Want to incorporate healthier foods into your diet but don’t have the budget to be splurging on expensive organic eats? That’s OK. We feel you. Instead of buying expensive food, we suggest growing ...

In this, the summer of self-sufficiency, when everyone with a patch of dirt or an hour of sunlight is trying to grow enough vegetables to fill the larder and cut the food bill, the new frontier is ...

Crunchy and cooling, sprouts are an all-star ingredient in everything from banchan and bánh xèo to California veggie sandwiches. They’re also surprisingly easy to grow at home. While the idea of ...

On cold, gray rainy days like we have been having the past couple of weeks, I yearn for my favorite warm salad made with fresh bean sprouts, fresh sauteed mushroom, fresh grated Parmesan cheese and my ...

If the only exercise your green thumb is getting is turning the pages of seed catalogs, it’s time to nurture some seeds into something edible rather than just look at pretty pictures. Yes, the ...

Growing sprouts is easy and simple. Sprouts are sold at health food stores and grocery stores. The health benefits of sprouts include vitamins and minerals, protein and iron. Studies show that sprouts ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...