I am going to try an attempt at growing favas year round with the help of a greenhouse (if we can get one up) We were in the process of trying to build a chicken -tractor(mobile chicken coop with fenced in run areea , when dad droped a large sheet of plywood on his big toe ( the foot the was half blown off in WW 2 and doesn't have feeling much in the toes) now he is using his cruches and trying to behave and keep
weight off it alittle til it heels. Thank goodness for comfrey leaf poultice that kept the swelling down! Hopefully we'll figure out something to contain the chicken hand-me downs from people who have to move before we get them this weekend.
I really don't know of a source for fresh..they are seasonal vegies..canned ones are about it or cooking the dry beans.