Lincolnshire farmer becomes first person to cultivate baked beans in the UK

The University of Warwick said it has made a breakthrough despite Britain's climate has been unsuitable for the production of baked beans

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Baked beans cultivated in the UK could become a thing of the future after a Lincolnshire farmer grew the first crop of haricot beans
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Baked beans cultivated in the UK could become a thing of the future after a Lincolnshire farmer grew the first crop of haricot beans

A farmer has become the first person to cultivate a crop of baked beans in the UK thanks to pioneering research from scholars. Andrew Ward, a Lincolnshire farmer, grew a crop of baked beans, also known...

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