Oh, winter. One of the reasons I like vegetable gardening is for the food. It isn't just that it's homegrown, or inexpensive, or that I can choose what to have and how much -- it's the genuine freshness of the stuff. It's living food. Nothing in a grocery store tastes as good as it does when it's freshly picked and full of life.
I really miss this during the cold season, so to keep up my spirits, I sprout and grow microgreens. Okay -- maybe some of you made an icky face because you remember eating alfalfa sprout sandwiches at hippy vegetarian coffeehouses back in the day -- but sprouts can be good. In fact, my kids eat them like popcorn. Voluntarily.
Some of my microgreen habits are a little weirder, but you can grow just about any green you like in a tray if you have a source of light. They are really delicious when they're just a few inches tall...
