Growing Resources
Cultivation Instructions and Information Sheets from the Global Bean Project
How to make protective structures for keeping bean seedlings warm in spring: https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/lessons/covers-for-speeding-growth-and-pest-protection
How to make a bean teepee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dSRKkn9W1U
How to make an A frame for beans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpY_mUZTLJU
Seed Saving Guide: https://shop.seedsavers.org/site/pdf/Seed%20Saving%20Guide_2017.pdf
Landrace gardening free course: https://goingtoseed.org/products/1406309
Real seeds seed saving information: https://www.realseeds.co.uk/seedsavinginfo.html
Charles Dowding on YouTube (general growing in a northern climate): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB1J6siDdmhwah7q0O2WJBg
General Information
Pulses: nutritious seeds for a sustainable future from the Food and Agriculture Organisation
Five things to know about pulses from the Sustainable Food Trust
Bean Campaigns
Beans is How – including toolkits for schools and kitchen staff, and a theory of change on how we get more people eating beans in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Anything is Pulse-able from Eating Better includes environmental and health information about pulses as well as tasty recipes
BeanMeals: Systemic innovation from fork-to-farm from the Environmental Change Institute. Research on UK grown bean varieties and using these in home-cooking and institutional catering.
Recipes
Global Gardens Festival of Peas (and Pulses) Zine from the Global Gardens Project