Re: new to sprouting / sprouting in a decline?

August 2, 2008

In a message dated 7/13/2008 9:01:05 AM Central Daylight Time,

99tomatoes@... writes:

> ...If you have a Whole Foods market near you, check out the

> sprouting seeds they sell,...

Here in Milwaukee, WI, the only sprouting seeds they have at Whole Foods are

alfalfa seeds.

It was crazy a few months ago when I wanted to start sprouting again. I

wanted to buy some broccoli seeds, but the nearest health food store had stopped

carrying them (saying they were too expensive). I couldn't order them online

then because the quantities and cost were too much and I was really low on

money. I went to a bunch of health food stores in my area and none of them had

any sprouting seeds.

I went across town to one health food store where I used to shop in the early

'80s (when it was all bulk foods, vegetables, supplements, tofu, etc). They

said they don't carry any sprouting seeds because there isn't any demand for

them. They do carry a bunch of imported processed foods and gifts and candy

and little toys and other nonsense, though.

Then I went to Whole Foods and I looked all over the store, including the

bulk foods area and the bulk spices and herbs area. No sprouting seeds. I

finally asked someone, who had no idea what I even was talking about ( " seeds for

sprouting? " she said quizzically, as if she had never heard of the concept) and

had to ask another person. I was brought over to the packaged seeds (for

gardening) section and there were a couple of small packages of alfalfa seeds -

that's it. All of the young people working there acted like they had never

heard of growing sprouts. I guess a lot of people just buy sprouts in the

stores

now and don't grow their own.

I know my area is a bit backward in terms of health (being the land of dairy

and diehard meat eaters), but I still was surprised that sprouting had fallen

off so much from years ago when I used to do it. Also surprising was Whole

Foods employees being so ignorant about it, too.

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August 2, 2008

Hi , unfortunately young people are ignorant about a lot of

things. Last week my wife and I canned tomatoes. A 16 year old

neighborhood boy that helps me on weekends, saw the jars and picked one

up and asked why I put tomatoes in jars. After explaining it to him, I

discovered in our discussion that his mother does not cook. It is no

wonder that our young people are out of shape.

There is no Whole Foods market near me that I can get to easily, so I

rarely shop there, but my daughter lives near one and buys sprouting

seeds. I know the selection is limited. Maybe you should ask the manager

to check his ordering catalog. Maybe all stores do not get to order the

same things.

The drawbacks to ordering on line is how much you have to buy and

shipping. When I lecture on sprouting, I suggest to people that they

order together and split the cost. If you belong to a gardening club, you

might ask others if they are interested.

Google (or your favorite search engine) 'seeds for sprouting', and you'll

get a lot of different sites. Compare prices and see if there is one you

can live with.The company the distributes the FreshLife machine also

sells seeds in quantities smaller that a pound, however, the price per

pound is more that what SproutPeople charges. But in the beginning, the

amount of money you put out is less.You can call for a catalog

888-254-7336. If Mia answers, say 'Hi' for me. Their web site is:

www.tribestlife.com

I think that sprouting is becoming more popular. The health food stores

dropped the ball when they started selling combination plans, where you

buy into a program and then buy the program's supplements.

Good luck in you're search for seeds and keep sprouting somehow.

ew

Re: new to sprouting / sprouting in a

decline?

Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 06:51:32 EDT

In a message dated 7/13/2008 9:01:05 AM Central Daylight Time,

99tomatoes@... writes:

> ...If you have a Whole Foods market near you, check out the

> sprouting seeds they sell,...

Here in Milwaukee, WI, the only sprouting seeds they have at Whole

Foods are

alfalfa seeds.

It was crazy a few months ago when I wanted to start sprouting again.

I

wanted to buy some broccoli seeds, but the nearest health food store

had stopped

carrying them (saying they were too expensive). I couldn't order them

online

then because the quantities and cost were too much and I was really

low on

money. I went to a bunch of health food stores in my area and none of

them had

any sprouting seeds.

