Hello, Susan! So happy to see you and your new book here on Permies, where I love to get lost for hours. I live in an apartment, so my bean growing is limited to sprouting, microgreens and stealth gardening in the back alley.
Beans are a great topic for me because I lost 40 lbs in the past year on a program called Full Plate Living. It is a free program run by a 7th Day Adventists nonprofit that has members eat plates that are 75% high fiber foods and 25% other stuff. They encourage things like adding beans, building up to 1-1/2 cups or more per day, and lots of help is given in terms of learning how to convert favorite recipes.
I am from GA originally, so I particularly love field peas, Lima beans and black eyed peas. Now I live in MN and need to convert to beans with a shorter growing season. Thus far, I have grown a few green beans, green peas and am sprouting snow peas in hope of spring.
Your book looks intriguing. The current political pressure on our food systems is going to force change to have any hope of food security. Good on you for helping us to survive and thrive!
