If I had a piece of land big enough, in a northern US climate I would try to specialize in dry beans and nuts. Vastly underrated in good times; vastly valuable in hard times. Can store dry for literally years. Fantastic source of protein and other nutrients. Perhaps the best food of all in terms of pure nutrition and hard times. (Heck, I think I may try to grow some myself at small scale to see what happens, as an experiment...I have maybe 2-3 acres free which will otherwise grow weeds....Can I borrow a tractor?) -Fiz
Legumes and Pulses - The Nutrition Source
A legume refers to any plant from the Fabaceae family that would include its leaves, stems, and pods. A pulse is the edible seed from a legume plant. Pulses include beans, lentils, and peas. For example, a pea pod is a legume, but the pea inside the pod is the pulse. The entire legume plant is often used in agricultural applications (as cover ...
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The Best Beans To Eat - Beans, Legumes, And Pulses - The Bean Bites
There are 11 types of pulses that have been identified by the United Nations. They include dry beans, dry broad beans, dry peas, chickpeas, cowpeas, pigeon peas, lentils, Bambara beans, vetches, lupins, and pulses nes. Pulses nes are other minor types of pulses that don't fit within the other categories. Whereas legumes are consumed fresh and ...
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How to get your pulse(s) going: Tips for planting beans
Oct 25, 2019Farmers usually wait until early June to sow bean seeds; they mature more quickly than corn and perform best in rich, well-drained soil at a temperature of at least 15 C.
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