I went across town to one health food store where I used to shop in

the early

'80s (when it was all bulk foods, vegetables, supplements, tofu,

etc). They

said they don't carry any sprouting seeds because there isn't any

demand for

them. They do carry a bunch of imported processed foods and gifts and

candy

and little toys and other nonsense, though.

Then I went to Whole Foods and I looked all over the store, including

the

bulk foods area and the bulk spices and herbs area. No sprouting

seeds. I

finally asked someone, who had no idea what I even was talking about

( " seeds for

sprouting? " she said quizzically, as if she had never heard of the

concept) and

had to ask another person. I was brought over to the packaged seeds

(for

gardening) section and there were a couple of small packages of

alfalfa seeds -

that's it. All of the young people working there acted like they had

never

heard of growing sprouts. I guess a lot of people just buy sprouts in

the stores

now and don't grow their own.

I know my area is a bit backward in terms of health (being the land

of dairy

and diehard meat eaters), but I still was surprised that sprouting

had fallen

off so much from years ago when I used to do it. Also surprising was

Whole

Foods employees being so ignorant about it, too.

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August 3, 2008

It's probably a sign of the times. Most people eat processed,

packaged convenience foods now, or fast food. Hardly anyone cooks

anymore, let alone grows their own sprouts.

I remember being able to buy broccoli and alfalfa seeds for sprouting

20 years ago at a natural foods store that was later bought out by

Whole Foods, but I haven't seen them for sale anywhere for years.

One way of getting broccoli seeds for sprouting that's cheap is to

grow your own broccoli, if you have a garden. Let it go to seed,

then when the seed pods are mature, harvest and dry the seed.

>

> In a message dated 7/13/2008 9:01:05 AM Central Daylight Time,

> 99tomatoes@... writes:

>

> > ...If you have a Whole Foods market near you, check out the

> > sprouting seeds they sell,...

>

> Here in Milwaukee, WI, the only sprouting seeds they have at Whole

Foods are

> alfalfa seeds.

>

> It was crazy a few months ago when I wanted to start sprouting

again. I

> wanted to buy some broccoli seeds, but the nearest health food

store had stopped

> carrying them (saying they were too expensive). I couldn't order

them online

> then because the quantities and cost were too much and I was really

low on

> money. I went to a bunch of health food stores in my area and none

of them had

> any sprouting seeds.

>

> I went across town to one health food store where I used to shop in

the early

> '80s (when it was all bulk foods, vegetables, supplements, tofu,

etc). They

> said they don't carry any sprouting seeds because there isn't any

demand for

> them. They do carry a bunch of imported processed foods and gifts

and candy

> and little toys and other nonsense, though.

>

> Then I went to Whole Foods and I looked all over the store,

including the

> bulk foods area and the bulk spices and herbs area. No sprouting

seeds. I

> finally asked someone, who had no idea what I even was talking

about ( " seeds for

> sprouting? " she said quizzically, as if she had never heard of the

concept) and

> had to ask another person. I was brought over to the packaged

seeds (for

> gardening) section and there were a couple of small packages of

alfalfa seeds -

> that's it. All of the young people working there acted like they

had never

> heard of growing sprouts. I guess a lot of people just buy sprouts

in the stores

> now and don't grow their own.

>

> I know my area is a bit backward in terms of health (being the land

of dairy

> and diehard meat eaters), but I still was surprised that sprouting

had fallen

> off so much from years ago when I used to do it. Also surprising

was Whole

> Foods employees being so ignorant about it, too.

>

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August 3, 2008

If you are looking for a good source of sprouting seeds, mostly organic, try

Mountain Rose

Herbs (http://www.mountainroseherbs.com).

They have an especially good price on those expensive Broccoli sprouting seeds,

and on

others as well.

