Hi there, I'm Brett Standeven. I have always had a strong interest in botany and growing plants. But it was living in Japan which gave me the inspiration for the site. The Japanese enjoy a very traditional diet of fresh vegetables and fruits. And it's not uncommon to have 6-10 different vegetables for dinner. Many of which are beans such as Edo Mame, Adzuki, and Kuro Mame.

But in America and Western Europe, we also have a strong culture of eating beans and peas with hundreds of varieties available. What happened to our traditional way of eating? So this site was born to help those who are interested in growing and cooking legumes of all varieties available to us but don't know how to identify and use them.

If you want to contact me here's a link to the Contact Page.

Hi, as mentioned earlier, I’m Brett Standeven. I want to welcome you to Legume Pulses. A site about, you guessed it, how to use, grow, and identify different legumes.

I studied horticultural science in New Zealand which included, botany, soil management, and I studied entomology under Ruud Kleinpaste at Unitec Institute of Technology. During my studies, I had a keen interest in the study of plant molds (Aflatoxins).

During my study I completed my work placed training at the Plant & Food Research Centre based in Auckland New Zealand and worked part-time in the Horticultal Department to help maintain the grass tails and chrysanthemum production.

As mentioned earlier I run another blog. The blog is called Boonie Hicks, and I publish articles under the pseudonym. Yes, I was very hesitant to put my real name on the internet at first. You will also find wholesome and nutritious recipes at Boonie Hicks. However, it focuses on 19th-century cookery, and I recreate old recipes that were popular in the 1800s.

You can also learn about cookware, I'm especially interested in ceramics and cast-iron. It kinda fits in with my love of the Victorian era. I get to use lot of my vintage cast iron collection.