Growing Sprouts

Looking for an easy way to get a little more in the way of local greens into your diet? Try growing sprouts on your kitchen counter. All you need is a mason jar and a perforated lid. You can buy seeds for sprouts, of several varieties, at Green Fields Market or through any number of seed catalogs. You don't need (or want) direct sunlight, so they're great for winter. And you don't need dirt, so they're great for indoors. Even better, they don't have to grow very much, so you can go from seed to plate in just a few days.