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 bought O Label your bean – a paddle pop stick is handy O The seeds need to be put in potting mix O They must be watered regularly O They must have sunlight to make their food and to be warm O Add plant food when they flower

A Bean Recipe from taste web site O Ingredients O 300g mixed dried beans (such as haricot or navy, borlotti & cannellini) O 1 smoked hock (about 900g), skin and fat removed O 2 tsp olive oil O 1 onion, finely chopped O 1 garlic clove, crushed O 800g can diced tomatoes O 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce O 1 tbs pure maple syrup O 2 tsp Dijon mustard O Salt & freshly ground pepper O Crusty toast & wilted spinach, to serve O Add all to list O Add to my Shopping List O Method O Step 1Place the beans in a bowl. Cover with cold water. Soak overnight. Drain. O 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. O 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. O 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.

Beans beans and more Beans by Us O Climbing broad beans O Dwarfbaked beans O Greensnake beans O Fabahas beans O Jumpingrunner beans O PurpleNavy O coffee

This production has been made by O Katrina year 4 O Cody year 3 O Danzell year1 O Chloe year 1 O Jemima year 1 O Mrs Cooney O Mrs Charlton