Hodmedod

British-grown Pulses & Grains. We work with farmers to provide quinoa, beans & peas, pulse flours, canned pulses, roasted snacks, puffed & flaked grains.
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Early in 2012, working with Transition Norwich, we came across dried fava beans as part of a project looking at the ingredients for a more sustainable and resilient diet. The beans are grown widely in East Anglia and exported all over the world where they're enjoyed in a multitude of traditional recipes - including ful medames, houmous, falafel, crisp snacks, soups, stews, curry and dal...

Yet in

Britain they're used as animal feed (and as a useful break crop that fixes nitrogen). It seems that three or four hundred years ago we simply lost our taste for the humble fava bean, preferring legumes like lentils and chickpeas which are hard to grow in the UK. We ran a trial and gave away or sold 2 tonnes of beans - people loved them! And so in the Autumn of 2012, with the new season bean harvest, we launched Hodmedod Ltd - Now everyone can share in the delights of the fava bean...

Since 2012 we've pioneered British-grown quinoa and added a much wider range of peas and beans (including organic, canned prepared foods and snacks). There's a lot more to come! (Hodmedod is a local dialect word - in Suffolk it means snail and in Norfolk hedgehog)

25/06/2026

New in: Speckled Green Lentils 🌱

Speckled Green Lentils are here – a superb British-grown pulse with a richer colour and earthier flavour than our ever popular Olive Green Lentils.

Lentils may be an ancient staple, but growing them at field scale in Britain is still relatively new. For the past decade we've been working with farmers to make lentils a successful part of more diverse agroecological farming systems.

This photo of lentils in the field is of this year's crop of olive green lentils at Bockhanger Farm in Kent, where Andy Howard is growing them with a companion crop of camelina. The taller, sturdier camelina plants help support the lentils as they grow, making for a healthier, more resilient crop.

Shop our Speckled Green Lentils: https://hodmedods.co.uk/products/speckled-green-lentils

24/06/2026

The secret’s out!

We’re beyond excited to share that Whole Food – the new book from Hodmedod founders Josiah Meldrum and Nick Saltmarsh – is available to pre-order now.

“A brilliant mix of the deeply authentic and playfully original”, says Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

Packed with 80 inspiring recipes from Hodmedod and friends, Whole Food celebrates the extraordinary potential of wholefoods from pulses, grains and seeds to flakes, flours and ferments. From gruel to cookies and samosas to bagels, it’s a collection that exemplifies the diversity, flavour and creativity of whole foods grown with care.

The book includes contributions from chefs, cooks and food writers who have been part of the Hodmedod story over the years, including an unmissable recipe from our very own Bakehouse baker Henrietta.

Beautifully photographed by Joe Woodhouse, this is a book we’ve dreamed of making for a long time. We can’t wait for it to be in your kitchens.

Please do pre-order Whole Food to help us reach as wide an audience as possible when it’s published. All orders ahead of publication count towards the first week’s sales and will help push our book up the bestseller lists.

Pre-order now and we’ll send you a £5 Hodmedod’s voucher towards ingredients to use in the book’s recipes, just as we do with our direct book sales.

📖 Pre-order now! https://hodmedods.co.uk/book
📅 Published 8 October

23/06/2026

Perfect for picnics… fava bean crackers 🌱

Crunchy, savoury and seriously moreish, Anna Warden's knocked it out of the park with these fava bean crackers, loaded with plant protein and fibre.

Made with just a handful of store-cupboard ingredients, they're naturally vegan and gluten free, with a warming kick from fennel, chilli and black pepper. Serve them alongside dips, pile them high with cheese, or simply enjoy them straight from the oven.

The secret ingredient? Our British-grown fava bean flour, which gives these crisp crackers a nutty flavour and protein-packed crunch.

Find the full recipe here: https://hodmedods.co.uk/blogs/recipes/fava-bean-crackers

20/06/2026

Creamy flageolet beans, sweet caramelised leeks, and a crisp orange & caper crumb 🍊

These stuffed leeks from Eden Owen-Jones are comforting and elegant all at once – tender leeks wrapped around a rich filling of flageolet beans, rice, pine nuts and herbs, then baked gently until soft and fragrant.

