Growing fava beans (Vicia faba), also known as broad beans, is a remarkably rewarding experience in the vegetable garden. This cool-season legume is a culinary knockout not only for its delicious, ...

) is the Swiss army knife of vegetables. Being the hardiest of beans, they are sturdy, reliable and versatile. Fava beans, aka broad beans, grow on hardy annual bushes ranging in height from 20 inches ...

A while ago, when renting, we spent a year without a garden. In many ways, it was a refreshing break from the commitments a garden presents, offering the chance to daydream about what I’d like to do ...

Fava beans are chock-full of nutrients and offer many health benefits. They contain fiber, folate, and manganese, among many other nutrients. Fava beans may also help decrease body weight or lower ...