The Global Bean Project is a network of individuals and organisations who promote the cultivation of legumes and their use in our kitchens. Our goal is to increase public awareness of both the environmental and health benefits of legumes.
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Monthly sessions about everything legume-related.
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Show Gardens
Short videos about legume cultivation from all around the world!
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Behind the Seeds
Discover the stories of bean lovers from around the world that the Global Bean team met at Terra Madre, Slow Food’s international convention in Turin.
Articles
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Meet the Global Bean Partners: Linsenlena
Please introduce yourself and tell us about how your work relates to legumes. How did you first fall in love with legumes? My name is Lena, I’m from Switzerland, and although I come from a completely different field (law!), I started giving baking and cooking classes for legumes a few years ago because I am
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Ful Salad
When I’m walking through the supermarket and see a jar of fava beans, it reminds me of my old roommate. His father is from Turkey, and when my roommate visited him on vacation, he would come back with both baklava and also new recipes. One of them was this simple and delicious ful salad! Even
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Meet the Global Bean Partners: Lucas Mourão
What is your name? Can you briefly explain what your organisation does and your role? My name is Lucas Mourão and I’m the coordinator of Slow Food’s local community in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. We are involved in the promotion of local socio-biodiversity, especially of Cerrado* fruits, through events and educational workshops. *The Cerrado is a
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Publications
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Information Sheet
Cultivating Legumes on Balconies
Increased urbanisation has left less space for growing our vegetables on farms unlike in our rural areas. So space is one of the biggest constraints for farming. But to eat a healthy diet you need to grow your food in your locality!
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Cultivation Instruction
Phaseolus Bean
The wild parents of the common bean (P. vulgaris) grow in an area that stretches from northern Mexico to Argentina, in two broad regions: Mesoamerica in the north and the Andes in the south. Wild beans in the two regions are genetically distinct.
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