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    Green beans

    Dec 12, 2018 3 minutes
    Words DR KAREN BRIDGMAN

    Green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) are native to the Americas and were possibly first domesticated in the Mesoamerican region (Mexico, Guatamala etc), then travelled south along with squash and maize, making up the “three sisters” central to indigenous American Indian culture. With their high lysine component, green beans eaten with corn provided a more effective source of protein in the diet of indigenous people. Today, beans are grown in every continent except Antarctica.

    What we call green beans today are,

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