How to Reduce Food Waste: 10 Easy Steps
About 40% of our food in the U.S. is thrown out*! 40%! Given all the time, effort, and care that goes into growing food, not to mention all the people in need of more to eat and the environmental impact, this...
How to Reduce Food Waste: Storing Food Properly
One of the biggest ways we can reduce food waste in our homes is by learning to store food properly. There's nothing worse than reaching for an ingredient and realizing it's gone bad (for our wallets and the environment)! Thankfully,...
Chickpeas vs Garbanzo Beans: Same or different?
We've made things awfully confusing, haven't we? Our bags are labelled as garbanzo beans but we often call out chickpeas in recipes. Funny, and particular. We happen to love the name 'Garbanzo'. It's fun, punchy, feels elevated. And then chickpeas somehow...
Stories: Alexandra Daum
Several years ago, I randomly picked up a cookbook called, Occasionally Eggs, by Alexandra Daum. I was drawn to the earthy photographs and unique vegetarian recipes and have since fallen for so many of the recipes inside. When launching Beanstory,...
Ed Cohen: Rebel Farmer
I recently sat down to chat with our farming partner, Ed Cohen. We talked about the rebellious nature of surfing and farming, how to grow food without water, and the challenges of farming ethically in an industrialized food system. Our discussion...
(Heirloom) Bean Stories
Heirloom beans are beans that have been passed down through generations. Oftentimes, you might find a similar variety, called by a different name, in different parts of the world. This nomenclature pays homage to the migratory path that each seed...