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Jean-Paul Spieser

I have created my cleaning and landscaping company some years ago and I am myself a enthusiastic home gardener who appreciates to grow and cook legumes such as chickpea, bean and lentils. To act, to cultivate, to improve and to glorify life, what a programme! I support this Global bean project which, like Jack's beanstalk, transcends our limiting conceptions.
The nitrogen from the green manure (mustard) and the natural nitrates (from the chickpeas) will help to transform a soil impoverished by crops and methods that do not respect life through their induced balances.

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I commit myself to share my experiences as a home gardener to share my successes and difficulties in making my garden land more productive with the cultivation of legumes (lentils and chickpeas).

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Exchange among gardeners and bean enthusiasts in Europe and beyond.

In the Global Bean network since:
July 2022

Publications

Cultivating Legumes on Balconies

Increased urbanisation has left less space for growing our vegetables on farms unlike in our rural areas. So space is one of the biggest constraints for farming. But to eat a healthy diet you need to grow your food in your locality!

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Showgarden

Alvelal Association

Dani is a Spanish farmer, with a 40-acre chickpea production farm in María. Legume cultivation in this region of the North of the Almería has its challenges, due to the dry and extreme climate.

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Global Field India

Edible Routes is one of India’s largest organic farming organisations. At Edible Routes, we are moving towards creating a world of conscious and healthy people who care for themselves and the earth.

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Events

The Role of Legumes in the Climate Crisis

Legumes can play a significant role in the context of the climate crisis due to their unique characteristics including nitrogen-fixing root nodules and high levels of protein. In this event, we learnt more about this fascinating topic. Take a look at the recording and find out about some of the ways in which legumes can

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Growing Exotic Legume Species

Summary: The event took place on the 16th of March 2023, from 17:00 to 18:30 CET: The Fabaceae family is immense. Beans have been one of the most widely used crops for millennia, but not only the common bean but also the well-known lentils, peas chickpeas and faba beans have been used in the human

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Legumes and the Hunger Crisis

With overnutrition globally becoming a bigger problem than undernutrition, there is no shortage of food. However the price of food commodities is subject to speculation, and 36% of the grains are used as animal feed. Let's have a look at crisis-situations in Europe, Kenya, and India, and what part legumes could play.

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Articles

The Global Bean Project enters a new phase

During its two fruitful first years, The Global Bean Project has been funded by the German environment ministry (BMUV) and we were able to carry out a variety of activities with a central coordination amongst a growing global network of experts and enthusiasts. The network now counts above 100 partners from 37 countries. From now

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Recipes

Bean-chi by Greti

Edible Routes is one of India’s largest organic farming organisations. At Edible Routes, we are moving towards creating a world of conscious and healthy people who care for themselves and the earth.

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Enduri by Lopa

Edible Routes is one of India’s largest organic farming organisations. At Edible Routes, we are moving towards creating a world of conscious and healthy people who care for themselves and the earth.

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Kapil’s Dosas

Edible Routes is one of India’s largest organic farming organisations. At Edible Routes, we are moving towards creating a world of conscious and healthy people who care for themselves and the earth.

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Tormos (Spiced Lupins Appetizer)

Edible Routes is one of India’s largest organic farming organisations. At Edible Routes, we are moving towards creating a world of conscious and healthy people who care for themselves and the earth.

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Pea Balls

Edible Routes is one of India’s largest organic farming organisations. At Edible Routes, we are moving towards creating a world of conscious and healthy people who care for themselves and the earth.

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