Beans are Fran Arbogast-Carlson's bag. And more often than not, she's packing. A grower who operates a centennial farm in Montcalm County, she has traveled to Spain, France, Italy, Kenya, South Africa ...

Most of us who garden don’t have the space to grow grain crops such as wheat or barley, but we have space to grow legumes such as beans and peas. Legumes are second in importance only to grains in the ...

Bring up beans at a garden gathering, and you might as well settle in, because discussion on which pod is priceless is a long-winded one. When it comes to legumes, people are fervent about favas, love ...

Because beans like warm, sunny weather you still have plenty of time to hunt around and find some interesting new varieties. All beans like warm weather and full sun. Bush beans are shorter and better ...

Glover – In his barn one recent morning among hay bales and an energetic golden retriever, Seth Johnson demonstrated how two different machines sort and clean Morningstar Meadows’ dry beans. Yet a ...

Description: One of the oldest American bean varieties, the red cranberry bean is not related to the tart red cranberry; instead it’s named for the beautiful cranberry-colored markings found on the ...

This time of year, many home cooks are thinking about hearty, warm dishes, made from comforting ingredients. Soups and stews, so far from my mind only a few weeks ago, now seem very appealing -- ...