BEANS

Beans are part of the legume family and have been cultivated in the Americas for about six thousand years. Beans are a good source of potassium, a mineral important for proper heart function. Beans are also rich in iron, which is vital for your blood to transport oxygen throughout your body. Not only are they great for your health, but they also improve the land they are grown in by adding nitrogen to the soil.

Green beans, sometimes called snap beans or string beans, are not a legume. They originally came from South and Central America. There are over 130 different varieties of green beans. Some of them are green and others can be purple, gold, and more. Green beans are grown and harvested fresh in Minnesota from June through September. 

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