Can legumes save the world?
Visit our Global Bean knowledge hub: www.globalbean.eu and discover our European network promoting the use and cultivation of legumes!
More than 50 partners across Europe, as well as in Kenya, India and the US, share and showcase inspiring experiences and practical knowledge about legume cultivation and consumption: public gardens and seed exchanges, monthly meetings and lectures, information sheets and promotional media.
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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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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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Monthly meetings
Monthly sessions about everything legume-related, Intercropping, legume mixtures, seed exchanges and more.
Showgardens
Short videos about legume cultivation from all around the world!
Behind the Seeds
Short videos about legumes.
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