Thanks to the wonderful RQ Magazine, I heard about a local craft sale in Kitchener. Little City Farm hosted ‘A little birdy told me craft sale’ full of one-of-a-kind, functional and handmade goodies. I headed over there this afternoon and picked something up – inspired by our new office window.
Sarah’s Kitchen Gardens was one of the vendors at the show. What caught my eye was her idea for an indoor sprout garden. I had to pick it up & put it together right away. It goes a little something like this:
Contact Sarah for one of THESE beauties
Take everything out, marvel at the cute handmade stamps
Cut the 'earth bag' about 4 inches from the bottom
Fold the edges of the bag down to make a nifty little tray
Fill the tray with Sarah's provided bags of soil and organic composted cattle manure
Choose from one of three seed batches (we chose broccoli) and spread it evenly on top of the soil
Sprinkle water on top and then cover with a bit of the remaining 'earth bag'
Not to forget the special gift with purchase!
You’ll have to check back for the rest of the process… but if you’re interested in hearing things from a pro, Sarah’s blog post on the process can be found here. In the mean time, I’m excited to have a sprout-a-licious salad.
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UPDATE!!!!
This is 5 days worth of growth.. I’m not kidding you, it’s beautiful & tasty. I’ve been nibbling on the sprouts already, yum
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Wow, you put that together right away!! Thanks for the post, and I hope you enjoy your sprouts!
Mmmmm I’m going to have to get one of those trays – we love broccoli sprouts!