Introduction

    Several years ago I observed that seeds didn't begin sprouting until they had absorbed enough moisture to finish the job, i.e., to form root, stem and the rudimentary leaves that would enable the new plant to make its own food by photosynthesis.

    That discovery was the starting point for my explorations into the concept of "NO RINSE SPROUTING!"  Like most people my earlier perceptions had been shaped by books and articles I'd read on the subject of sprouting.  There can be little doubt that this knowledge created a mindset that was difficult to overcome, especially considering the origins of the unique container that ultimately forced me to rethink my earlier ideas.

    The EASY-SPROUTtm system came to me in a dream in 1979.  Although I knew precisely how it had to be built, I had no awareness of its technological capabilities for a NO RINSE approach to sprouting.  Thus when the new Sprouters became available in 1981, I grew sprouts the same way I did in jars, and of course, recommended that method on my packaging and on all my literature.

    While traveling in the hot Southwest in the summer of 1983, it became apparent that our understanding of the practice of home sprouting was in need of reexamination.  And while the series of discoveries about everything from the effect of temperature on germination timetables to the effect of a NO RINSE approach on the quality of overall results prompted me to rewrite my literature, I was still years away from realizing the true significance of this new breakthrough in home sprouting.

    In December of 1990, seven years after first reporting the discovery of this new approach to growing sprouts in a revised SPROUTING GUIDE, I began to discover the expansive benefits of "NO RINSE SPROUTING!"  Here was a key to adapting seed foods and sprouting to busy, modern lifestyles.  My early efforts at converting sprouts into high-vitality baby food led to the discovery of a fast simple way to sprout, preserve and process a diverse variety of live, germinated seeds, beans, grains & nuts.  This has added a whole new dimension to our use of food.  We have become our own food company.