@justin @scandigonian Favas are my personal favorite legume for the westside; they're tall, compete well with weeds, can be planted in fall as a dual cover crop/legume crop. (their winter limit is ~15F/-9C, but varies by variety). The leaves are great for salad. Seeds can be harvested green as a veggie, or left to mature for dry beans.

The large beans mean they are easy to harvest; you can thresh a lot of beans quickly. Tons of flowers for the bees. The beans make great hummus too. (3/3)