Interesting background story- thanks for sharing!

I'm growing broad beans (vicia faba). I originally bought the seeds from an association devoted to conserving traditional varieties of plants and animals and rural landscapes. I think that in Finland it is common practice to plant beans directly to the soil as our local breed can survive even if the temperature falls slightly below freezing (as it usually does in Finland, especially at night, even in late spring and early summer).

For fertilisers I use mainly horse manure, after a year of two of composting. Sometimes I soak nettles in rainwater, then using that to water my tiny garden.