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What beans are you snacking on?
We bought some frozen falafel bits from Trader Joe’s as an easy snack for our toddlers. I took some of them to work and while I was munching on them I was reminded I’m eating beans, Fabaceae family. A lot of bean discourse is around home cooking, often requiring long soaking. These dishes don’t need…
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THANK YOU! BEAN YEAR 1 CLOSED
What a way to ring out the old year and ring in a new one! Bean Year 1 is closed. This has been amazing. Thank you all so much. I more than ran out of beans. All orders in the last few days blew way past what I had planned and I am waiting for…
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Bean Dish Roll Call – Thanksgiving edition
What bean dishes are you making for Thanksgiving? Lenin in Imperialism The Highest Stage of Capitalism hammers home the point that colonies are firstly economic. The hand in glove development of Capitalism with racialized aspects is a thread that runs through our relationships with our foods and traditions. I was struck by this when I…
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A Schedule of Beans
Firstly, a huge thanks to everyone who has signed up for this project. I am humbled by the response so far. People have also asked: what are we in for? What does a Bean Year look like. 6 shipments every other month starting in January. At some point I’ll close sales for say Jan-Feb and…
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Say Yes To Beans!
Restrictive New Year’s resolutions never sat well with me. A few years ago a friend told me they do permissive resolutions, saying “yes” to new experiences instead of “no”. With my interest in plants I decided to use this idea as a way to explore a plant family: Fabaceae. The rule was simple: when offered…