Sprouting grains and seeds is easy and fun. The health benefits are well worth the extra work. You can sprout wheat berries, barley, buckwheat, alfalfa, sesame seeds, and flax seeds, to name a few.

Every week at the farmers market I walked by the sprout vendors’ tables. Their sprouts looked like collections of multicolored beads all sorted neatly into a patchwork of square boxes--pale orange ...

Every week at the farmers market I walked by the sprout vendors’ tables. Their sprouts looked like collections of multicolored beads all sorted neatly into a patchwork of square boxes--pale orange ...

This big, chewy grain has a pleasant wheat flavor and makes a versatile base for salads, stews and pilafs. Wheat berries come in hard and soft varieties, with hard wheat berries containing more ...

Rice, oats, and quinoa are great and all, but variety is key when it comes to eating healthy. That’s where wheat berries come in. They’re similar to farro (both are varieties of wheat), with a nutty, ...