…have the ability to use atmospheric nitrogen to produce their own protein compounds.
Legumes are a good source of fiber, protein, iron, folic acid, and B vitamins.
• 10″ x 10″ • Lisa Rivas © 2007 • “Seeds”
• watercolor, digital, printed on ricepaper and mounted on canvas
15 bean soup is comprised of fifteen kinds of beans,
and has a history that goes back to over a century in the United States.
These are the beans: NORTHERN PINTO, LARGE LIMA, BLACKEYE, GARBANZO, BABY LIMA, GREEN SPLIT PEA, KIDNEY, SMALL WHITE BEAN, CRANBERRY BEAN, PINK BEAN, SMALL RED BEAN, YELLOW SPLIT PEA, LENTIL, NAVY BEAN, WHITE KIDNEY BEAN, BLACK BEAN, PEARL BARLEY
Orange is my favorite color. I LOVE this!!! Would make a great piece of fabric.
This is so gorgeous – I love the colors and the sumptuousness (if that is a word:-) It’s just so full of amazing patterns and flowers and details – and now I will always think of legumes in a very different, more magical way – beautiful illustration:-)