In September, I contacted Cedar Circle Farm to see if I could buy some of their sunflower seeds. I knew they had grown them specifically for sunflower oil, but I was surprised at how small they were; I had big, black and white striped seeds in my mind not these tiny black seeds! Cedar Circle folks gave me permission to harvest dried flower heads from the field (gratis) and asked me to report back on my experiment.

It was obvious that just sprouting them in water was not going to work. . . so, I soaked them for about 24 hours, spread them out on top of organic soil in a pot, pressed them down with a plate, and left them covered until they started to sprout. I sprayed them 2 or three times each day . . . and then snipped them with scissors and used them as greens on my sandwiches. They are delicious! I now have a window box and several pots in various stages of sprouting. They are sitting in a south-facing window (with a big pot of cilantro, one of chives and one of mint). Winter greens!