“Is it fava bean season yet?” a friend asked me recently. I told her, “Yes, spring is the moment for fava beans and my garden is full of them, so you can have a bag.” She said, “Good, because I want ...

A few weeks ago, a friend gave me some of the first fava beans from his garden. Even though the weather lately has felt dreary and wintry, seeing those favas made me realize that, oh yeah, it’s spring ...

It happens overnight. The clocks roll forward, and suddenly, sunshine joins the guests at the dinner table — and I no longer want any part of slow-roasting or braised fare. All culinary vestiges of ...

If I had to power rank spring’s most quintessential legumes, I’d place fava beans at the very top. While fava beans are generally available year-round, their peak season is during the spring, from ...

Fresh fava beans - a spring delicacy - have returned to local restaurant menus in sublime specials. Lucia featured a fava bean agnolotti at its grand re-opening last weekend, and Nonna features fusili ...

Fava beans reach peak availability in home gardens during the cooler months of spring and early summer. Many growers harvest ...

Disease control in spring bean crops must be addressed by growers over the coming days, according to Teagasc. Foliar diseases ...