Peace Out,

August 3, 2008

I was at a Whole Foods a month ago and they had broccoli seeds for

sprouting and I think I saw alfalfa seeds too. Have you checked into

local food co-op in your area. I can get seeds from a couple different

suppliers thru the co-op. If you aren't sure what a co-op is, it's

like a building-less grocery store that's only open once or twice a

month You put in your order via internet/mail/phone to you local

coordinator and a week or two later all the people making purchases

meet at a designated spot, help unload the truck and divvy up the

orders. It's natural and/or organic foods for much cheaper than brick

and mortar grocery stores and a much, much larger variety.>

>

> Here in Milwaukee, WI, the only sprouting seeds they have at Whole

Foods are

> alfalfa seeds.

>

> It was crazy a few months ago when I wanted to start sprouting

again. I

> wanted to buy some broccoli seeds, but the nearest health food store

had stopped

> carrying them (saying they were too expensive). I couldn't order

them online

> then because the quantities and cost were too much and I was really

low on

> money. I went to a bunch of health food stores in my area and none

of them had

> any sprouting seeds.

>

> I went across town to one health food store where I used to shop in

the early

> '80s (when it was all bulk foods, vegetables, supplements, tofu,

etc). They

> said they don't carry any sprouting seeds because there isn't any

demand for

> them. They do carry a bunch of imported processed foods and gifts

and candy

> and little toys and other nonsense, though.

>

> Then I went to Whole Foods and I looked all over the store,

including the

> bulk foods area and the bulk spices and herbs area. No sprouting

seeds. I

> finally asked someone, who had no idea what I even was talking about

( " seeds for

> sprouting? " she said quizzically, as if she had never heard of the

concept) and

> had to ask another person. I was brought over to the packaged seeds

(for

> gardening) section and there were a couple of small packages of

alfalfa seeds -

> that's it. All of the young people working there acted like they

had never

> heard of growing sprouts. I guess a lot of people just buy sprouts

in the stores

> now and don't grow their own.

>

> I know my area is a bit backward in terms of health (being the land

of dairy

> and diehard meat eaters), but I still was surprised that sprouting

had fallen

> off so much from years ago when I used to do it. Also surprising

was Whole

> Foods employees being so ignorant about it, too.

>

> **************

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August 3, 2008

When you go to the health food store you have to be prepared to think

outside the box. Know what you are looking for and think of

alternative places to find it. So they don't have a sprouting

department, that's a good thing. A sprouting department that has

little turnover is a source for unsproutable (old) seeds. What do

they have? My local health food store has a bulk herb and tea

department that does a booming business. I get my fresh, organic,

locally grown fenugreek seeds that sprout close to 100 %. The next

time I go in there I'm going to check out the dill and fennel seeds.

I go to the grains and beans department to get unhulled raw

buckwheat groats to sprout for my breakfast cereal. And green lentils

and other sproutable grains and beans.

August 23, 2008

Thanks for all of the info, ew!

In a message dated 8/2/2008 8:55:13 AM Central Daylight Time,

99tomatoes@... writes:

>

> Hi , unfortunately young people are ignorant about a lot of

> things. Last week my wife and I canned tomatoes. A 16 year old

> neighborhood boy that helps me on weekends, saw the jars and picked one

> up and asked why I put tomatoes in jars. After explaining it to him, I

> discovered in our discussion that his mother does not cook. It is no

> wonder that our young people are out of shape.

> There is no Whole Foods market near me that I can get to easily, so I

> rarely shop there, but my daughter lives near one and buys sprouting

> seeds. I know the selection is limited. Maybe you should ask the manager

> to check his ordering catalog. Maybe all stores do not get to order the

> same things.

> The drawbacks to ordering on line is how much you have to buy and

> shipping. When I lecture on sprouting, I suggest to people that they

> order together and split the cost. If you belong to a gardening club, you

> might ask others if they are interested.

> Google (or your favorite search engine) 'seeds for sprouting', and you'll

> get a lot of different sites. Compare prices and see if there is one you

> can live with.The company the distributes the FreshLife machine also

> sells seeds in quantities smaller that a pound, however, the price per

> pound is more that what SproutPeople charges. But in the beginning, the

> amount of money you put out is less.You can call for a catalog

> 888-254-7336. If Mia answers, say 'Hi' for me. Their web site is:

> www.tribestlife.com

> I think that sprouting is becoming more popular. The health food stores

> dropped the ball when they started selling combination plans, where you

> buy into a program and then buy the program's supplements.

