in capsule form.

"Growing Pains" and other aches are becoming more common in small children and teenagers. These pains haven't exactly been proven to be caused by the child's growth spurts, but one thing for certain is that calcium is not only good for bones but it is also a natural muscle and nerve relaxer which will take away the pain. A good calcium supplement can be hard to find. Make sure that the supplement you use is from natural food sources AND that it dissolves! Many calcium supplements do not! Give them loads of green leafy vegetables and any goats milk or cheese if you can.

Continuing on to more severe health issues for children, there is a growing rate of the amount of children with neurological dysfunctions such as ADD, ADHA, ODD, Autism, Pervasive Development Disorder, and Aspergers.

They are all treated differently, some are considered emotionally disturbed or mentally challenged, but the fact is that all of these conditions stem from a toxic overload in the colon and the lack of key nutrients getting to the brain that are causing these neurological problems.

The first approach to helping the problem is a healthy detox with foods we just mentioned like Alfalfa, Garlic and Cilantro. B-complex are essential for neurotransmitters in the brain. They don't only help with over active kids, they also help elevate depression.
Probably the greatest nutrients for neurological problems such as these are Omega 3 Oils, especially from fish. Omega 3's promote long term brain health and are unique in that they help pass other nutrients to the brain through the blood brain barrier.

There are many healthier ways you can help your children recover from illness. They are our future and they deserve the very best we can give them. If you'd like to speak to me further about natural healing please contact me! "
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Common ailments and treatment for kids

Children’s Health, Veggie Gardens, Sustainability and our Future Ahead!

"Children are so impressionable; we often forget how our actions and influence can affect them for the rest of their lives. And this is no different in the case of living and eating healthy. What you eat and prepare for the family will most likely be what your children eat as adults. So if you are eating poorly and carelessly then it’s time to make some positive changes!

We really take food for granted possibly because of the way we were raised. But if you are truly dedicated to living a more sustainable and healthy lifestyle then you must start thinking and behaving differently if you want your children to outlive our generation.

When I was a child my mother always had a garden. We grew up in a rural area, so our gardens where bigger and required more work than a small space urban garden, but I never considered it work because my mom loved it so much. She had so much fun in her garden and felt such a sense of pride and accomplishment and peace in it that it had a positive impact on me and my siblings.

If gardening is something you truly want to do, then don't think of it as work or even a chore (that is always the surest way to make your kids hide from helping out!) Rather think of it as an opportunity to learn a valuable life skill because that is exactly what it is. You'd be surprised how many children don't know where food comes from, how it's grown, how much it's processed till it gets to your mouth, etc. Children who grow up not knowing the value of fresh and healthy foods and what it does for your body, grow up into adults who will continue to give little thought or care to it. I know it, I've seen it.

The best way to teach your kids the importance of growing your own healthy food is simply to do that! Grow your own garden. Depending on the size of your garden and the age of your kids, you can decide how you'll involve them, but make sure it's as fun as possible! I believe you should start them off as early as possible, around age 5 (the time of their life when they actually want to help!) :-)

An Eco Small Space Garden!

An Eco Small-Space Garden is the perfect way to start your kids off. You may want to do the initial tilling of the soil and that planting, but kids can do the maintaining of the garden such as watering, weeding, pruning, picking, etc. Teach them why they are doing these activities, teach them on growing the most nutrient rich food as possible, and when your fruits and veggies are ready, have the kids help in the kitchen to prepare them and eat them together! It will be their reward for all their help.

Besides learning about healthy growing of food, and healthy eating, you are passing on something to your kids that they will never forget. I know my mother's garden and her love for it had that impact on me. Your children will feel that you are sharing something really special with them. If you are wanting your own garden but are feeling hesitant because you never had one before, you don't have enough time, etc., try to think of it as a much needed change to your (and your children's) life. The hardest part about a garden is starting it. Once you've done that, give it some love and it will grow itself.

Working on a garden together, can be a calming and quality time for your family to spend together away from the TV. It gets the kids outside, it gets them in tune with nature, they learn something valuable, and you get to spend time with them.

The earlier you teach your kids that food doesn't come from a can on a shelf in the store, and that eating healthy organic food is as important as studying for their tests, and sports practices, the better. You are not only helping your kids to be healthier, but you are creating a new and conscious generation who will continue the tradition."

If you would like to get to know Emily better? Or see more great material from this wonderful lady? Then visit here website to @ http://emilygiuffre.com/

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