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Cheese and wine. Salt and pepper. Netflix and snacks. Some things are just mean to be together so we thought we’d pick out some of our favourite Ne...

Just like that, the long, dark winter is over and we’re finally starting to get the odd visit from our mate the sun. With spring absolutely sprung ...

Fava beans might sound exotic, but they’re actually one of the UK’s oldest domesticated food crops – we’ve been growing and eating them her...

Meet Tom. There’s been plenty going on behind the scenes at Bean HQ recently and the team has been growing… so we’re thrilled to introduce o...

Here at The Honest Bean Co, we never miss a chance to big up British pulses. But truly, there are so many reasons to fall in love with beans.  Her...

Beans and flatulence.... We all know how the saying goes...beans, beans, they're good for the heart, the more you eat the more you..? You can prob...

Animal protein v Plant protein Did you know that around 20% of our bodies are made up of protein? It’s available in loads of different food source...

After a few years in the business, we’ve come to realise that there are many myths about beans and pulses that are not necessarily true. We’ve don...

What does nitrogen fixing mean? Nitrogen fixation is the process by which nitrogen changes into an available and useful form for the plant. The pl...

Right now, our whole food system is not sustainable - we’re struggling to meet the needs of present population, which is growing a considerable ra...

THE ‘B’ WORD With Brexit looming, backing British is becoming super important. The agricultural industry provides raw materials for the UK’s large...

Can you believe that the average Brit spends around 90% of their day indoors?! For that reason, we decided to challenge ourselves last week, and s...