Beans can seem complicated. They come in different colors — green, yellow and purple are the most common. And in different shapes — round and flat — and different sizes — yard-long and fingernail thin ...

In July we featured FungiCo mushroom kits supplied in Canberra. A doctor, new to gardening, whose expertise is biomaterials, read the article and sent me a link to new research data from Pennsylvania ...

As folks get ready to plant their vegetable gardens, here’s an interesting story about a man from Le Roy who changed the way we eat string bean — or rather, stringless beans. His name was Calvin ...

Whoever was the first to say something "doesn't amount to a hill of beans" obviously never planted a hill of beans. Because a hill of beans can produce a mountain of beans in no time at all. We ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— I was recently reminded why green beans used to be called string beans. We planted some skinny, French style beans in the garden and frankly they grew a lot faster than anyone ...

Along with fresh field corn and taters ’n’ maters, previously expounded upon, I’d be remiss if I didn’t spin an ode to the bean, which comes in many guises. In late summer the markets are brimming ...