Some say a bean is just a bean. Not so! The humble bean comes in a splashy array of rainbow colors. Varying in shapes, textures and flavors, specialty dried beans make any meal more interesting.

I once met a woman whose enthusiasm for handing out seeds vied with that of Johnny Appleseed, that legendary spreader of apple trees across the Midwest. "Everywhere I go, I hand out scarlet runner ...

Dry beans are a sustainable protein source, cost effective, offer more control over sodium intake than canned beans and are rich in nutrients such as potassium, calcium and dietary fiber. So, why aren ...

You might know of Tommy Edison from his film review work as The Blind Critic, or you might recognize him from his YouTube show, The Tommy Edison Experience — which chronicles the unique and quirky ...

It started with a packet of heirloom pole bean seeds—a gift to this Newscriptster for the holidays. Planted in a no-till suburban garden in the spring, the seedlings shot up as if they had jumped from ...

If you have a ton of jelly beans left over after Easter, you don’t have to just eat them by the handful out of the bag. In my family, we always have an enormous amount of Easter candy, especially ...