Growing fava beans is like four crops in one: flavorful fresh pods, both fresh and dry beans, and –surprise! – delicious greens to eat fresh or add to cooked dishes.

We're venturing into bleak midwinter territory, but you can still learn how to grow broad beans – in fact, now is the best time to tackle this hardy vegetable if you want a tasty crop come summer.

Everyone is cooking with beans now. Why doesn’t everyone grow them? I’m deadly serious; it’s not too late. Rancho Gordo might be out of stock, but there’s another way. As Jack, of beanstalk fame, knew ...