Question: I would like to try growing fava beans but don’t know much about them. I’ve only grown scarlet runner beans in the past. Can you offer some tips? Answer: Sure! Fava beans can be a wonderful ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

There are so many fantastic fall garden staples that shine just as brightly on the plate as in the garden. Broccoli, snap peas, kale and all the leafy greens. I love them all, but I always encourage ...

Fava beans are a cool-season, fast-growing annual and the only cold-hardy bean. As fava beans are cold hardy, seed can be sown in the garden now; fava beans can also be a fall-planted crop that will ...

Fava beans, also called broad beans, have been grown by humans for around 10,000 years in Israel. They are widely used in Egyptian, Iranian, North African, and Middle Eastern cuisines. But I was ...

The only place I could find fresh fava beans earlier this month was on a small, potted plant at the St. Joseph Day altar at St. Cletus Church in Gretna. I tried, folks. I checked in at farmers markets ...

Beans are a pantry staple, serving as a wallet-friendly solution to boosting your meals with plant-based protein and nutrients. Among the bean family, fava beans have been celebrated as one of the ...

Crops like chickpeas, fava beans, lentils and quinoa could help make Europe's food systems more environmentally friendly and sustainable. On Marianne Mulhall's organic dairy farm in southeast Ireland, ...