Global Bean, Author at 2000m²

25. sierpnia 2022

The grain legume market in Europe

Bruno Kezeya; Cecilia Antoni; Marcus Mergenthaler Production and uses Grain legumes have several agronomic, environmental and dietary benefits. Surprisingly, they play only a minor role in today’s farming systems as well in human nutrition in the EU. In fact, dry grain legumes represent only 2.1 % …

24. sierpnia 2022

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Summer cooking with lentils!

On July 14th, though it was already hot in most of our regions, Claudia from heldenküche fired up our kitchens! She brought in her good mood and energy right from the moment she welcomed the participants, from all over the world – Germany, South Korea, the …

28. lipca 2022

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A call to gardeners: What bugs, pests and diseases are affecting the legumes in our gardens?

Send us a picture of your problem, a brief description of the plant and its growing conditions (name of the legume variety, whether it grows in a pot, the type of soil, sun exposure, watering frequency…) or anything else you might think is relevant, and we will analyse them for you!

27. lipca 2022

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Edamame: pathway towards increased soybean consumption in Europe

Edamame is relatively new in Europe, though it has been known in Japanese, Chinese and other East Asian cultures for centuries if not millenia. suitable for gardening? How does one consume it?

26. lipca 2022

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Meet the Global Bean Partners: Tanja Neuschild

My name is Tanja Neuschild. I am am coordinating the “LebensMittelPunkt Wehrda” or “Food point Wehrda” project, aiming to set up a local community, by connecting people who are interested in sustainable nutrition, in order to work together to reach food sovereignty until 2030.

22. czerwca 2022

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Legumes at re:publica!

At this year’s Re:publica, Carla Ulrich (Tiny Farms, Slow Food Youth), Sofia Elisabeth Berlinghof (Tiny Farms, Slow Food Youth) and Ekkehard Spiegel (Weltacker/Global Field, and Global Bean) held a workshop on “Leguminati Calling: The solution for the food of the future lies in legumes” as part of Our Food our Future.

22. czerwca 2022

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Legume diversity at the ÖBZ

We are a volunteer group within the community garden project at the Ecological Education Center (ÖBZ) in Munich and collect varieties of beans that are no longer in commercial use. We are enthusiastic about the diversity and the aesthetics of beans, of course also about the culinary enjoyment and their ecological value.

22. czerwca 2022

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Seeds for the Winners of the Bean Beauty contest!

The winners of the Bean Beauty Contest are getting their winner packages! In the last weeks, the Global Bean team has been busy gathering, preparing and sending them out. How lucky we are to receive and pass on such fabulous bean diversity coming from across Europe! …

15. czerwca 2022

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Meet the Global Bean partners: Hubert Würsch

Q.What is your name? If you’re part of an organisation: What is your function and what is the organisation’s activity? My name is Hubert Würsch and I live in central Switzerland. I work as a project manager at terrABC.org. The online exchange platform terrABC.org focuses on …

30. maja 2022

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The Global Bean: In the Show Gardens!

What do chickpea seedlings look like? What new technique could I try to establish my beans next year? How do other gardeners grow my favorite legume crop in a completely different climate? How can I multiply my own seeds? If you are curious about the diversity of legumes, join us for a garden tour through Europe and maybe beyond.

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