Grow Your Groceries: How to Sprout Food From Kitchen Scraps

Instead of becoming food waste, leftover produce can turn into an ongoing harvest.

Many supermarket vegetables retain life even after use, and with patience, can produce food again. Engin Akyurt/Pexels

Most gardeners know that kitchen waste makes a great addition to a compost pile, vermicompost, or the garden. The nutrients break down and enhance the soil.

But how many gardeners realize that supermarket produce—better yet, organic green market produce—still has plenty of life left in it after removing the “usable” parts? With proper propagation, they can produce over and over.