So, to start I had a bag of 16 bean soup mix from Aldi's.
Soaked a handful overnight, and they've been on a damp paper towel inside a ziplock bag on the counter for 4 days.
Most appear to have sprouted, some are quite vigorous, with long roots already.
Looks like the collection includs: Garbanzos, Large Lima, Baby Lima, Small Black, Kidney, Green Peas, Pintos, some sort of freckled bean, black eyed peas, Lentils, Navy beans, and so on. Bunch of varieties.
I may try to stick 'em in the garden tomorrow, just for the heck of it.
Who knows? Maybe the Aldi's 16 bean soup mix constitutes a "Survival Garden Seed Bank" in a bag, just replace every year for fresh seed. Less than $2, iirc.
So far, so good.