Fava beans are a nutrient-packed, versatile legume that’s often overlooked. Learn the health benefits of this plant-based ...

Green fava beans return for a short season and offer an impressive combination of plant protein, fiber, and minerals – alongside a natural compound that helps produce dopamine in the brain.

Nadia Mohd-Radzman, a food security research associate at the University of Cambridge, is on a mission to get people to eat more fava beans. Not only are they a great source of protein, fiber, and ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Starter: A simple salad that breaks the routine! Thanks to fava beans, you won't feel hungry just 2 hours after lunch. Rich in protein, these legumes are filling and help you stay satisfied until your ...

Fava beans are a cool-season, fast-growing annual and the only cold-hardy bean. As fava beans are cold hardy, seed can be sown in the garden now; fava beans can also be a fall-planted crop that will ...

The only place I could find fresh fava beans earlier this month was on a small, potted plant at the St. Joseph Day altar at St. Cletus Church in Gretna. I tried, folks. I checked in at farmers markets ...

A few weeks ago, a friend gave me some of the first fava beans from his garden. Even though the weather lately has felt dreary and wintry, seeing those favas made me realize that, oh yeah, it’s spring ...