Blog Archives - 2000m²

11. mai 2023

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Bean story: Peas are in peace, take a piece

Peter woke up one morning, the sun was shining and from the window he saw the garden starting to green and laughing. March is still fresh. His dream moved 8 miles high, a rip of a rocking electric guitar was still in his ears, the psyche …

21. mars 2023

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Global Bean Seed Festival 2023

Save the date: 22.04.2022

This year, we make our Global Bean seed festival very special: several partners in the network will celebrate and exchange legumes on the same afternoon in different places in Europe. We warmly invite you to join the festivities online and visit our seed festival happening in Greece, Albany, Germany, Ethiopia, France, Austria, Spain…

21. février 2023

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Growing exotic legume species

Discover how to grow unknown legume species The Fabaceae family is immense. Beans have been one of the most widely used crops for millennia, but not only beans have been used in the human diet as a source of plant protein in food. There are hundreds, …

21. décembre 2022

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Bean King/Queen Day Baking Event

Celebrate together one of the oldest beans customs & learn how to bake with pulses! Let’s start 2023 with GOOD LUCK! The ancient custom of the Bean King/Queen Day ends not only the dark Rough Nights, but is a beautiful feast among friends to begin the …

10. novembre 2022

by Global Bean

Local legume initiatives in Europe

It ain’t easy to explain the meaning of Hodmedod – for sure its the name of a British success story how to directly market pulses and thus increase, at least locally the deplorably low consumption of pulses in Europe. Such networks are popping up all over …

13. octobre 2022

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Jugendrat für die Ernährungswende

Seit September sitzt nun der Weltacker-Jugendrat, bestehend aus elf engagierten Jugendlichen zusammen, diskutiert, tauscht sich aus und wird gemeinsam aktiv. Zwei Wochenenden haben wir bereits miteinander verbracht. Eine Gruppe aus Jugendlichen 16 bis 21 Jahre alt, welche sich für ein besseres Ernährungssystem in Berlin stark machen. …

2. septembre 2022

by Global Bean

Yearly Global Bean Cooking Event

Join us on September 24 from 12.30 -2.30 p.m. (CET) for the Global Bean x Terra Madre Online Cooking Session. GIVE PEAS A CHANCE!

2. septembre 2022

by Global Bean

September event: Produce your own Seeds!

Where can I find seeds of heirloom varieties? How can I preserve my own seeds? How do associations and producers work to preserve legume diversity? Join us on Thursday 15th September and…

31. août 2022

by Global Bean

Check out the Global Bean knowledge hub!

globalbean.eu Why is the cultivation and consumption of local beans and other legumes so important to mitigate climate change and improve biodiversity in fields and gardens and in our soil? How do they affect our health and contribute to fair food? How can we get more …

31. août 2022

by Global Bean

Beans at the open-house day of the Ministry for Environment

“Can legumes save the world?” A question we invited visitors to think of at the Global Bean booth for the open-house day of the German Federal Ministry for Environment and Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV). We believe the answer is “yes”! Through “root …

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