John Cancalosi / Mexican Jumping Beans {Sebastiania sp} in motion caused by the larvae of {Cydia sp} moth which are laid within them, Sonora, Mexico

Jane Burton / Pregnant sooty fawn female rabbit with lots to eat - carrots, green beans, rabbit pellets

Jouan & Rius / Beans in baskets for sale at a market, South Madagascar

Jouan & Rius / Coffee beans (Coffea sp.) ripening on bush, East Madagascar

Gary K. Smith / Home grown Runner Beans (Phaseolus sp.) in traditional country kitchen with rustic weighing scales, England, UK

Gary K. Smith / Home grown Runner Beans (Phaseolus sp.) in traditional country kitchen with rustic weighing scales, England, UK

Gary K. Smith / Woman gardener picking Runner beans (Phaseolus coccineus) England, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Woman gardener picking Runner beans (Phaseolus coccineus) England, UK, August

Jose B. Ruiz / Basket with Tomatoes, Cucumbers and Beans picked from vegetable garden, Spain

Gary K. Smith / Runner beans {Phaseolus coccineus} being planted in fibre biodegradable, pots, Norfolk, UK, April

Gary K. Smith / Runner beans {Phaseolus coccineus} in small urban vegetable plot, UK, May

Gary K. Smith / Runner beans {Phaseolus coccineus} seeds planted in fibre biodegradable, pots, Norfolk, UK, April

Gary K. Smith / Runner beans {Phaseolus coccineus} in small urban vegetable plot, UK, May

Gary K. Smith / Gardener planting French / Common beans {Phaseolus vulgaris} on allotment, UK, June

Gary K. Smith / Planting Runner beans {Phaseolus coccineus} with cane supports, in small urban vegetable plot, UK, May

Gary K. Smith / Gardener picking ripe Broad beans {Vicia faba} early 'Aquadulce' variety, UK, June

Gary K. Smith / Planting French / Common beans {Phaseolus vulgaris} on allotment, UK, June

Gary K. Smith / Gardener planting Runner Beans {Phaseolus coccineus} in small urban vegetable plot, UK, May

Gary K. Smith / Small vegetable plot with small beds containing salad and vegetable crops, UK, May

Pete Oxford / Stages of chocolate production. Whole cocoa pod (Theobroma cacao), split cacoa pod showing raw beans, raw beans removed from pod, dried and roasted beans. Ecuador, 2005

Pete Oxford / Stages of chocolate production. Whole cocoa pod (Theobroma cacao), split cocoa pod showing raw beans, raw beans removed from pod, dried and roasted beans being ground. Ecuador, 2005

Nature Production / Soybeans {Glycine max} Hokkaido, Japan

Nature Production / Cocoa beans {Theobroma cacao} Okinawa, Japan

David Noton / Woman weeding vegetable patch in a garden, Dorset, England, UK

Jose B. Ruiz / Anasazi analog bean plant {Phaseolus vulgaris} in flower, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Anasazi analog bean plant {Phaseolus vulgaris} in flower, Spain.

Willem Kolvoort / Cuban man holding open Cocoa fruit (Theobroma cacao) exposing white beans, which are fermentated and dried to get the good cocoa, Cuba 1993.

Willem Kolvoort / Cocoa fruit (Theobroma cacao) the white beans sit inside the hanging fruit, Suriname . 2003.

Adam White / Crop of Broad Beans {Vicia faba} growing in allotment, Bristol, UK.

Adam White / Broad Bean {Vicia faba} pod split open with beans visible, UK.

Adam White / Broad Beans {Vicia faba} growing in allotment, Bristol, UK.

Adam White / Pile of Broad Beans {Vicia faba}

Adam White / Crop of Broad Beans {Vicia faba} growing in allotment, Bristol, UK.

Adam White / Crop of Broad Beans {Vicia faba} growing in allotment, Bristol, UK.

Adam White / Broad Beans {Vicia faba} with ripe bean pods, growing in allotment, Bristol, UK.

Adam White / Broad Beans {Vicia faba} with ripe bean pods, growing in allotment, Bristol, UK.

Adam White / Broad Bean {Vicia faba} pod split open with beans visible, UK.

Adam White / Broad Bean pod {Vicia faba} with pile of fresh beans for eating, and dried beans for planting.

Adam White / Plate of Broad Beans {Vicia faba} UK.

Adam White / Broad Bean {Vicia faba} pods split open with beans visible, UK.

