The Exchange, on Seed Savers’ website, pairs the people who save heirlooms with those who want them, all for the price of postage. By Margaret Roach I’m several hundred heirloom bean varieties deep in ...

This is an old cutshort variety with two divergent histories. On the one hand‚ it was preserved among the Amish farmers of southeastern Pennsylvania under the name Gnuddelbuhn, which translates as a ...

Answer: Beans can be grown in average soil anywhere in Southern California, and now is a good time to plant most varieties. Of all garden vegetables, the lowly bean--which is grown worldwide--may ...

Question: I have some purple pole beans that I grew this summer. I got the seed from a friend. She says they are called Kew Blue. Can I save these bean seeds from my crop for next year? If this fails, ...

Detail of the flower of the Agua Dulce Broad Bean. Heirloom Vegetable Gardening by William Woys Weaver is the culmination of some thirty years of first-hand knowledge of growing, tasting and cooking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cans of kidney beans are opened and stacked, ready to be emptied into a large vat, to make chili for the midshipmen's evening meal ...

Question: I am confused about differences in fava bean varieties. What is the difference between fava beans grown for a cover crop and fava beans/broadbeans grown for culinary purposes? Can I grow the ...