We all know the story of Jack, whose life got a whole lot better with the help of some magic beans… Now Cambridge Sustainable Food and friends are inviting you on an adventure into the wonderful world of beans at this year’s Food for the Planet Festival so we can all learn to be a little more like Jack.

On Saturday 26th October 2024 the Museum of Technology will transform into a magical land of ‘Beanology’ bursting with bean-based cookery demos, hot food at the bean counter, bean-themed talks, and a whole host of activities exploring the power of beans to benefit people and planet.

Beanspirational talks

Broaden your mind: Broad bean (fava bean) for mental and planetary health

Come and hear Dr Nadia Mohd-Radzman spill the beans on the link between mental health and broad beans at the Food for the Planet Festival! Click here to find out more and book a space

Sustainable answers to supporting our food system

Come and hear Rowen Halstead spill the beans about sustainable answers to supporting our food system at the Food for the Planet Festival! !Click here to find out more and book a space

Sustainable Thriving: Delicious Nutrition That's Good for You & the Planet

Come and hear Vanessa Sturman spill the beans about nutrition that’s good for you and the planet at the Food for the Planet Festival! Click here to find out more and book a space

Cookery Demos

• Rowen Halstead (Waste Not Rowen) - Food waste cookery demo

• Luthfa Khatun (Women's Bangladeshi Group) - Baked Bean Curry

• Jake Piper (Cambridge Regional College) - Creative ways to use tinned beans

• Sally Bycroft (La Cucina Italiana) - Tuscan Bean Stew, Minestrone, and Italian White Beans

Stalls, activities and arts hosted by

Waterland CSA, Paus, Cambridge Community Kitchen, Trumpington Allotments,  Museum of Cambridge, Waterbeach Waste Education, Cambridge Storytellers and Cambridge Organic Market Garden.

Plus delicious hot food from our Bean Counter, Human Fruit Machine, Chickpea Challenge, Foraged Fruits, Beanstalk making, Apple Pressing and lots more.

Spend your beans wisely!