I would like to welcome our Christmas Gift Guide 2019 Sponsor Back To The Roots who sent me the Organic Mushroom Grow Kit and ORGANIC PINK MUSHROOM GROW KIT for a spot in this years Guide.
Back to the Roots, the organic food and indoor gardening company, is reconnecting kids and families back to the food they eat. Through indoor gardening and windowsill grow kits, kids across the US now know that herbs and veggies don’t come from the grocery store… they come from the EARTH!
Back to the Roots is changing classrooms across the US with its indoor gardening kits and STEM curriculum and will soon hit its goal to grow 1 MILLION indoor gardens in kitchens and classrooms in the country this year! Top sellers include:
ORGANIC MUSHROOM GROW KIT GROW YOUR OWN DELICIOUS, Garden IN JUST 10 DAYS, I wish I had known about Back To The Roots when we were Homeschooling full time. We could have used Back To The Roots during our Gardening Lessons.
OVERVIEW
The Back to the Roots Mushroom Kit is the easiest way to grow your own organic & gourmet mushrooms at home! Just open, spray daily with the included mister, and in 10 days you’ll be harvesting your own mushrooms right out of the box! The perfect green gift for foodie, garden-loving and eco-conscious friends & family.
ORGANIC PINK MUSHROOM GROW KIT
Ayesha Curry’s Kitchen Herb Garden THAT GROWS FRESH, ORGANIC BASIL AND MINT YEAR-ROUND.
OVERVIEW
A kitchen herb garden that grows fresh, organic basil and mint year-round. The Kitchen Herb Garden by Ayesha Curry Mason Jar set comes with Organic Basil, Mint, and a recipe booklet of Ayesha’s favorites! It’s the perfect, unique gift, comes with everything you need, and is 100% Guaranteed to Grow.
Intoxicating aromas, beautiful colors, and endless household uses…the Back to the Roots Lavender Windowsill Planter is the easiest way to grow your organic lavender indoors and at home. 🌱
· Cherry Tomates GROW ON YOUR WINDOWSILL RIGHT OUT OF THIS STYLISH MASON JAR.
OVERVIEW
The Back to the Roots Tomato Windowsill Planter is the easiest way to grow your organic tomatoes indoors and at home. The biochar technology in the soil lets you grow right out of the planter, on your windowsill or tabletop, with no draining needed. Makes a perfect holiday gift for your foodie friends to grow fresh, organic tomatoes year-round!
Back to the Roots comes with FREE downloadable curriculum for kids to learn about the science behind mushrooms. By using Back to the Roots we could have done two classes with one kit.
OUR STORY
It started with a random fact heard in a college class: mushrooms could be grown on spent coffee grounds. Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora’s mutual curiosity about urban farming brought them together and after successfully growing their own crop of mushrooms, they gave up their corporate job offers to become full-time urban mushroom farmers in Oakland, CA.
OUR MISSION
We’re on a mission to reconnect every family & kid back to where food comes from by helping them experience the magic of growing it themselves – no green thumb or backyard needed. We hope you enjoy our indoor gardening kits and join us on our journey to turn every windowsill into an organic garden.
NO-KNEAD SPINACH, MUSHROOM, AND BASIL PIZZA
Only a few things can quite compare to the magic of homemade pizza. While the act of making your own pizza crust might seem a bit intimidating, this no-knead dough is full-proof and takes barely any effort – the dough just needs time to rise and to develop the gluten. We’re topping our pizza with tasty mushrooms, sweet baby spinach, fragrant basil, and gooey mozzarella cheese.
No-Knead Spinach, Mushroom, and Basil Pizza:
Prep time: 8-12 hours
Cook time: 15 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
– 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the dough
– ¼ teaspoon dry active yeast
– 1 ½ teaspoons salt
– 1 ½ cups water
– 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for greasing the pan
– 4 garlic cloves, minced
– 4 cups mushrooms of choice, thinly sliced (we like oyster or shitake, but any will do)
– 4 cups baby spinach
– 4 cups mozzarella cheese, freshly grated
– 2 oz. parmesan cheese, freshly grated
– 1 bunch fresh basil
Directions:
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, yeast, and salt. Pour over the water and using a wooden spoon, mix thoroughly.
- Tightly wrap the bowl with plastic wrap and place a kitchen towel on top of the plastic wrap. Place the bowl in a warm spot and let the dough rise until doubled in size, at least 8 hours or up to 12 hours.
- Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F and lightly grease a baking dish with a bit of olive oil.
- Flour your working surface and scrape out the dough. Divide the dough into 4 equal parts to make 4 individual pizza bases.
- Flour your hands and gently work and stretch each pizza ball dough into a pizza base. It doesn’t have to be precise or a perfect circle – it will still taste amazing. Transfer the pizza crust onto the prepared baking sheet.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil with the minced garlic and brush each pizza crust with a tablespoon of the garlic olive oil.
- Top with ¼ of the mushrooms and spinach, followed by a ¼ of the mozzarella. Finally, sprinkle a ¼ of the parmesan on top.
- Transfer the pizza into the oven and bake until the crust is golden-brown on the bottom and around the edges and the cheese is all melty and gooey, around 10-15 minutes. Remove the pizza from the oven and immediately top with fresh basil leaves. Slice and enjoy!
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Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