Made with our newly restocked organic French flageolet beans, grown at Tillay le Peneux in the Beauce region of central France by Jérémy and Jonathan Desforges at Les Trois Rois Farm, they're delicate, creamy and beautifully buttery – perfect for dishes like this where the beans are the star.

Finished with a golden crumb of orange zest, capers and parsley for brightness and crunch, this is a dish best served warm with a simple salad or enjoyed at room temperature for an easy summer supper.

Find the full recipe here: https://hodmedods.co.uk/blogs/recipes/flageolet-bean-stuffed-leeks-with-orange-and-caper-crumb

And our flageolet and other organic French beans here: https://hodmedods.co.uk/products/beans-of-france-selection-organic

19/06/2026

Happy Summer Solstice from the Bakehouse! ☀️🍞

A moment that's been celebrated for centuries as the height of the growing season and a turning point in the farming calendar, it's a great time to stock up on our wholemeal sourdough loaves before baker Henrietta takes a well-earned summer break in July.

The Hodmedod Bakehouse will be closed for two weeks so our loaves won’t be available for delivery on Friday 10th or Friday 17th July. We will have sourdough loaves from Penny Bun Bakehouse available as usual.

If you'd like to stock up on our wholemeal loaves, now's the perfect time to plan ahead, as there’s less than two weeks left to place your orders (order by midday on Monday 29 June). They all freeze beautifully, so you can slice, freeze and enjoy them whenever you need them.

Browse the Hodmedod Bakery and stock up before our summer break: https://hodmedods.co.uk/collections/bakery

18/06/2026

Have you joined Hodmedod's Pulse Club yet? Discover all these beans and more… 🌱

Every other month, our Pulse Club members receive a selection from our range of beans, peas, lentils and other pulse products chosen to inspire new recipes, flavours and discoveries in the kitchen. We always throw in something a bit different, too.

There are still a few June bundles available, including British-grown speckled lentils, naked yellow peas and marrowfat peas, as well as organic white beans and black lentils from France, and rare Christmas Lima Beans from Rancho Gordo via The Heirloom Bean Co. There’s also a taster of our new pea granola!

Whether you're already bean-obsessed or just looking to cook more pulses, our Pulse Club is a great way to discover varieties you won't often find elsewhere.

👉 Find out more and join the club: https://hodmedods.co.uk/collections/pulses/products/pulse-club-selection

You can buy the selection as a one-off or subscribe and save - with the option to pause or cancel your subscription at any time.

17/06/2026

Organic black beans are back - perfect for this herb-packed Persian-inspired stew from Eden Owen-Jones. We’ve new stock in of our full range of organic beans from France - black, borlotti, flageolet and white coco.

Grown at Sancheville in the fertile land between Seine and the Loire by Jérémy and Jonathan Desforges of the Ferme des 3 Rois, these beautiful beans have glossy black skins, creamy interiors and a rich, nutty flavour. They hold their shape wonderfully when cooked but are tender enough to soak up layers of flavour.

In this recipe, they're simmered with an aromatic blend of fresh herbs and warming spices before being topped with sweet fried dates and tangy preserved lemon. The result is rich, fragrant and deeply satisfying.

It's a reminder that black beans are brilliant for far more than just chilli.

Head here for the recipe: https://hodmedods.co.uk/blogs/recipes/persian-inspired-black-bean-and-herb-stew

And find organic Borlotti, Coco, Flageolet and Black beans from Ferme des 3 Rois now - available separately or as a bundle of all four: https://hodmedods.co.uk/products/beans-of-france-selection-organic

16/06/2026

🫘Our pop-up Shop! is back this Saturday 🫘

Join us on Saturday 20th June from 11am–2pm as we once again throw open the big Bean Store doors for our monthly pop-up Shop!

This month's pop-up features some exciting arrivals, including our newly landed organic French beans, British-grown chickpeas and speckled lentils, and a fresh delivery of rare beans from Mexico via The Heirloom Bean Co.

