The way the world runs is a miracle. 3 simple ingredients: dirt, sun, and water create a plant, a plant with food for us to eat! But it doesn't stop there. The world was made to regrow food as well.

With some simple care and instructions, you can literally use the leftover of the onion you just chopped up for your stroganoff, and regrow it to make even more stroganoff. Or take that old potato that's too scary to eat and use it to regrow edible potatoes.

New food from old food. An amazing concept. Before giving these each a try, do a little research to make sure the food will grow well in your climate. Sadly, that still has to play a factor.

As a side note, the picture above shows a carrot. You can only regrow the carrot leaves from what I read. I thought I should just let you know.

---

17 foods that you can regrow:

1. Celery: Very moist and Sunny
   Take the white root and place in shallow water. Do not immerse the top in the water. Place in a sunny area or window. After about a week, transfer the plant to soil. Keep the leaves that have sprouted above the dirt. It will sprout a head that will ultimately lead you to new food. If you would prefer not to have to transfer anything, start with the white root in the soil, but make sure it stays extremely moist.
2. Bok Choi: same as celery
3. Romaine lettuce: same as celery
4. Cabbage: same as celery
5. Leeks:Sunny and very wet
   Place the white root end in a jar of water and keep in a sunny window. As the leafy part grows, cut it off to use. Replace the water in the jar once a week and watch this miracle food continue to grow.
6. Scallions: same as leeks
7. Spring onions: same as leeks
8. Fennel: same as leeks
9. Ginger: filtered Sun, warm, moist
   Place the knobby part with buds up in good soil. Pull up the whole plant when ready to harvest. Ginger can be used as a house plant, Food and beauty at the same time!
10. Lemongrass: Sunny
    Place the root end in a jar of water. After a week, growth appears. Transplant to a pot and keep outdoors. Then the best part? Harvest when it's ready.
11. Potato: At least 6 hours of sun a day
    Choose one with lots of eyes, then cut it and let it dry out so the potato doesn't rot. Place the potato piece in soil that is rich with compost 8 inches deep. Make sure the it is placed so that the eyes face up. Fill in the hole 4 inches, so that there is 4 inch of empty space. As the plant gets bigger, add more soil.
12. Garlic: Warm and Sunny
    I believe the sunny part. I've driven through Gilroy, California before. The whole city smells like garlic (I loved it). That's the climate it needed to grow. Back to the "how", to regrow garlic you don't need the whole bulb. Just grab1 clove. Place the root end down. As it grows, cut the shoots so the plant can focus on growing a yummy bulb. Repeat.
13. Onion: Sunny and Moist
    You only need 1/2 inch of onion above the root to regrow. Place root end down in good soil.
14. Sweet potato: Moist and Sunny
    Re-grow them similar to a potato. However, you'll need to choose an organic sweet potato because they need to sprout from the eyes. Ones that aren't organic are sometimes sprayed so they won't do that. When the plant has grown 4 inches, replant. After 4 months, enjoy your sweet potato.

**The last three are a little more intense and harder to regrow. However, if you're interested in tackling them, there's a lot about it on the internet. Feel free to give growing these a try if you're a braver soul than me!**

15. Avocado
16. Mushroom
17. Pineapple