If you're interested in adding legumes (plants that grow in pods) to your garden, consider starting with lentils. The nutrient-dense food thrives in growing zones 4 through 11, and can grow to be ...

A bowl on a dark stone countertop full of a melange of sprouted beans, lentils, and other legumes - Tatiana Bralnina/Shutterstock With rising grocery costs, it can literally pay to grow your own food.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Your bean growing game is good to go, and your plans for spring peas are perfect, so you're probably ready to expand your legume gardening ...

The colder parts of the Midwest and West, ranging from the Dakotas all the way out to Washington state, are ideal for the growing of pulses, a category referring to beans like yellow peas, chickpeas, ...

Americans eat approximately one-fifth less beef today than they did in 2005. As a result, a number of plant-based "meat" startups have popped up in the last decade. They've created everything from ...

The lentil is not sexy. Staple crops tend not to be, their utilitarian natures driving them toward a more sustaining role in the culinary spectrum. Lentils do travel from soups to salads to main ...

DNA from 2,000-year-old lentils reveals key genes for protecting crops from heat and the current global climate crisis.