> Good luck in you're search for seeds and keep sprouting somehow.

> ew

>

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August 23, 2008

Hey, you're certainly welcome. I usually get paid to give out this

information, but I'm happy to pass it along just to get people interested

in sprouting and eating healthy.

ew

Re: new to sprouting / sprouting in a

decline?

Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:43:12 EDT

Thanks for all of the info, ew!

In a message dated 8/2/2008 8:55:13 AM Central Daylight Time,

99tomatoes@... writes:

>

> Hi , unfortunately young people are ignorant about a lot

of

> things. Last week my wife and I canned tomatoes. A 16 year old

> neighborhood boy that helps me on weekends, saw the jars and picked

one

> up and asked why I put tomatoes in jars. After explaining it to

him, I

> discovered in our discussion that his mother does not cook. It is

no

> wonder that our young people are out of shape.

> There is no Whole Foods market near me that I can get to easily, so

I

> rarely shop there, but my daughter lives near one and buys

sprouting

> seeds. I know the selection is limited. Maybe you should ask the

manager

> to check his ordering catalog. Maybe all stores do not get to order

the

> same things.

> The drawbacks to ordering on line is how much you have to buy and

> shipping. When I lecture on sprouting, I suggest to people that

they

> order together and split the cost. If you belong to a gardening

club, you

> might ask others if they are interested.

> Google (or your favorite search engine) 'seeds for sprouting', and

you'll

> get a lot of different sites. Compare prices and see if there is

one you

> can live with.The company the distributes the FreshLife machine

also

> sells seeds in quantities smaller that a pound, however, the price

per

> pound is more that what SproutPeople charges. But in the beginning,

the

> amount of money you put out is less.You can call for a catalog

> 888-254-7336. If Mia answers, say 'Hi' for me. Their web site is:

> www.tribestlife.com

> I think that sprouting is becoming more popular. The health food

stores

> dropped the ball when they started selling combination plans, where

you

> buy into a program and then buy the program's supplements.

> Good luck in you're search for seeds and keep sprouting somehow.

> ew

>

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August 24, 2008

In a message dated 8/3/2008 12:04:10 PM Central Daylight Time,

chazzbird@... writes:

>

> If you are looking for a good source of sprouting seeds, mostly organic, try

> Mountain Rose

> Herbs (http://www.mountainroseherbs.com).

> They have an especially good price on those expensive Broccoli sprouting

> seeds, and on

> others as well.

> Peace Out,

>

Yes, I think that's where I ended up getting some recently (because I

couldn't afford a pound of them at SproutPeople.com).

Thank you.

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August 24, 2008

In a message dated 8/3/2008 1:39:02 PM Central Daylight Time,

girl921@... writes:

> I was at a Whole Foods a month ago and they had broccoli seeds for

> sprouting and I think I saw alfalfa seeds too. Have you checked into

> local food co-op in your area. I can get seeds from a couple different

> suppliers thru the co-op. If you aren't sure what a co-op is, it's

> like a building-less grocery store that's only open once or twice a

> month You put in your order via internet/mail/phone to you local

> coordinator and a week or two later all the people making purchases

> meet at a designated spot, help unload the truck and divvy up the

> orders. It's natural and/or organic foods for much cheaper than brick

> and mortar grocery stores and a much, much larger variety.>

>

The co-op here is the place that initially disappointed me because they

stopped carrying the seeds. Well, it was a co-op years ago, and it still is

(I'm a

member), but now they have a few stores. They said they stopped carrying the

seeds because people were having problems (they weren't germinating) and the

other ones they looked into were too expensive for them to carry. I'm just

going to write to them and tell them they need to carry the seeds no matter what

the cost. Maybe I'd be the only one buying them, but I do go through a lot

of them.

The co-op also told me the sprouting jar with the three (different colors)

plastic lids had been discontinued by the company. That was just when I started

sprouting again, and I really wanted more of those lids, so I was

disappointed.