Transcript File - The Great Bean Project

Goolma’s Brilliant
Beans
Sad beans
by Chloe
O If your bean dies it will be sad
O If your beans are thirsty they will be sad
O If your beans are in the dark they will be sad
O But I am really kind to my beans
Tall Beans
by Danzell
O Record breaking broad bean at 61cm
O Stakes are needed to hold them up
O They have more flowers and fruit
O They will give you more beans
Fantastic Bean Facts
by Katrina
O Beans are a fruit
O Have been cultivated for 6000 years
O Bean leaves grow in pairs
O Romans voting put a black bean in the pot
of white beans
O Fertiliser just makes more leaves not flowers
O Beans improve the soil not deplete it
O Romans named families after beans
eg Fabius from faba beans
Healthy Beans
by Cody
O have dark green leaves
O Have lots of leaves
O Have many strong roots
O Have strong stem to keep them upright
O Will grow nitrogen nodules
Anyone Can Grow Beans
by Jemima
O You need to have bean seeds – collected or
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bought
Label your bean – a paddle pop stick is
handy
The seeds need to be put in potting mix
They must be watered regularly
They must have sunlight to make their food
and to be warm
Add plant food when they flower
A Bean Recipe
from taste web site
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Ingredients
300g mixed dried beans (such as haricot or navy, borlotti & cannellini)
1 smoked hock (about 900g), skin and fat removed
2 tsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
800g can diced tomatoes
1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
1 tbs pure maple syrup
2 tsp Dijon mustard
Salt & freshly ground pepper
Crusty toast & wilted spinach, to serve
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Method
Step 1Place the beans in a bowl. Cover with cold water. Soak overnight. Drain.
Step 2Place beans and ham hock in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil, reduce heat
and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove ham hock. Drain beans, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
Step 3In the same saucepan, heat oil and cook onion and garlic for 3 minutes until soft. Add tomatoes,
reserved liquid, Worcestershire sauce, maple syrup and mustard.
Step 4Cut meat from ham hock and finely shred. Add to pan with beans. Simmer for a further 30 minutes
until thick and beans are tender. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Serve the baked beans with
crusty toast and wilted spinach.
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Beans beans and more Beans
by Us
O Climbing
O Dwarf
O Green
O Faba
O Jumping
O Purple
O coffee
broad beans
baked beans
snake beans
has beans
runner beans
Navy
This production has been
made by
O Katrina
O Cody
O Danzell
O Chloe
O Jemima
year 4
year 3
year1
year 1
year 1
O Mrs Cooney
O Mrs Charlton