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Pasta e Fagioli
This easy, wonderfully hearty peasant soup is perfect for a chilly winter day.
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Pole Beans
2 commentsFor reliability and yield, you can't beat pole beans. As you check out the seed catalogs this year, Romano, Rattlesnake, and Blue Coco are three tasty varieties to consider.
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A Stir-Fry Garden
2 commentsYou probably don't grow rice or ginger or make your own tofu, but you can grow a lot of veggies that are perfect for stir-frying.
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Companion Planting: Three Sisters Garden Update
My three sisters garden doesn't just look pretty, we actually ate from it. Watch the video to see the harvest.
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Video: Three Sisters Garden
Corn, beans, squash: The "three sisters" are growing. Watch the video to see how well.
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Veggies in July
1 commentIt's nearly the end of July and the vegetable garden is only just starting to bear fruit.
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Video: The Three Sisters Garden
Garden by companion planting what the Iroquois valued as the sustainers of life: beans, corn, and squash. Watch the video and learn how to plant them in a raised bed.
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How to Grow Fine, Tender Filet Beans
1 commentRegular watering, frequent picking, and the right varieties yield a connoisseur's harvest.
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Three Garden Structures You Can Build
1 commentLashed poles, hoops,l and sticks give vining beans and tomatoes handsome support. These structures, from the gardens of historic Old Salem, a Moravian village in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, are a useful addition to your veggie garden.
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The Starter Garden
2 commentsLeaf lettuce, green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, and zucchini are good choices for a first garden.
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Pasta with Summer Vegetables and Lemon Basil
This dish is the perfect summer supper: simple, quick, easy, and light.
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Plant Some Runner Beans
"Scarlet ladies" are delightful to look at and delicious to eat.
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Baked Runner Beans with Lemon and Rosemary
Baked beans aren't quite the same when you use runner beans.
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Green Bean and Cherry Tomato Salad
A cumin and yogurt dressing give some zip to this summer salad.
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Fava Beans with Pancetta
Fava Beans with Pancetta is a quick sauté that exemplifies the best of italian cooking.
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Savory Beans
A hearty side dish featuring winter savory, tomatoes, and cannellini or haricot beans.
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With Fava Beans, to Peel or Not to Peel Is the Question
Fava lovers debate whether removing the skins improves flavor and texture. Try them both ways and decide for yourself.
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How to Grow Favas, the Cool-Season Bean
This meaty, Old World legume is long on flavor.
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Tuscan Bean Salad
White kidney beans are dressed with olive oil, vinegar, sage, and garlic.
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