Adam White / Broad Bean {Vicia faba} pod split open with beans visible, UK.

Adam White / Broad Bean {Vicia faba} pod split open with beans visible, UK.

Adam White / Broad Bean {Vicia faba} pod split open with beans visible, UK.

Willem Kolvoort / Cocoa beans {Theobroma cacao} growing on tree, Surinam. 2003.

Willem Kolvoort / Coffee beans {Coffea sp} ready to harvest, Cuba 1993.

Willem Kolvoort / Coffee beans {Coffea sp} ready to harvest, Cuba 1993.

Willem Kolvoort / Harvested Coffee beans {Coffea sp} Cuba 1993.

Pete Oxford / Drying vanilla beans for sale Maroantsetra, North East Madagascar

Pete Oxford / Sorting vanilla beans for sale, Maroantsetra, North East Madagascar

John Cancalosi / Anasazi analog beans {Phaseolus vulgaris} Arizona, USA

Gary Smith / Vegetable seed Shallots, Runner beans and Potatoes in tray, ready for planting, UK.

Gary Smith / Runner beans in flower {Phaseolus genus} growing on cane wigwam, UK.

Adam White / Broad Bean (Vicia faba) pods split open with beans showing, ready to eat

Adam White / Broad Beans {Vicia faba} growing in allotment, Bristol, UK.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Roasted Coffee beans {Coffea sp} Brazil

Philippe Clement / French bean plants in vegetable garden {Phaseolus vulgaris} Belgium

Dan Burton / Beans {Phaseolus sp} France.

Philippe Clement / French beans {Phaseolus vulgaris} Belgium

Jan Vermeer / Still-life of red fruits and vegetables, clogs, and green beans

Phil Savoie / Coffee beans ripening on bush {Coffea arabica} Costa Rica

Phil Savoie / Coffee beans ripening on bush {Coffea arabica} Costa Rica

Nigel Cattlin / Dry spilt seed of a Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) showing embryo cotyledons, hypocotyl, plumule and root apis, Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Dry Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) seeds in the pod for collection for next year's crop Berkshire, England, UK.

Roberto Rinaldi / Man holding coffee beans (Rubiaceae), Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

Roberto Rinaldi / Coffee beans (Rubiaceae) growing, Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

Roberto Rinaldi / Coffee beans (Rubiaceae) growing, Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans India Monsooned Malabar, raw and roasted (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans Ethiopia, Yirgacheffe, roasted (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans Ethiopia, Yirgacheffe, roasted and raw (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Indonesia Kopi Luwak coffee beans (Coffea arabica) - raw and roasted

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans India Monsooned Malabar, raw (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Bag with Coffee beans Ethiopia, Yirgacheffe, raw (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Indonesia Kopi Luwak raw coffee beans (Coffea arabica) pouring from a scoop.

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans India Monsooned Malabar, raw (Coffea arabica) pouring from a scoop.

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans Ethiopia, Yirgacheffe, raw and roasted (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans Bio Mexico Maragogype, roasted (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans Ethiopia, Yirgacheffe, raw (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans Bio Mexico Maragogype, raw and roasted (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans Ethiopia, Yirgacheffe, raw (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans Bio Mexico Maragogype, raw (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans India Pearl Mountain, raw and roasted (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans Bio Mexico Maragogype, raw and roasted (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans India Pearl Mountain, raw and roasted (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans India Pearl Mountain, raw (Coffea arabica) pouring from scoop

Petra Wegner / Raw and roasted coffee beans Indonesia Kopi Tongkonan Toraja Sesean (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans India Pearl Mountain, raw (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans Bio Mexico Maragogype, raw (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans Jamaica Blue Mountain, roasted (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Decorated wooden pot pouring out raw coffee beans Indonesia Kopi Tongkonan Toraja Sesean (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans Jamaica Blue Mountain, raw and roasted (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Roasted coffee beans Indonesia Kopi Tongkonan Toraja Sesean (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Coffee roaster with a coffee plant, espresso cup with roasted beans and scoop containing raw beans (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans Jamaica Blue Mountain, raw (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Bag with Indonesia Kopi Luwak raw coffee beans (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Coffee beans Jamaica Blue Mountain, raw and roasted (Coffea arabica)

Petra Wegner / Indonesia Kopi Luwak Tongkonan Toraja Sesean coffee beans (Coffea arabica)