January 6: National Bean Day

 Happy Wednesday! We are almost one week into 2021, can you believe it?! 

Today is National Bean Day. National Bean Day is January 6th as a nod to Gregor Mendel who died on January 6, 1884. Gregor Mendel was a geneticist who used bean plants and pea plants to study plant genetics. 

The History of the Bean

The first bean plants were cultivated by Native tribes of Peru and Mexico as far back as 7000 B.C. In 1551, the term 'kidney bean' was coined as way to differentiate between different kinds of beans. The modern fairy tale, "Jack and the Beanstalk," first appeared in 1734 as "The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean." Gregor Mendel began his research in genetics in 1854 using bean plants.


National Bean Day Activities

1. Attend a chili cookoff! I love chili and this would be the best bean day activity for me. So many different varieties, ingredients, and ways to make it and so yummy too!

2. Create and perfect your own baked beans recipe. My favorite is with a sweet honey barbecue sauce topped with bacon!

3. Do a bean related craft! This is a great one of if you have kids, teach, or work in a daycare. You can get a bunch of dried beans and have the kiddos create something with them.

I'm really enjoying creating these little posts with different information each day and I hope you are too! 

For more information, you can visit www.nationalday.com

Tomorrow: National Bobblehead Day 

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