Category Archives: Microgreens

Living Ingredients

Posted on October 22, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

Although I have grown herbs indoors for each of the last 5 winters, my indoor garden has always been in a designated growing area and not particularly convenient to the kitchen.  So in a kitchen that is already small on … Continue reading →

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Winter Growing

Posted on November 27, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

This winter there will be a lot of focus on my indoor gardens mostly because my outdoor winter garden is a bit of a bust this year.  The collards and spinach I planted were just beginning to grow when an … Continue reading →

Posted in Arugula, Basil, Cilantro, Container Gardening, Herbs, Indoor growing, Microgreens, Mustard, Organic, Red Cabbage, Technology, Thrift, Urban Farming | Leave a comment

A Tisket, A Tasket

Posted on May 19, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

A tisket, a tasket, sandwich greens in my basket! Tonight’s dinner shopping spree in the garden was for accouterments for egg salad sandwiches.  Clockwise starting at the bottom is some spinach that is on the verge of bolting in this … Continue reading →

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One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Haute Cuisine

Posted on May 10, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

In the past couple of years microgreens have become a buzzword on restaurant menus and news articles talking about their nutritional content compared to the mature varieties of the same plant.  Some early studies show that there may be reason … Continue reading →

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