BEANS
The common bean originated in Peru and made its way up through Central America and Mexico to the United States. The Europeans were introduced to them on explorations to the Americas and they were brought back to Europe this way. There is an interested way of companion planting beans called the “Three Sisters Garden”. The three sisters are corn, beans, and squash. The beans fix nitrogen from the air to the soil to feed the corn and squash. The corn stalk provides a natural trellis for the beans and the squash shades out any weeds.
Nutritionally, beans are great. They contains Vitamins C, K, and A, folate, iron, manganese, dietary fiber, potassium, and other vitamins and minerals in smaller quatities.
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