🫘 Sort-Your-Own Rare Beans
Pick your own rare beans: choose from a selection of rare beans, pay by weight and either sort them yourself at the stall or take them home.

🎤 Talk with Josiah at 12.30pm
Hodmedod founder Josiah will tell the story of beans and other pulses from the field to our Bean Store, and why we’re now also bringing exceptional beans from France, Mexico and the United States to the UK. The talk is free but please book a place here: https://hodmedods.co.uk/pages/shop-at-the-hodmedod-bean-store-20th-june-2026

🎶 Live Music
Suffolk's finest The Kitchen Band will be playing live (and lively!) folk music.

🥖 Fresh from the Hodmedod Bakehouse
Baker Henrietta will offer a tempting selection of sweet and savoury bakes showcasing Hodmedod ingredients. Expect freshly baked breads, pulse-packed savoury treats and some of our favourite sweet bakes, including Barley Fruit Crumbles and Five Seed Squares. Pre-order your bread, Barley Fruit Crumbles and Five Seed Squares for collection on the day, or browse what's fresh from the oven when you arrive: https://hodmedods.co.uk/pages/shop-at-the-hodmedod-bean-store-20th-june-2026

📍 Find us at the Hodmedod's Bean Store, The Studios, London Road, Brampton, Beccles, NR34 8DQ, from 11am–2pm on Saturday 20th June. Come for the beans, stay for the food, music and conversation!

15/06/2026

🌾 Pop-Up Shop! A solstice menu, live music, sort-your-own beans & more 🌾

This Saturday, 20th June, we're opening the Bean Store doors once again for our monthly Shop! – a chance to visit Hodmedod's in person, browse our full range of pulses, grains, flours and pantry staples, and enjoy a menu of seasonal food from the Hodmedod Bakehouse.

🌞 This month's Shop! falls close to the summer solstice, and baker Henrietta Inman has created a menu for the day celebrating the season's abundance, drawing on Hodmedod ingredients and produce from local growers and makers, with everything available to eat in or take home.

🍴 Expect deep quiches filled with St Helena cheese, roast onion and rainbow chard; Carlin pea, courgette and summer herb rough puff rolls; and colourful pulse and grain salad bowls featuring roasted roots, chickpeas, pearl barley, summer leaves and crunchy fava beans.

🍰 For those with a sweet tooth, we'll have fava frangipane tarts with buckwheat pastry, currants and plum jam; a barley sponge with rose geranium strawberries and whipped vanilla cream; little raspberry and greengage cakes; and a summer botanicals shortbread.

🍞 We'll also have freshly baked sourdough loaves, granolas, Five Grain Fruit & Seed Squares and Barley & Fruit Crumble Squares (all available to pre-order at the link in our bio) if you don't want to miss out!), all served alongside tea from Rare Tea Company, fairtrade coffee and fresh summer herb tea.

📍 Find us at the Hodmedod's Bean Store, The Studios, London Road, Brampton, Beccles, NR34 8DQ, from 11am–2pm on Saturday 20th June. Come hungry!

12/06/2026

How many falafels will you eat today? 🧆

It’s International Falafel Day! Few foods have travelled quite as far or been adapted quite as widely as the falafel.

Beloved across the Middle East and beyond, falafel is a reminder of the remarkable versatility of pulses. From Egypt's fava bean based ta'amiya to the chickpea falafel of the Levant, the dish reflects local pulses, tastes and traditions.

Falafel can be adapted to be made with many different pulses including British-grown fava beans and green peas, each bringing their own flavour, texture and character. (Just don’t use kidney, haricot or other Phaseolus species of bean, which need more prolonged cooking than the quick frying of falafel.)

Packed with plant-based protein and fibre, affordable, satisfying and endlessly adaptable, falafel shows just how much pulses can do. Serve them in wraps, salads, grain bowls or simply on their own with plenty of herbs and a good sauce. They’re the perfect street food.

You'll find all our falafel recipes at the link in our bio. Enjoy!

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The Bean Store, Brampton Depot
Beccles
NR348DQ

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+441986467567

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