THE PEASANTS MINESTRONE

Name: THE PEASANT'S MINESTRONE
Ingredients: 6 cups chicken stock and water, 1/2, 1/2; 1 cup cannellini beans, soaked overnight; 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 4 cups chicken stock; 4 ounces lean salt pork, minced; 3 garlic cloves, smashed and minced; 1 cup spring onions, medium chop (yellow onions if you must); 1 cup leeks, medium chop, white only; 1 cup celery, medium chop; 4 cups tomatoes, canned; 1 cup zucchini, medium chop; 2 cups kale, ribs removed and hand torn into small pieces; 1 cup savoy cabbage, medium chop; 1 cup trottoloni or elbow pasta if you can't find; 1 cup parmesano cheese