Broad'n Mind

✨Stay tuned for more exciting collaborations with @Cambridge_Uni's @UCamArchaeology! Find out more about #BroadnMind at 👇 💻broadnmind.com

🫛It is incredible to think that people 1000s of years ago were eating the same broad beans that we still grow to this day. Looking ahead, beans will continue to play a key role in the future of food: as a sustainable source of protein & as a functional food for #MentalHealth

🎪Last Thurs, Broad'n Mind teamed up with Dr Rebecca Roberts from the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research for the "Come Outside Festival" in #Arbury - taking visitors on a fascinating journey through time, from ancient diets to the future of food

Find out more about #BroadnMind at👇 🖥️broadnmind.com

Broad’n Mind is your go-to-source for learning more about these brilliant beans. Find out from our various platforms how simple additions to your diet could improve not only your physical health but also mental health, and planetary health!

What is Broad’n Mind?🤔 We are a Cambridge-based #ScienceOutreach campaign with one mission: to spread the word about Britain’s forgotten and underappreciated #legumes. In particular - the humble #BroadBean!

We will have stalls at: 🌿Festival of Plants (14 June) at @CUBotanicGarden 📍Public talk at 1pm - Talking Plants marquee 🌍@CambridgeZero Community Day (28 June) at Student Services Centre 📍Public talk at 11am Find out more about #BroadnMind at 👇 🖥️ broadnmind.com

📣#BroadnMind aims to raise awareness about #BroadBeans & #MentalHealth by actively engaging with the community. This June, Team Bean will be out and about at local events in #Cambridge! 💬Come meet the team and chat to us about beans, mental health, sustainability & more!

Find out more about #BroadnMind at 👇 🖥️ broadnmind.com

🦠Broad beans are also are packed with #fibre - which is great for gut health. A healthy gut microbiome can positively influence the gut-brain axis by producing neurotransmitters like #serotonin, which affects our mood regulation

#BroadBeans boost your brain chemicals!🧠 😃The beans, pods, flowers & young shoots contain high levels of L-DOPA, a precursor to #dopamine-the neurotransmitter associated with good mood. L-DOPA can alleviate symptoms of #depression & reduce symptoms of Alzheimer's & Parkinson's

🧠#BroadnMind has been at the #FoodAndMentalHealthForum this week organised by @foundation_ypmh & The Waterloo Foundation We have been learning all about the important research into the links between food & our mental health–for instance the time we eat can influence our mood!⏰

🌿 Broad beans for brains! @broadnmind explores food, sustainability & mental health. Don’t miss their public talk either! 🗓️ 28 June | 📍Student Services Centre - FREE ENTRY! More details: bit.ly/3FceZVp #SustainableFood #ClimateAction #CZCommunityDay2025

Find out more about #BroadnMind at 👇 🖥️ broadnmind.com 📱@broadnmind on X, Instagram & substack!

🪴No garden? No problem! Dwarf varieties like “Sutton Dwarf” do not grow very big so can be grown in pots. ❄️Chilly days are a breeze! Broad beans are temperate crops and can tolerate cold weather. Many hardy varieties can be sown in autumn for a spring harvest.

Want to grow #BroadBeans this year?🫛 🚜Fertiliser-free! Broad beans can fix their own #nitrogen with the help of special soil bacteria called rhizobia. Studies have shown that soils across the UK have this friendly bacteria already present -ready for #symbiosis with bean roots!