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    BEANS MEANS GREENS

    Aug 08, 2018 4 minutes
    Words Jennifer Stackhouse

    Broad bean label

    Common name: Broad bean, fava bean

    Botanic name: Vicia faba

    Family: Fabaceae (bean family)

    Aspect & soil: Sun; well-drained soil, shelter from wind

    Best climate: Cool, temperate

    Habit: Annual climber or bush

    Propagation: Seed, seedling

    Difficulty: Easy

    When you eat broad beans you are consuming some of the oldest vegies known to cultivation. These wide, flat beans, native to the Mediterranean region, have a long history as a cultivated vegie. Remains found in excavations in northern Israel have been dated to 6800–6500 BCE and they are also known from ancient sites in Egypt.

    There are two ways to eat broad beans. They can be boiled or steamed

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