'Join the bean revolution': New campaign calls for switch to more sustainable diets

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The Food Foundation, Veg Power, and National Lottery Fund join forces to promote beans as an affordable and sustainable food staple

A new three-year, UK-wide campaign to encourage people to eat more beans, pulses, and legumes as a means of both improving health and curbing greenhouse gas emissions is set to launch this November...

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