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TwitterAs part of the Food Foundations’s campaign to get the UK doubling their bean consumption, we are spilling the beans on UK grown and produced beans and pulses.
The Food Foundation want to see a UK where everyone – regardless of income – is empowered to cook and eat beans.They want to see more beans available and in more delicious ways: on supermarket shelves, in schools, and on menus when eating out and about. All of which makes them much easier to access and more appealing for you! With food prices rising again, beans and pulses offer an affordable, healthy and sustainable solution. More than that you can buy locally grown and produced bean and other pulses right here in the UK.
Why are we banging on about beans?
Because beans are a win-win-win for climate, health and your wallet.
If you are wondering where to buy your UK pulses, Hodmedod’s is the place to start. They specialise in a wide range of British Grown Pulses many of which are less common. From Fava (broad) beans to Carlin Peas, from Flamingo Peas to Olive Green Lentils, you can buy these British grown pulses canned, dried or roasted. Some of their varieties are “forgotten” or less widely grown — like fava beans (broad beans), and a variety of carlin peas (the original northern mushy peas). Places you can buy these beans and pulses include Hodmedod’s own website, Ethical Superstore, Suma, Leeds Veg Box, Greens Grocers, Natural Food Store Headingley, Holland and Barrett, the Bold Bean Co use their beans for many of their products. Bold Beans Co are stocked in Leeds by Waitrose, Tesco, Morrison and Sainsbury’s.
“Beyond health, beans and pulses’ nitrogen-fixing properties boost soil health, reduce reliance on fertilisers, and help meet biodiversity and climate goals—all with a low carbon footprint.”