here are more than 30,000 varieties of beans in the world, but only a handful are cultivated using commercial farming techniques on an industrial scale. In the past 200 years, bean breeders identified certain varieties of the common bean ( that were easier to grow, transport, process, and sell than others. Black beans, pinto beans, navy beans, and even green beans are part of this “commodity bean” monoculture that
All About Heirloom Beans
Feb 08, 2022
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