date-created: '2009-09-20'
date-updated: '2026-01-09'
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title: 'How to grow alfalfa sprouts'
description: "Alfalfa sprouts are those little wiggly green things you get on fancy sandwiches and salads. They're chock-full of nutrients and kinda fun to eat - but they're expensive. So sprout your own at home. It's easy and cheap too, and your friends will be so impressed. Here's how it's done."
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    - alfalfa
    - sprouts
    - vegetables
    - gardening
    - 'alfalfa seeds'
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    name: 'Jessica Reeder'
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    name: 'Jessica Reeder'
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