Thousands of beans grown for University of Guelph research projects that might have gone to waste will instead provide nutritious meals to the community through donations to the local food bank. Contributed, University of Guelph

Bean research breeds community giving

University of Guelph breeding program transforms surplus research beans from waste into resources

University of Guelph dry bean researcher Dr. Mohsen Yoosefzadeh Najafabadi champions sustainability by donating surplus breeding program beans to support food security and community art initiatives.




Isabelle Aicklen, assistant professor at the University of Guelph in a white bean test plot at the Huron Research Station. Photo: John Greig

Research capacity being filled for Ontario edible bean growers

Retirements by herbicide, management and breeding researchers had caused concern for bean growers

Retirements by herbicide, management and breeding researchers had caused concern for bean growers, but the Ontario Bean Growers says the positions are now filled or being filled by the University of Guelph.