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This is an attempt to document my efforts to grow and eat locally around Melbourne, Derbyshire. My family own a nine acre smallholding on which we grow fruit and vegetables and keep bees, and chickens, but that won't feed us alone, so the idea is to get to know our local produce and to see how easy/hard it is to follow a diet that is local to within 30 miles. The fun part is also trying some new (easy) recipes that use home-grown and local produce. Feel free to comment, send in recipes, and share your experiences of buying and eating locally.

Wednesday 23 May 2012

A great way to grow beansprouts

The patent beansprouters you can buy don't seem to grow long straight sprouts but this method, shown to me by my friend Robin, is the best. It's really cheap too, consisting of plant pots, plant pot stands and a bit of gauze ( or kitchen roll) in the bottom of each pot. You need to soak the beans first- these are mung beans bought from Swarkestone Nurseries. You then put them on damp tissue or gauze in the pots, and wash each day. Just keep it indoors next to the sink, The chink of light coming from the lids makes the sprouts grow straight. The photo shows how to do it, with the addition of an extra lid on top.
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